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Canonical is hiring mid-senior Talent Scientists for remote, full-time work in the EMEA region. The role supports the Talent Science team, which partners with the company's…
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Canonical is hiring mid-senior Talent Scientists for remote, full-time work in the EMEA region. The role supports the Talent Science team, which partners with the company's hiring leaders to make candidate selection objective, rigorous and efficient, whoever the candidate is and wherever they live. The posting is explicit that this is not a recruiter role. Instead, the job applies scientific thinking to talent and performance, sharing insight across the business…
Job Description
Canonical is hiring mid-senior Talent Scientists for remote, full-time work in the EMEA region. The role supports the Talent Science team, which partners with the company's hiring leaders to make candidate selection objective, rigorous and efficient, whoever the candidate is and wherever they live.
The posting is explicit that this is not a recruiter role. Instead, the job applies scientific thinking to talent and performance, sharing insight across the business so teams can pick the best candidates from a worldwide pool. Talent Scientists help hiring leads deliver initiatives, automation and good practice, and provide expert judgement on assessment methods.
Daily work includes running in-depth behavioural interviews, providing live talent analytics, watching hiring progress against the agenda, and reviewing tools and processes for steady improvement. The role also weighs how candidates feel about the process, works with outside platforms to secure value, and promotes diversity and inclusion in sourcing and selection.
The ideal person has a psychology-based degree, a data-first outlook, and the ability to find patterns using SQL, Python, BI tools or statistics. Experience hiring in technology or consulting is valued, along with psychometric assessment know-how and statistical methods such as significance testing and predictive modelling.
Responsibilities
- Provide the business with live talent analytics
- Work alongside business teams to keep hiring moving
- Run in-depth behavioural interviews to reveal motivation and behaviour
- Build ties with stakeholders across the world and track hiring results
- Convert data into solid insights that shape decisions
- Factor in employer brand and the candidate experience
- Refine hiring processes and tools
- Work with third-party vendors and platforms for a good return
- Champion diversity and inclusion, and reduce bias in hiring
Requirements
- Excellent academic background, with a bachelor's or master's degree in psychology or a related field
- Enthusiasm for applying scientific methods to how talent is chosen
- Strong behavioural interviewing, covering competency interviews and psychometric tests
- Analytical problem-solving, spotting trends with SQL, statistics, Python or BI tools
- Highly data-driven outlook that delivers measurable outcomes
- Experience hiring talent in technology or consulting
- Can coach hiring stakeholders and give advice on interview technique
- Strong self-organisation and drive to work remotely
- Willing to attend company events two to four times a year, each up to two weeks
Qualifications
- Experience in sourcing and headhunting, including coaching senior leaders on how to find top people
- Knowledge of significance testing, Bayesian inference, predictive analytics or machine learning
- Familiarity with DISC profiling, Superset and Greenhouse, or with LinkedIn Talent Insights
- Understanding of psychometric validity and reliability measures
Core Skills
Benefits
- Pay considers location, experience and performance, reviewed yearly
- Performance-driven annual bonus
- Learning allowance of USD 2,000 yearly
- Recognition awards
- Team sprints held in person twice a year
- Annual leave, maternity and paternity leave
- Support through an employee assistance programme
- Chances to visit new places and meet colleagues, plus Priority Pass and upgraded long-haul travel for company events
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is the role remote?
Yes. The job is remote and located in the EMEA region.
Is this a recruiting role?
No. The posting says it is not a recruiter position; the work centres on evidence and analytics about talent.
What seniority is the role?
The posting describes mid-senior level openings.
Is salary stated?
No figure is listed. The posting says pay depends on location, experience and performance, and mentions a performance-driven annual bonus.
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