Canonical seeks an exceptional People leader to help us define the 21st century digital workplace as part of our mission to be the best software company in an open source world. They will lead a global team of People practitioners, researchers and engineers to drive productivity, career development, effectiveness and happiness across our remote-first globally distributed company. As a leading tech company, Canonical is at the forefront of the enterprise shift to open source and developer-led innovation. We are also a pioneer in remote work, one of the first companies to embrace the idea of a true level playing field for software talent.
We recruit on a global basis and set an exceptionally high benchmark for our future talent. Our People team thinks and acts globally. We have fewer than 1,000 colleagues, but we live in more than 60 countries. Work at Canonical is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. We are seeking an exceptional People leader who brings significant experience leading a global team. Exposure to Senior Leadership teams and C-Suite level is essential for this role together with an analytical approach and sharpness interpreting data trends and themes.
Key responsibilitiesWork with Canonical's CEO & COO to define our long term global People strategyLead innovation and execution in talent planning, succession, assessments and HR processesShape performance management, organisational design and workforce planningDrive employee engagement, diversity, equity and inclusion initiativesLead research to understand the trends shaping the ways our employees workUse data to increase productivity across a global, remote first, organisationDeliver compliant HR operations in a timely manner and with the highest degree of accuracyOversee our HR technology landscape, driving automation and process improvementsEnsure our employee value proposition remains relevant, attractive and meaningful Required skills and experienceDegree qualified & HR certified (CIPD / SHRM etc)An experienced People Lead from a global environment in the technology sectorDemonstrated experience of international HR partnership at a senior level, including C-SuiteHR policy leadership in major economic areas such as the US, Canada, EU, JapanStrong proficiency in data and analyticsFluent in business English
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