Talent Scientist at Canonical

 As a Talent Scientist, you will work closely with these Hiring Leads to drive initiatives, automation and best practice whilst offering an expert viewpoint on talent assessments. This is not a recruiter position;  it's about the science of talent and performance, raising awareness and insights across the business so that we make, as a company, outstanding choices in the selection process.

We have a number of entry to mid level openings in our team seeking the following:  

• A passion to be involved with how an organisation thinks about hiring talent
• A Bachelors or Masters + degree in Psychology, and exceptional academic track record.
• Ability to interview candidates using behavioural interviewing techniques (competency based and psychometric assessments)
• Exceptional analytical problem solving abilities with experience using statistical analysis to identify behavioural patterns
• A high level of personal organisation to work remotely and be effective. 

We have a number of open roles in the team, ranging from junior to mid level roles, all based remotely in the EMEA region. 

What your day will look like

As a Talent Scientist you will:

• 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.

What we are looking for in you

• An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in psychology/industrial psychology, or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path, together with an exceptional academic track record throughout your education years.
• Great analytical skills to run statistical analysis on hiring data using metrics to fuel decision making and influence positive change.
• Exposure/appreciation of psychometric assessments, including interpretation, validity and reliability metrics
• An demonstrative viewpoint on talent, with a deep appreciation of how to predict and measure success of people.
• 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.
• Successful track record of scoping and delivering projects.
• Excellent verbal and written English.
• Willingness to travel to company events 2-4 times a year, for up to two weeks each.