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Canonical

2mo ago

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

AI generated summary

  • You must have experience in senior talent search in tech, training stakeholders, strong analytical skills, and a psychology degree. Familiarity with psychometric assessments and interview techniques is essential.
  • You will develop search strategies, coach leadership on hiring, analyze talent data, conduct interviews, build stakeholder relationships, enhance employer branding, and promote diversity in recruitment.

Requirements

  • Professional experience of identifying and approaching senior leadership talent from either a professional search firm or from an in-house search function, working within the Technology industry.
  • Experience of training senior stakeholders the art of headhunting.
  • Excellent knowledge tools used to identify future talent including market mapping.
  • Ability to interview candidates using behavioural interviewing techniques (competency based and psychometric assessments).
  • Strong analytical problem solving ability to identify trends and patterns from data.
  • An exceptional academic background including a Bachelors or Masters degree in a Psychology or people based subject, with a good level of Maths at High school.
  • Professional experience of headhunting from a reputable executive search firm or in-house search function, with an informed opinion of strategies and experience of successfully sourcing senior talent in the Technology industry.
  • Experience of working with senior stakeholders, creating learning programmes to develop their ability to successfully identify and engage with passive talent.
  • Exposure or appreciation of psychometric assessments.
  • 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.
  • An exceptional academic background including a Bachelors or Masters degree in a Psychology or people based subject and a good level of Maths from High School.
  • Strong analytical problem solving ability to identify trends and patterns from data and proficient with LinkedIn talent modules.
  • A high level of personal organisation to work remotely and be effective.
  • Willingness to travel to company events 2-4 times a year, for up to two weeks each.
  • Experience of more advanced analytical and statistical analysis to interrogate data.
  • Exposure to the following tools: Greenhouse ATS, Thomas International and DISC profiling.
  • Psychometric validity and reliability metrics.

Responsibilities

  • Developing a search strategy for our business, ensuring processes enable headhunted talent to move smoothly through the pipeline.
  • Coaching our senior leadership teams to drive hiring outcomes, enabling them to become expert at approaching and attracting exceptional talent for their management and leadership positions.
  • Driving talent analytics to provide our business with real-time insight, partnering with the business to help them move through their hiring processes efficiently.
  • Conducting in-depth behavioural talent interviews providing considerable insights into motivations and behaviours.
  • Building 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.
  • Considering our employer brand and how our interactions with a candidate impacts their experience.
  • Seeking continuous improvement on hiring processes and outcomes.
  • Bringing a passion for diversity and inclusion, ensuring we remove unconscious bias from our hiring process and ensuring our sourcing strategy underpins this.

FAQs

Do we support remote work?

Yes, we are a remote-first company, allowing team members to work from home in the EMEA region.

What is the job title for this position?

The job title is In-house Search Lead.

What are the key responsibilities of this role?

The key responsibilities include developing search strategies, coaching senior leadership on talent acquisition, conducting behavioural interviews, and driving talent analytics.

What qualifications are needed for this position?

An exceptional academic background, including a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Psychology or a people-based subject, as well as professional experience in headhunting within the Technology industry.

Will I need to travel for this role?

Yes, there is a requirement to travel to company events 2-4 times a year, for up to two weeks each time.

Is there a focus on diversity and inclusion in the hiring process?

Yes, there is a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusion, ensuring unconscious bias is removed from the hiring process and that our sourcing strategy supports this.

What tools or platforms should I be familiar with for this role?

Familiarity with LinkedIn talent modules, Greenhouse ATS, and psychometric assessment tools such as Thomas International and DISC profiling is beneficial.

What benefits do Canonical offer to their employees?

Benefits include a personal learning and development budget, an annual compensation review, recognition rewards, annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave, and opportunities for travel to meet colleagues.

What is Canonical's approach to hiring?

Canonical uses a unique, scientifically rigorous hiring process led by the business-oriented Hiring Leadership team, supported by the Talent Science team to ensure high-performing talent selection.

How often is compensation reviewed at Canonical?

Compensation is reviewed annually, and more frequently for graduates and associates, to ensure exceptional performance is recognized.

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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.