Senior Search Lead - Technology

Overview

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. We are a globally distributed, remote-first company with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person in locations around the world to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder led, profitable and growing.

As a pioneer global remote-first tech company with a product that inspires people globally, we attract a large number of applicants. Our Hiring Leadership team leads talent selection and our Talent Science team ensures processes are objective, rigorous, and efficient to hire high performing talent. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a team that is changing the way an organisation hires by connecting performance outcomes to hiring.

Our Talent Science team has a mission to follow objective, scientifically rigorous and efficient processes to select the very best new colleagues regardless of location, culture or background. We work with key stakeholders to ensure decisions are made in the right way and that our hiring model supports world-class talent.

We work with the business to ensure they select talent precisely, develop best practice, and offer expert insights on talent assessments. We are not recruiters; this is about the science of talent and performance, raising awareness and delivering deep analytical insights to enable selecting the best talent from our global talent pool.

We have a brand new opportunity for an experienced Tech-focused in-house search consultant to teach senior executives how to source talent for senior leadership roles. Key skills include the items listed below.

Responsibilities

• Developing a search strategy for the business, ensuring processes enable headhunted talent to move smoothly through the pipeline.
• Coaching senior leadership teams to drive hiring outcomes, enabling them to attract exceptional talent for management and leadership positions.
• Driving talent analytics to provide real-time insight and partnering with the business to move through hiring processes efficiently.
• Conducting in-depth behavioural talent interviews to provide insights into motivations and behaviours.
• Building relationships with global stakeholders to deliver against the hiring agenda and maintain consistency in processes.
• Considering the employer brand and candidate experience in interactions.
• Seeking continuous improvement on hiring processes and outcomes.
• Bringing a passion for diversity and inclusion, removing unconscious bias and ensuring sourcing supports this.

Qualifications

• Professional experience identifying and approaching senior leadership talent in technology, from a professional search firm or in-house function.
• Experience training senior stakeholders in identifying and approaching talent.
• Excellent knowledge of tools to identify future talent including market mapping.
• Strong grasp of behavioural interviewing techniques (competency-based and psychometric assessments).
• Strong analytical problem solving to identify trends from data.
• Academic background including a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Psychology or related field, with a good level of Maths at high school.
• Experience with LinkedIn talent modules and remote work efficiency.
• Willingness to travel to company events 2-4 times a year, up to two weeks each.

Location: EMEA - Home based

Other skills

• Experience with advanced analytics and statistical analysis (e.g., SQL).
• Familiarity with tools such as Greenhouse ATS, Thomas International and DISC profiling.
• Understanding of psychometric validity and reliability metrics.

What we offer

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually to recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus and other benefits reflecting our values. We balance programs to meet local needs and ensure global fairness.

• 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
• Travel benefits for long-haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, a major open source project and platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we recruit on a global basis and maintain high standards. Canonical has been remote-first since 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. We will give every applicant fair consideration regardless of identity.

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