Executive Search Lead - Technology

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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 breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1,200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office‑based roles.

Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

We are a founder‑led, profitable and growing, remote‑first tech company. Our Talent Science team ensures that our hiring processes are objective, scientifically rigorous and efficient, providing deep analytical insights to senior executives so they can source the best senior talent worldwide.

• Develop a search strategy for the business, ensuring processes enable headhunted talent to move smoothly through the pipeline.
• Coach senior leadership teams to drive hiring outcomes, enabling them to become experts at approaching and attracting exceptional talent for management and leadership positions.
• Drive talent analytics to provide real‑time insight, using SQL or Python to identify trends in data.
• Conduct in‑depth behavioural talent interviews, providing considerable insights into motivations and behaviours.
• Build key relationships with global stakeholders to deliver against the hiring agenda, closely monitoring hiring activities and ensuring consistency in operational processes.
• Seek continuous improvement on hiring processes and outcomes.
• Bring a passion for diversity and inclusion, removing unconscious bias from the hiring process and ensuring the sourcing strategy supports this.

• 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.
• Strong analytical problem‑solving ability to identify trends and patterns from data using SQL or Python, with proficiency in Linked In talent modules.
• Experience conducting behavioural, competency‑based interviews and the ability to train stakeholders and advise on best interview practices.
• Exceptional academic background, including a Bachelors or Masters degree in Psychology or a people‐based subject, and a good level of Maths from high school.
• High level of personal organisation, able 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 advanced analytical and statistical analysis to interrogate data.
• Exposure to Greenhouse ATS, Thomas International and DISC profiling.
• Knowledge of psychometric validity and reliability metrics.

• 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.
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.

We expect excellence – to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Canonical has been a remote‑first company since its inception in 2004.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.