Staff Product Designer — Lead Farm Tech UX

Halter; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Parental leave

Self-development budget

Unlimited leave

Stock ownership

Wellness leave

Snacks and drinks

Job summary

Halter in Auckland, New Zealand is seeking a Staff Product Designer to lead a significant area of the farmer-facing product experience. You will own end-to-end design from discovery to launch, collaborating with Product and Engineering, turning complex problems into simple, trusted experiences.

This role requires 8+ years in product design with a senior/lead track, strong craft, and the ability to influence across teams, with AI fluency integral to the product.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product design experience, including at least 2 years operating at a senior or lead level.
• Exceptional visual and interaction design craft, with a portfolio demonstrating polished, high-quality product experiences.
• A strong ownership mentality and the ability to drive work forward without waiting for an open path or defined brief.
• Real fluency with AI, both in the design process and as something you can build into the product experience itself.
• Strong systems thinking. You can design a great individual experience while understanding how it fits into a larger product ecosystem.
• Excellent product judgement and the ability to understand the business, customer, and technical context behind a design problem.
• Ability to lead complex, ambiguous projects from initial problem definition through to shipped product.
• The ability to communicate a compelling point of view, explain the rationale behind your decisions, and influence stakeholders at multiple levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design vision and strategy for a significant area of Halter's farmer-facing product experience.
• Own the end-to-end design process, from early discovery and product definition through interaction design, prototyping, visual design, and launch.
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering to define what we build, why we build it, and how it should work, identifying opportunities and advocating for the farmer.
• Turn complex, ambiguous problem spaces into experiences that feel simple, intuitive, and trustworthy.
• Work across multiple product surfaces and teams, balancing the needs of an individual experience with the needs of the broader system.
• Use customer insights, real time in the field, data, experimentation, and strong product judgement to inform your work.
• Raise the quality of design through strong craft, critique, collaboration, and leadership by example.

Skills

Product design leadership

Visual design

Interaction design

AI in design

Systems thinking

Stakeholder persuasion

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership influence

Job description

Halter in Auckland, New Zealand is seeking a Staff Product Designer to lead a significant area of the farmer-facing product experience. You will own end-to-end design from discovery to launch, collaborating with Product and Engineering, turning complex problems into simple, trusted experiences.

This role requires 8+ years in product design with a senior/lead track, strong craft, and the ability to influence across teams, with AI fluency integral to the product.