Manager, People Analytics

Role overview

Location and travel

• This is a remote role based in the AMER or EMEA region.
• International travel for company events is expected two to four times per year, for up to two weeks at a time.
• The distributed team holds in-person team sprints twice yearly.

Role responsibilities

• Lead and mentor People Data Scientists, Software Engineers, and UX Designers as a multidisciplinary product squad.
• Bridge HR and engineering perspectives and connect behavioral intent to product development.
• Develop predictive and prescriptive workforce insights beyond descriptive metrics.
• Translate data models into narratives and lead AI agents that surface insights to managers in real time.
• Ensure People data is secure, privacy-compliant, and a single source of truth across People products and services.
• Identify technology opportunities in People offerings that increase time for high-touch human involvement.
• Help build the company’s open-source AI and data stack.

What Canonical is looking for

• Background in data science, mathematics, or engineering, with expertise in advanced statistics, data wrangling or science, databases such as SQL, or software engineering.
• Strength in coding or scripting, software engineering, visualization, and automation; examples include Python, R, JavaScript, Superset, and Tableau.
• Ability to translate business questions into research objectives, select methods, and synthesize and analyze findings.
• Proven ability to lead others against planned roadmaps and mentor or coach colleagues.
• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university; business-level written and spoken English.
• Willingness to travel internationally two to four times yearly for company events lasting up to two weeks.
• Nice-to-have: dbt, Airbyte, Ranger, Superset, Temporal, Trino, basic Docker or Kubernetes, agentic engineering, product management, and user experience or design.

Colleague benefits

• Compensation is shaped by location, experience, and performance, with twice-yearly compensation reviews and a performance-driven annual bonus or commission.
• Benefits include a USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget, recognition rewards, 40 days of annual leave including public holidays and company holiday periods, parental leave, and wellness support.
• Colleagues may travel to meet one another and receive Priority Pass lounge access.

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