Urban Science Careers, Benefits, Review

We are a diverse, global community of uniquely different, curious and creative problem solvers. we lead the auto industry through its continued evolutions and revolutions … just as we have for several decades.

We challenge and inspire each other to think bigger, reach further and pursue passions and ambitions – at work and in our personal lives – in an inclusive environment where our similarities are acknowledged, and our differences are celebrated. 

Our culture is the catalyst for everything we do. It defines the expectations for our people, and not just in what they do for our clients but how they strive for fulfilling personal lives. These are principals we live into every day, empowering individuals to be extraordinary. 

When you come to work at Urban Science, you get more than a title and a paycheck. Rewarding our employees and giving them opportunities for personal and professional growth are some of our biggest priorities. Working in a collaborative team environment, you’re empowered to bring your ideas to the table. And, with 19 offices in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia, we have a lot of tables. We challenge our brightest minds in order to reach their highest potential, but more than that, we support them in their pursuit.

TAKING CARE OF YOU

• Paid time off to help you maintain a balance between your personal and professional life
• Insurance programs to keep you healthy and support your overall well-being
• Retirement savings with company match to help you prepare for your future
• Flexible scheduling to accommodate your active lifestyle
• Competitive pay scale and annual bonus opportunity for all employees
• Global travel opportunities with an added bonus: you keep any accrued frequent flyer miles or points for personal use
• Get reimbursed for your health club memberships and classes
• Buying a new vehicle? Receive supplier pricing for most major automotive manufacturers
• Mobile workstations for workspace flexibility and second monitors to improve efficiency

TAKING CARE OF YOUR CAREER

• Advance your skills or your education and get reimbursed
• Improve your learning with our training resources, available to you on-demand
• Global footprint offers broad professional experiences and ongoing opportunities for career growth and relocation
• An environment of early technology adopters gives you access to the software and tools you need to be successful

HAVE FUN DOING IT

• Hackathon: Step outside of your day-to-day job to solve critical challenges
• Urban Science Fair: This isn’t your usual science fair, it’s an incubator for the next big thing
• Town Hall meetings: You’re not just an employee, you take part in the conversation of where the company is heading
• Team outings: Get to know your colleagues and enjoy everything from culture to pop culture
• Employee lunches/breakfasts: Go ahead, have that second muffin
• Tournaments: Ping pong, video games, foosball. Keep the trash talking to a minimum
• Running team, yoga, Pilates, healthy food options, football: Healthy bodies support healthy minds
• Monthly birthday breakfasts: Treats for everyone!
• Holiday/cultural celebrations: We celebrate our incredibly multi-cultural company
• Bring Your Son or Daughter to Work Day: We invest in the next generation of Urban Scientists
• Live Detroit: We provide rent/ownership subsidies for employees who put down roots where they work

At Urban Science, our core values guide how we do business – including how we treat and support each other, and our clients and communities, around the world.   

Work as One: Broad perspectives breed better outcomes. We respect and leverage our unique differences –across all disciplines and geographies –to produce success through transparency and collaboration.​​​​​​

Do Great Things: We empower our people to achieve their goals, but it’s not all about work. We encourage everyone to seek out new challenges, enhance their lives and do great things. At work. At home. And in the community.

Never Settle: We conduct ourselves with the utmost integrity every step of the way. That’s the promise we make to each other and to our clients. To become a trusted partner, we walk in our clients’ shoes to understand all aspects of their business and then deliver solutions that we’re proud of to guide them to success.

Invent the Future: We take on the unsolvable challenges. We do what others say can’t be done. We chart our own path to get where we want to go, treating each challenge as an opportunity to grow and a chance to invent our own destiny.

By embracing our values in our day-to-day work and in moments of decision, we maximize our collective positive impact and continue to create a world-class employee experience that’s simply unmatched.

Let’s Create a Formula for The Best You.

We believe creating an environment that helps our people to achieve the things that matter most to them is one of our most important responsibilities. That’s why we created Discover Your Formula: a unique, holistic and customizable approach to supporting our team members and empowering them to chart their unique paths to personal and professional success – and most importantly, to live well.

Through this dedicated approach, our team members are able to tap into our myriad employee experience offerings and pick the ones that best suit their needs along the way. Our offerings are organized into four categories that comprise the pillars of our company culture.

Wellbeing
Instead of causing you stress, we want your job to help you become your best self. At Urban Science, we provide a healthy, inclusive work environment for our employees, but that’s just the start. We give you resources to support your well-being — whatever that means to you. It could be helping you foster a more active lifestyle, or cultivate positive mental health, or maybe just feel a little more financially secure. Whatever it takes, we’re here to help.

Growth
Driven by passion and curiosity, the Urban Scientist never settles. That’s why we give our employees the tools to keep grow on their terms. We start by learning what your goals are for your career and your life. Then we offer courses, experiences, reading and knowledge-sharing to keep you moving in the right direction.

Community
Solving mission critical challenges isn’t just something we do for our clients. With a company made up of some of the best minds in the world, it’s our responsibility to make the world a better place any way we can. Whether it’s with time, money or problem solving, Urban Science is more than a company, it’s a force for good.

Recognition
These are more than empty corporate promises. This is how we build a culture that empowers amazing innovations. That’s why we make a point to recognize and reward people who embody the Urban Science values.

When you work here, you’re part of a company driven by one thing – relentless science. Together we are problem solvers. Math wizards. Analytical gurus. Programming experts that build solutions. A cohesive team that does great things. You’ll be surrounded by the best, exchanging ideas and learning from the best. Your efforts will drive the success of some of the largest companies in the world.

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
From concept to launch, you bring big ideas to the table and break down challenges to their core. As a conceptual thinker who knows your way around a programming language or two, you’ll design and develop features within existing and new cutting-edge software applications and provide technical support to our clients worldwide.

SOLUTION STRATEGY
You’re a powerhouse of thinking and capability.  You’re an expert in the solutions that solve our clients’ mission critical challenges. You’ll scour the globe to understand industry trends and partner with our client teams to create solutions that lead us to the forefront of the industry.

IT OPERATIONS
Working in IT Ops, you’ll be the one holding everything together. You’ll be a problem-solver – working in a fast-paced environment supporting local and global networks. You’ll be responsible for troubleshooting, setting up new users, monitoring server activity and providing on-going technical support and recommendations. You’ll assist in the global rollout of various technologies that serve to solve the problems of our clients and enhance the lives of your fellow employees.

ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
We’re looking for problem solvers and thought leaders. If you’re someone who is beyond curious, you’ll never be short of challenges to investigate and solve. You’ll work to establish and grow client relationships, becoming a master of their business. You’ll use your technical skills to solve the problems that keep your clients up at night. Seize the opportunities and you will make a difference in the world’s largest, most complex organizations.

CORPORATE TEAMS
The backbone of our organizational structure. No matter what corporate team you’re on, from finance to marketing and from human resources to project management, you will be a part of providing crucial day-to-day operations that enable the company to achieve our strategic goals.