Senior Organisational Development Practitioner - remote job

Canonical is hiring a Senior Organisational Development Practitioner - a senior role, so the employer expects you to make the calls yourself. The role sits in IT and programming and is fully remote. The company hires candidates based in Europe.

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Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology sectors. Our flagship platform, Ubuntu, is widely utilized in cutting-edge enterprise initiatives like public cloud, data science, artificial intelligence, engineering, and the Internet of Things. Notable customers include major public cloud and semiconductor providers, as well as industry leaders across various sectors. The company is a trailblazer in global collaborative practices, with a workforce of over 1200 colleagues spread across 75+ countries, characterized by minimal office-based roles. Teams gather bi-annually for in-person meetings in diverse locations worldwide to align on strategic and operational goals.

Canonical is independently led, profitable, and growing. Our organization builds open-source software that powers clouds, devices, and artificial intelligence, and we hold our management to a high standard. The Talent Development team focuses on elevating managers and leaders at Canonical to a standard of excellence. We define what great management looks like and continuously improve our practices through direct, hands-on work.

As a Senior Organizational Development Practitioner, you will set the standard for coaching and organizational development within the company. You will coach leaders to meet a clear standard of management excellence, diagnose organizational leadership, and develop plans to enhance it. You will also mentor practitioners working in the field to improve their skills. This is one of the most senior and demanding roles at Canonical, involving hands-on coaching and organizational development with key leaders, while maintaining credibility in a boardroom setting.

You will work both from the central team and embedded within a leader's organization for periods, sharing insights gained from the field to shape our overall leadership development strategy.

Location: These roles are fully remote, with opportunities across EMEA and the Americas.

Key Responsibilities

- Coaching leaders to achieve a clear standard of management excellence. - Facilitating difficult conversations to drive meaningful change. - Converting 360-degree feedback into actionable commitments.

- Improving an organization's leadership through a detailed initial assessment and a customized plan. - Contributing to the development of new ways of working across our globally distributed company.

- Enhancing the function and its standards by developing practitioners and setting the bar for coaching and organizational development. - Refining the management excellence standard across Canonical by feeding back field insights.

Qualifications

- Extensive experience in deep, hands-on coaching and organizational development with real leaders and teams. - A proven track record of changing leadership behavior. - Credibility to engage with directors and be taken seriously. - Effectiveness in working within another organization without formal authority. - A clear philosophy of development, with honesty about when coaching or role fit is the right approach. - Exceptional academic credentials. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - A genuine passion for our mission. - Willingness to travel up to four times a year for internal events.

We value colleagues who are:

- Precise, ensuring accuracy and clarity. - Reliable, delivering high-quality work that builds trust. - Accessible, collaborating to create user-friendly products. - Adroit, blending enthusiasm, knowledge, adaptability, style, and character.

Desired Skills

- Background in management consulting, comfortable with ambiguity and able to diagnose and propose solutions. - Experience coaching in a distributed, fast-paced, technical environment. - Experience building competency or development frameworks. - Experience designing and running effective workshops or training sessions, both in-person and online. - Skill in developing learning materials. - Experience in talent development, valued alongside but secondary to coaching and consulting expertise.

Benefits

- Competitive compensation based on location, experience, and performance. - Annual performance-based bonus. - A personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year. - Twice-yearly in-person team sprints. - Flexible work environment.

About Canonical

Canonical is a forward-thinking technology company leading the global shift to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, one of the world's most significant open-source projects and the foundation for AI, IoT, and cloud technologies, we are transforming the software industry. We seek high-caliber individuals who are committed to excellence. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked remotely since the company's inception in 2004. Joining us means embracing a future where you will think differently, work smarter, and continually improve.

Canonical is committed to equal employment opportunity. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace that fosters innovation and creativity. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

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