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Urban SDK · 2 days ago

Talent Acquisition Lead

Urban SDK is a geospatial AI platform that supports smart cities in improving mobility, transportation, sustainability, and safety operations through real-time location analytics. The Talent Acquisition Lead will own day-to-day recruiting, onboarding, and employee engagement while building the systems and culture needed to scale.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Civil EngineeringFirst AidGovernmentPublic SafetyPublic TransportationSaaSSmart CitiesSoftware

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end recruiting for all roles, with a strong focus on software engineering (Frontend, Backend, and Data Science) and sales (SDRs, AEs, and Customer Success)
Personally source, screen, interview, and close candidates across technical and revenue teams
Partner with management and hiring managers to define role requirements, success profiles, and hiring priorities
Design and run role-appropriate interview processes for both engineering and sales hires
Deliver a thoughtful, transparent, and high-touch candidate experience
Build recruiting and onboarding processes that help new hires ramp quickly and feel connected across in-office and remote employees
Implement lightweight performance feedback and management defined goal-setting frameworks
Support managers with hiring decisions, candidate calibration, and team development
Help shape company employee engagement principles and employer brand
Manage the company’s HR system for recruiting, onboarding, benefits, learning, and performance
Configure recruiting automation pipelines, stages, and interview scorecards to support fast, consistent hiring
Ensure accurate HR data hygiene, reporting, and compliance within the company's systems
Train hiring managers and interviewers on the recruiting process and hiring workflows
Balance hands-on execution with strategic thinking about future hiring needs
Act as a trusted partner to founders on talent strategy and org design
First Talent hire with increasing leadership scope across Human Resources as the team grows

Qualification

Talent AcquisitionRecruiting Software EngineeringApplicant Tracking SystemOnboarding ProcessesEmployee EngagementData-drivenDetail-orientedOrganizational Skills

Required

5+ years of experience recruiting both software engineering and sales roles
Proven success as a hands-on recruiter in startup or high-growth environments
Experience managing or administering an applicant tracking system (e.g., Rippling or similar)
Comfortable owning the entire recruiting lifecycle—from sourcing to close
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and data-driven
Excited to build on a successful HR platform and evolve the role as the company grows

Benefits

Medical, Vision, Dental
401(k)
21 Days Vacation
Office Lunch provided Daily

Company

Urban SDK

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Urban SDK is a geospatial AI platform for public safety, transportation, infrastructure and administration.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$5.55M
Key Investors
GOVO Venture PartnersTechstars
2024-09-19Series Unknown· $0.98M
2023-07-05Seed
2021-11-30Seed· $2.85M

Leadership Team

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Justin Dennis
Co-Founder, COO
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