Overview and Summary:
We are Automotive Business Scientists. We empower our clients to turn overwhelming industry data into discovery, action and measured success. We are unique market leaders because we find and examine possibilities through the clarity of a scientific lens. To solve the toughest client challenges, we need curious, creative and dedicated people to join our team.
We search out individuals who align with our core values and who adhere to the highest standards of integrity and ethics in everything they do. Our company is filled with the brightest minds and the biggest hearts at every level. We recognize that personal success takes on many different forms of the course of our lives, both professional and personally, so we provide a myriad of benefits and programs focused on Wellbeing, Growth, Community and Recognition. One size does not fit all, so we encourage every Urban Scientist to discover their own formula for success. If this sounds like the kind of company you would like to work with, Apply Now!
Position Summary
The Recruiter delivers full life-cycle recruiting for technical, analytical, and corporate support roles and serves as a consultative talent partner to Hiring Managers, HR Business Partners (HRBPs), and business leaders. This role drives timely, high-quality hiring outcomes through proactive sourcing, structured assessment, stakeholder management, and data discipline within iCIMS.
This role has current Hybrid Workplace flexibility, and candidates must be available to work in-person two days per week at our Detroit, MI office location.
URBAN SCIENCE DOES NOT AND WILL NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE, NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Own full-cycle recruiting, including requisition intake, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, selection, offer creation and delivery, candidate closing, pre-employment procedures, and onboarding, which includes background checks and completion of confidentiality agreements.
- Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to align recruiting strategies with business priorities, workforce plans, and talent-market conditions.
- Build and maintain candidate pipelines using advanced sourcing methods (LinkedIn/social, talent databases, referrals, networking, targeted outreach).
- Conduct structured candidate evaluations to assess role-related qualifications, competencies, and alignment with Urban Science values.
- Coordinate interviews and debriefs; guide consistent, equitable selection decisions and candidate dispositioning.
- Maintain accurate requisition/candidate workflows, documentation, and reporting in iCIMS; provide stakeholder updates and recruiting metrics.
- Protect confidentiality and operate with high integrity and compliance throughout the recruiting process.
- Represent Urban Science at career fairs and recruiting events as needed to support hiring plans.
Qualifications - Education and Experience:
Core Competencies
- Full Life-Cycle Recruiting (Technical/Analytical)
- Strategic Sourcing & Pipeline Development
- HRBP & Business Leader Partnership (Consultative Influence)
- Structured Selection & Competency-Based Assessment
- Stakeholder Communication & Process Governance
- ATS & Data Quality (iCIMS), Reporting, and Metrics
- Candidate Experience, Compliance, and Confidentiality
- KSAOs (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Other)
- Technical and analytical labor markets; web-based sourcing techniques; equitable hiring practices and compliance principles.
- Consultative recruiting partnership with HRBPs/hiring leaders; sourcing strategy; structured screening/interviewing; clear written and verbal communication.
- Manage multiple requisitions and priorities in a fast-paced environment; rapidly learn organizational structure and role requirements; drive results through influence and follow-through.
- High integrity, discretion, customer-service orientation, and a proactive problem-solving mindset.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (HR, Business, Psychology, or related) or equivalent combination of education/experience.
- 2+ years of recruiting experience (technical and/or analytical recruiting preferred).
- Proficiency with ATS/HRIS tools; ability to become highly proficient in iCIMS.
- Experience managing multiple searches concurrently with strong organization, communication, and follow-through.
Preferred Qualifications
- Career fair/event recruiting experience.
- HR certifications such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PRC, CIR, and ACIR are preferred, covering recruiting, compliance, candidate engagement, sourcing, and strategy.
Work Location / Hybrid
- This is a hybrid, part-time role (32 hours/week)
- Detroit, MI
- In-person work is required based on team and business needs
Compensation / Pay Transparency (Base Salary)
Good-faith estimate of the annualized base salary range expected upon hire for this part-time (32 hours/week) role; pay is determined by geographic location, as well as job-related factors including experience, skills, and internal equity.
- Detroit, MI (32 hours/week): $64,056 – $79,128 base salary
- This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus with a 10% target
Benefits / Total Rewards (Summary)
Company-subsidized medical, dental, vision; 401(k) with company match; paid time off and holidays; sick time; volunteer hours; tuition/student loan programs; professional development and wellbeing reimbursements (programs and amounts subject to plan terms).
Equal Opportunity, Accommodations, and Work Environment
Urban Science is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not make employment decisions based on any protected characteristic. Applicants and employees with disabilities can receive reasonable accommodation.
The conditions described here reflect those typically experienced by employees performing this job’s core duties. Reasonable accommodation will be provided as needed to allow individuals with disabilities to perform essential tasks.
This job description provides an overview of the general duties and level of work expected for this part-time role (32 hours per week); however, it does not represent a complete list of all tasks or responsibilities. There may be occasions when work is required outside the standard 32-hour schedule.
