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CanonicalSenior Organisational Development Practitioner
Canonical, a profitable and growing enterprise software provider known for the Ubuntu platform, is hiring a Senior Organisational Development Practitioner. This senior talent role requires a…
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Canonical, a profitable and growing enterprise software provider known for the Ubuntu platform, is hiring a Senior Organisational Development Practitioner. This senior talent role requires a professional to coach directors and leaders, diagnose organizational leadership, and elevate management practices across the company. The position combines working within a central talent team with embedding directly inside engineering and commercial divisions. The role suits an experienced practitioner with a strong background in…
Job Description
Canonical, a profitable and growing enterprise software provider known for the Ubuntu platform, is hiring a Senior Organisational Development Practitioner. This senior talent role requires a professional to coach directors and leaders, diagnose organizational leadership, and elevate management practices across the company. The position combines working within a central talent team with embedding directly inside engineering and commercial divisions.
The role suits an experienced practitioner with a strong background in hands-on coaching, organizational development, and high-level leadership engagement. Candidates will operate within a globally distributed environment across the Americas and EMEA. The company maintains a remote-first culture with very few office-based positions.
Responsibilities
- Coach individual leaders to meet high standards of management excellence
- Drive difficult conversations and translate 360 feedback into actionable commitments
- Diagnose organizational leadership structures and execute plans for improvement
- Define and implement new operational methods across a distributed workforce
- Supervise and develop field practitioners to enhance coaching craft
- Establish organizational development and coaching standards for the company
- Refine management excellence standards based on field experience
Requirements
- Deep, hands-on coaching and organizational development practice with leaders and teams
- Demonstrated track record of measurably changing leadership behavior
- Credibility to interact effectively with directors
- Ability to operate successfully inside external organizations without formal authority
- Clear philosophy of development regarding coaching and role fit decisions
- Excellent written and spoken English proficiency
- Personal motivation aligned with company mission
- Willingness to travel up to four times yearly for internal events
Qualifications
- Exceptional academic record from high school and university
- Management consulting background with comfort in ambiguity
- Experience coaching across distributed, fast-moving technical organizations
- Experience building competency or development frameworks
- Experience designing and running online and in-person workshops or training sessions
- Learning design judgment for development materials
- Talent development experience
Core Skills
Benefits
- Distributed work environment
- Twice-yearly in-person team sprints
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation reviews
- Performance-driven annual bonus
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is this job located?
This is a remote position available across EMEA and the Americas.
What is the employment type?
The posting does not specify whether the employment type is full-time or part-time.
What is the salary for this role?
The posting does not state a specific salary amount.
Is travel required for this position?
Yes, candidates must be willing to travel up to four times a year for internal events.
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