Graduate Talent Scientist at Canonical – Lagos (Remote)

Canonical is recruiting a remote Graduate Talent Scientist associated with Lagos to support evidence-based recruitment, candidate assessment and people analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop practical skills in behavioural interviewing, psychometric assessment and candidate evaluation.
• Help improve documentation and processes underpinning recruitment and hiring operations.
• Support projects combining data and advanced analytics to improve hiring decisions and outcomes.
• Build effective relationships with hiring stakeholders and support the design and rollout of solutions to recruitment challenges.
• Learn recruitment systems and platforms, respond to hiring queries and support process questions.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in psychology or a people-related field and a strong academic background.
• Advanced SQL analysis skills, with Python or statistical-analysis knowledge an advantage.
• Exposure to talent through university study, an internship or an early-career role.
• Strong interest in the technology industry, excellent written and spoken English and effective presentation skills.
• Ability to deliver work at pace, collaborate across teams and travel internationally two to four times each year.
• Interest in psychometrics and intrinsic motivation is an added advantage.

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team meetings.
• USD 2,000 annual development budget, compensation reviews and company recognition rewards.
• Annual and parental leave, wellness support and relevant long-distance travel benefits.