Canonical · 1 month ago
Talent Scientist - Graduate Lead
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior LevelCanonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. The role focuses on advancing graduate hiring strategies by building partnerships with top-ranked universities and driving talent analytics to enhance the hiring process.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Build effective partnerships with leading academic institutions to raise awareness of our graduate opportunities
Create a highly effective proposition to inspire top talent to apply to Canonical
Drive talent analytics to provide our business with real-time insight, partnering with the business to help them move through their hiring processes efficiently
Conduct in-depth behavioural talent interviews providing considerable insights into motivations and behaviours
Build key relationships with global stakeholders to ensure we deliver against our hiring agenda, closely monitoring hiring activities, driving results and ensuring that there is consistency in our operational processes
Drive data driven insights, making sure our decision making process is robust and supportive to inform our decisions
Consider our employer brand and how our interactions with a candidate impacts their experience
Review and streamline hiring processes and tools to drive continuous improvement
Work with external third parties and platforms to ensure we maximise our return on investment
Bring a passion for diversity and inclusion, ensuring we remove unconscious bias from our hiring process and ensuring our sourcing strategy underpins this
Qualification
Required
An exceptional academic background from both high school and university, with a Bachelors or Masters degree in a Psychology or People based subject
Experience of hiring talent in the technology industry, with an informed view point on graduate hiring essential
A highly data drive mindset with the ability to create measurable outcomes (strong maths and analytics experience essential)
Strong analytical problem solving ability to identify trends and patterns using SQL
Passionate about how an organisation selects talent using scientific approaches with viewpoint on how to predict and measure hiring outcomes
Experience of conducting behavioural, competency based interviews with the ability to train stakeholders and advise on how to get the best out of an interview
A high level of personal organisation and self drive to work remotely and be effective
Willingness to travel to company events 2-4 times a year, for up to two weeks each
Preferred
Exposure/appreciation of psychometric assessments preferable, including interpretation
Experience of the following tools advantageous: Greenhouse, LinkedIn, Superset, Thomas International/DISC assessments
Benefits
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass, including lounge access, for company travel
Company
Canonical
We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company.
Founded in 2004
1001-5000 employees
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