Staff Talent Acquisition Partner

Staff Talent Acquisition Partner

At Underdog, we make sports more fun.

Our thesis is simple: build the best products and we'll build the biggest company in the space, because there's so much more to be built for sports fans. We're just over five years in, and we're one of the fastest-growing sports companies ever, most recently valued at $1.3B. And it's still the early days.

We've built and scaled multiple games and products across fantasy sports, sports betting, and prediction markets, all united in one seamless, simple, easy to use, intuitive and fun app.

Underdog isn't for everyone. One of our core values is give a sh*t. The people who win here are the ones who care, push, and perform. If that's you, come join us.

Winning as an Underdog is more fun.

About the Role

• Own full-cycle recruiting for Engineering from intake to offer, ensuring an exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience.
• Partner strategically with leaders and hiring managers to understand business goals, workforce planning needs, and hiring priorities.
• Influence and advise org leaders on hiring strategies, pipeline development, and market insights; serve as a thought partner on organizational design and talent planning.
• Identify and execute process improvement initiatives that enhance speed, quality, and scalability of recruiting operations.
• Lead proactive pipeline hiring for critical and high-growth teams, anticipating future needs and building relationships with top talent in advance.
• Drive high-impact hiring initiatives that improve candidate quality, diversity, and time-to-hire metrics.
• Partner cross-functionally with People Ops, HR, and team leads to ensure alignment on hiring priorities and workforce planning.
• Maintain data accuracy and leverage metrics to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a recruiting culture champion, raising the talent bar across the organization through consistency, collaboration, and thoughtful candidate evaluation.

Who You Are

• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a strong focus on engineering and technical roles.
• Proven success recruiting in high-growth organizations across both startup and established company environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage senior-level relationships and act as a strategic advisor to business leaders.
• Comfort navigating complex, evolving hiring landscapes - balancing urgency with quality and long-term business impact.
• Track record of driving recruiting process improvements and implementing scalable systems and best practices.
• Deep understanding of technical talent markets and sourcing strategies.
• Experience working with ATS systems (Greenhouse) and recruitment analytics tools (Gem).
• Experience mentoring recruiters and contributing to process, tooling, and brand improvements across the recruiting org.

Even Better If You Have

• An interest in or familiarity with the fantasy sports and sports betting industry

Our target starting base salary range for this position is between $160,000 and $200,000, plus target equity. The starting base salary will depend on a number of factors including the candidate's skills and experience, among other things.

What We Can Offer You:

• Unlimited PTO for full-time employees (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season)
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Home office stipend
• A connected virtual-first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce
• 5% 401k match, FSA, company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents

This position may require sports betting licensure based on certain state regulations. Underdog is an equal opportunity employer and doesn't discriminate on the basis of creed, race, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability status, or any other defining characteristic.