Talent Scientist at Canonical

Lagos Mainland    04-01-2024
 

Description



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.

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