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Talent Scientist

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2025
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Job Description

The role involves applying scientific and analytical methods to optimize talent selection processes, conducting behavioral interviews, analyzing hiring data, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure effective, unbiased, and data-driven hiring practices in a remote, global environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Drive talent analytics to provide real-time insights and support efficient hiring processes
  • Conduct in-depth behavioral talent interviews to assess motivations and behaviors
  • Build relationships with global stakeholders to ensure alignment with hiring goals
  • Analyze data to identify trends and patterns that inform decision-making
  • Review and improve hiring processes and tools for continuous enhancement
  • Collaborate with external platforms and third parties to maximize ROI
  • Promote diversity and inclusion by removing unconscious bias from hiring practices

Requirements

  • An exceptional academic background including a Bachelors or Masters degree in a Psychology based subject.
  • Experience of hiring talent in the technology or consulting industry.
  • A highly data driven mindset with the ability to create measurable outcomes.
  • Passionate about how an organisation selects talent using scientific approaches with viewpoint on how to predict and measure hiring outcomes.
  • Strong analytical problem solving ability to identify trends and patterns using SQL, with Python and or advanced statistical analysis preferable.
  • Exposure appreciation of psychometric assessments, including interpretation.
  • 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.
  • A high level of personal organisation and self drive to work remotely and be effective.
  • Willingness to travel to company events 2-4 times a year, for up to two weeks each.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation worldwide based on location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and more frequent reviews for graduates and associates
Performance-driven annual bonus
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
Annual learning and development budget of USD 2,000
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

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