Executive Search Lead - Technology

Canonical

Home Based - EMEA🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-05 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead executive search strategy and coach senior leadership teams to source and attract top technology talent globally.

Role type

Senior Executive Search Lead (Talent Science)

Builds

Global hiring pipeline for senior technology roles

Domain

Technology / Executive Search / Talent Analytics

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Executive search strategy, market mapping, behavioral interviewing, data analysis (SQL/Python), stakeholder coaching, diversity & inclusion

Preferred skills

Psychometric assessments, LinkedIn talent modules, statistical analysis, ATS tools (Greenhouse)

Technologies

SQL, Python, LinkedIn Talent Solutions, Greenhouse ATS

Responsibilities

Develop search strategies for senior tech roles, coach executives on headhunting, drive talent analytics using SQL/Python, conduct behavioral interviews, build global stakeholder relationships, improve hiring processes

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work s