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Canonical

29d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Consulting
    People, HR & Administration
  • Leipzig
    Remote

AI generated summary

  • You must have a strong academic background, experience in remote management, insight into high-performing teams, strategic execution skills, and analytical problem-solving abilities. Travel required.
  • You will design and implement talent development programs, manage leadership training, establish metrics, oversee a learning framework, lead a team, and analyze data for career development strategies.

Requirements

  • An exceptional academic track record from High school and beyond
  • Possess insight and experience on what makes people successful in a globally remote tech company at the management level.
  • Demonstrated experience with strong insight and perspective on the key conditions and practices that create high performing teams
  • Ability to create, lead and execute strategy, and drive change across a company
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to balance strategy with execution
  • Analytical and problem solving skills, for data driven decision making with particular experience in measurement of the impact of development programmes
  • Experience in people management and being accountable for a budget
  • Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement an inspiring and comprehensive talent development program
  • Develop, drive and embed effective programs of management and leadership development within our remote organisation
  • Design and deliver core training programs, partnering with specialist vendors where appropriate
  • Create and implement leadership performance indicators and metrics
  • Own our leadership skills matrix for performance management, talent assessment, succession planning, mentorship, virtual learning and career development
  • Set up a global learning framework for training and career fulfillment
  • Build and manage a new team of Talent Development specialists
  • Take a data focused lens to understand trends to strategise and define career development frameworks
  • Own and enhance the impact of the learning budget

FAQs

What is the location for the Head of Talent Development position?

This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

What kind of company is Canonical?

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, known for the Ubuntu platform, and focuses on innovations in public cloud, AI, data science, engineering, and IoT.

How many colleagues does Canonical have globally?

Canonical has over 1,200 colleagues across 75+ countries.

What is the primary focus of the Talent Development team at Canonical?

The Talent Development team aims to enhance leadership and people management practices in a remote setting, while also investing in research and training to ensure effective collaboration and performance in a globally distributed organization.

What qualifications are required for the Head of Talent Development role?

Candidates should have an exceptional academic track record, experience in remote tech company management, insight into high performing teams, strategic execution capabilities, strong analytical skills, and experience in people management and budget accountability.

Is travel required for this position?

Yes, there is a willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.

What kind of training programs will the Head of Talent Development implement?

The Head of Talent Development will define and implement a comprehensive talent development program, including management and leadership development, core training programs, and a global learning framework.

What benefits do employees receive at Canonical?

Benefits include a distributed work environment, a personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year, annual compensation reviews, recognition rewards, annual leave, parental leave, an Employee Assistance Program & Wellness Platform, and opportunities for travel to meet colleagues.

How does Canonical promote diversity and inclusion?

Canonical is committed to fostering a workplace free from discrimination and values diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds, ensuring fair consideration of all applicants.

What is the company's approach towards performance reviews and compensation?

Canonical revisits compensation annually, recognizes outstanding performance, and offers a performance-driven annual bonus or commission based on geographical location, experience, and performance.

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Canonical

Enterprise open source, secured and delivered by the publisher of Ubuntu.

Technology
Industry
501-1000
Employees
2004
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Canonical is a technology company known for developing and supporting Ubuntu, a popular open-source operating system. The company focuses on providing reliable, secure, and cost-effective solutions for cloud computing, IoT, and containers. By leveraging open-source technologies, Canonical aims to enable innovation and digital transformation for businesses and developers worldwide. The company is committed to ensuring high performance and scalability, promoting the adoption of open-source software, and fostering a global community of users and contributors.

Benefits

  • Remote working

    Canonical has been a fully distributed organisation since its origin in 2004. Digital collaboration allows us to enjoy our home environment and work with the best in the world in our domain. We meet each other at least twice per year during in-person sprints to nurture cross-team relationships.

  • We build trust

    Zero commute means more time for the things you enjoy. At the same time, we have very high expectations of commitment and independent execution. We invest in people who are self-driven, motivated and highly organised. We take our responsibility for the most critical elements of open infrastructure very seriously, and we are committed to quality in every aspect of our product and services.

  • We engineer excellence

    We aspire to lead on the global stage. There’s no other way to describe it than hard work, hard challenges and hard competition. You will need to show that you can compete in deeply challenging intellectual fields. Your colleagues are aiming for the top, and they depend on you to set the same standard in your area of responsibility. That’s tough but incredibly satisfying. We value those who take ownership of their area and take opportunities to be exceptional.

  • We travel

    We optimise our team structure for time zone overlap. Collaboration and inspiration takes time to fully develop but leadership at Canonical means building cross-team relationships. We nurture those relationships through regular global summits which bring diverse teams or their leaders together. We host these events around the world to discover great places to explore and appreciate in the process. Team events have taken place in Vancouver, Brugge, New York, Budapest, Orlando, Cape Town, Warsaw, Seoul, Paris, Portland, Lyon, London, Toronto and many more.