Head of Talent Development

Job Description

The Head of Talent Development role at Canonical involves building a new team to enhance leadership and people management practices within a remote setting. Canonical is a pioneering tech firm which publishes Ubuntu and a leading provider of open source software to the global enterprise and technology markets.

The role involves:

• Defining and implementing a comprehensive talent development program.
• Developing and embedding management and leadership development programs.
• Designing and delivering core training programs.
• Creating and implementing leadership performance indicators and metrics.
• Leading leadership skills matrix for performance management.
• Setting up a global learning framework.
• Building and managing a team of Talent Development specialists.
• Applying a data-focused lens to understand trends and define career development frameworks.
• Managing the learning budget.

The ideal candidate should have:

• An exceptional academic track record.
• Experience on what makes people successful in a globally remote tech company.
• Insight on practices that create high-performing teams.
• Ability to create and execute strategy, and drive change.
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills.
• Experience in people management and budget accountability.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year.

Canonical offers:

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review and performance-driven bonus.
• Recognition rewards and annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Program & Wellness Platform.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations and Priority Pass for company events.