Senior Talent Researcher
Content + Source + Freshness • 11 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
The position offers a strong base salary and equity options, with opportunities to shape recruiting strategies in a fast-growth environment.
- Salary: $136,000–$160,000/year
- Strong potential for growth in a fast-paced environment
- Unlimited PTO and positive company culture
- Requires significant experience (5+ years)
Pros
- Competitive salary range (~$136,000–$160,000/year)
- Prevalent growth opportunities in a leading sports tech company
- Unlimited PTO and strong company culture focused on personal engagement
Cons
- Fast-paced environment can be stressful
- Limited entry-level opportunities due to seniority requirements
- Potential requirement for sports betting licensure
Who it's for
Mid to Senior Level • Remote
Good fit
- Experienced talent acquisition professionals
- Individuals with a passion for sports and analytics
- Candidates seeking growth in a dynamic company
Not recommended for
- Entry-level candidates
- Those looking for a non-sports sector role
- Professionals uncomfortable with fast-paced environments
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
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.
We’re looking for a Senior TA Researcher to drive the research, market mapping, and sourcing strategies that power our hiring success. As a strategic partner to our recruiting team and hiring leaders, you’ll blend data-driven insights with creative talent intelligence to identify and engage the best talent.
About the role
- Research industry trends, company intel, and market insights to refine sourcing strategies
- Build talent maps to develop a comprehensive view of the market and inform overall search strategy
- Proactively source, identify, and engage with passive candidates through LinkedIn and other sourcing tools
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for TA processes, specifically for TA research initiatives and sourcing best practices
- Build a comprehensive database of market intelligence findings that can be used to inform and drive efficiency for future searches
- Review sourcing and analytics tooling that can be implemented to help us achieve our strategic goals and objectives
Who you are
- Experience in talent sourcing, operations, or market research
- Extremely organized with a high attention to detail
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to design, standardize, and execute processes effectively
Even better if you have
- Experience in a fast-growing start-up environment
Our target starting base salary range for this position is between $136,000 and $160,000, 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
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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.
