What is Canonical?

Life at Canonical is anything but corporate. As a company that exists to support Ubuntu, one of today’s most important open source projects, we are changing the world on a daily basis. It’s a collaborative environment, but one in which every member of the team takes personal responsibility for everything they produce.

Canonical has been a remote first company since its inception in 2004. We​ require​​ an​​ HR​ function ​that​ ​is​​ global​​ in thinking​ while​​ lean​ ​in​ ​execution​​ - ​we​ ​have​ employees​ ​and​ ​contractors​ ​in​ ​more​ ​than​ ​40​ ​countries,​ ​despite employing​ fewer​ ​than​ ​1,000​ ​people.​  Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21st-century digital business.

Role Summary

We are looking for a talented Learning & Development Manager to design, build and implement a world class learning programme, fit for a remote first company. We’re a growing business and we want to continue our success by further investing in the development of our team members.

Whilst this is a standalone learning role, you will be joining an energetic team of HR professionals. This role is likely to be home-based out of EMEA or the Americas.

Key Responsibilities

• Use your energy, learning expertise and business acumen to establish a trusted partnership with a diverse set of business leaders.
• Be accountable for creating and driving the global learning and development strategy.
• Take accountability for the company’s learning and development budget.
• Partner with HR, Workplace Engineering, and business leaders to strengthen the relationship between learning, experiences and careers.
• Drive diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives throughout the company.
• Partner and support the broader HR team with org-wide needs in coaching and developing leaders.
• Develop and experiment with new learning solutions and create intellectual property that advances the impact for learners; develop programmatic solutions with multiple connection points across offerings.
• Build a comprehensive set of analytics to measure learning impact.
• Facilitate training and development programmes across the organisation.

Required Skills and Experience

• Degree qualified with an HR or L&D professional certification
• Experience working in a multicultural environment, preferably within the technology sector
• Thought leader and subject matter expert in all things learning
• Able to prioritise workload, manage time effectively and able to work under pressure
• Self motivated, organised, confident, results-orientated with a positive outlook and a clear focus on accuracy
• Able to work in a globally distributed environment
• Fluent in business English (written and spoken) 

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

Canonical believes a diverse workforce enhances our ability to deliver world class software and services which meet the world’s computing needs. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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