Talent Specialist - Customer

Halter; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medibank Health Insurance

6 months parental leave

$1,000 personal growth budget

Unlimited paid annual leave

Employee stock ownership plan

Job summary

Halter is seeking a hands-on Talent Acquisition Recruiter to attract, source, and hire world-class talent as we scale globally. You’ll partner with hiring managers across Customer Support, Onboarding, and Fleet teams to build strong pipelines and deliver exceptional candidate experiences.

Reporting to the Talent Lead, GTM & Customer, you’ll own end-to-end recruitment, develop proactive sourcing strategies, and contribute to our inclusive, high-performance culture.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in talent acquisition, ideally in high-growth or global tech.
• Experience in high-volume recruitment.
• Experience scaling teams across multiple regions.
• Strategic partner who can zoom in and out: exec reporting to day-to-day hiring excellence.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of sourcing techniques and channels, global reach.
• Familiarity with NZ employment laws and immigration considerations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for regions and functions, from sourcing to offers.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for current and future roles.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand role requirements and goals.
• Guide managers through inclusive recruitment processes.
• Deliver a world-class candidate experience reflecting Halter's culture.
• Maintain ATS and recruitment workflows for efficiency.
• Track time-to-fill, pipeline progress, and feedback to improve hiring.
• Support internal mobility, diversity, and employer branding.
• Contribute to scaling initiatives as Halter grows.

Skills

Talent acquisition

High-volume hiring

Stakeholder management

Strategic partnership

Data-driven hiring

Sourcing techniques

Job description

About Halter

At Halter, we’re on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations. Our customers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional practices. Imagine watching 500 cattle stand up and walk calmly towards their next break? No quad bikes, no dogs, no fences. Just a group of cattle walking at their own pace. People say it looks like magic. Our customers are revolutionizing grazing with Halter. It's changing lives and transforming an industry. People join Halter to do meaningful work. By joining us you’ll be solving challenging problems within a talented team and a culture built for high performance. Our team out-think, out-work and out-care. We’re committed to delivering real change in the world - this isn’t easy, and in truth, we love that it’s hard.

At Halter, we’re on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations. Our customers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensiti constraints of conventional practices. Imagine watching 500 cattle stand up and walk calmly towards their next break? No quad bikes, no dogs, no fences. Just a group of cattle walking at their own pace. People say it looks like magic. Our customers are revolutionizing grazing with Halter. It's changing lives and transforming an industry. People join Halter to do meaningful work. By joining us you’ll be solving challenging problems within a talented team and a culture built for high performance. Our team out-think, out-work and out-care. We’re committed to delivering real change in the world - this isn’t easy, and in truth, we love that it’s hard. We’re backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, BOND, DCVC, Blackbird, Promus Ventures, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures.

To find out more, visit our LinkedIn & Instagram.

About The Role

As a key member of the Talent team, you’ll play a hand-on role in attracting, sourcing, and hiring world-class talent to support our business as we scale globally. You’ll work closely with hiring managers to understand their team needs, anticipate upcoming roles, and manage end-to-end recruitment processes that ensure we bring in exceptional people who align with our mission and values.

Reporting to the Talent Lead, GTM & Customer, you’ll own recruitment across our customer teams, an always-on, high-volume hiring space critical to Halter’s success. You’ll focus on building and maintaining strong pipelines of talent across Customer Support, Customer Onboarding and Fleet teams ensuring we consistently hire the best people to deliver an outstanding experience to our farmers and ranchers.

You’ll execute recruitment strategies, manage proactive talent pools, and deliver a world-class candidate experience that reflects the calibre of our product, our team, and our culture. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment, enjoys partnering closely with teams across the business, and is energised by high-volume, high-impact hiring.

If you love pace, ownership, and building scalable recruitment processes, this is the role for you.

What Your Day Will Look Like:

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for roles across regions and functions, from sourcing and screening to coordinating interviews, assessment centres and supporting offer processes.
• Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines for current and future roles, proactively sourcing talent through multiple channels.
• Work closely with hiring managers to understand role requirements, team goals, and key success profiles.
• Provide guidance on hiring processes and help managers run smooth, effective, and inclusive recruitment cycles.
• Deliver an exceptional, consistent candidate experience at every stage of the process, reflecting our culture and values.
• Ensure all communication and interactions contribute positively to our employer brand.
• Maintain our ATS and recruitment workflows to keep the hiring process efficient and organised.
• Track and share key metrics like time-to-fill, pipeline progress, and candidate feedback to help improve our approach over time.
• Support initiatives around internal mobility, diversity, and employer branding.
• Look for opportunities to improve recruitment processes and tools as we scale.
• We’re a fast-moving growth company, so from time to time, other responsibilities will pop up and you’ll be part of making it all happen!

Who are we looking for?

• 3+ years in talent acquisition, ideally in high-growth or global tech environments.
• Ideally you have experience working across high-volume recruitment.
• Proven experience building and scaling high-performing teams across multiple region.
• Strategic business partner who can zoom in and out: from exec-level reporting to day-to-day hiring excellence. Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, a true business partner to hiring teams.
• Demonstrated success working in a fast-paced, high-volume hiring environment without compromising on the quality of talent we bring through the door.
• You’ll have a deep knowledge of sourcing techniques and channels, and know what it takes to seek out the best talent globally.
• Strong reporting and data skills; you’re able to track, analyse, and present key hiring metrics where needed.
• Familiarity with employment laws, immigration requirements, and compliance across New Zealand and ideally Australia too.
• High emotional intelligence with excellent communication skills; a proactive, solutions-focused self-starter who thrives in ambiguity and takes strong ownership and accountability.

Our Benefits:

• Delicious snacks and drinks are available for your daily flow.
• Healthy body, healthy mind. We're partnered with Medibank Health Insurance to support your well-being.
• We offer 6 months of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers, 4 weeks of fully paid secondary caregiver leave and many other parental benefits that support you and your family.
• Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels personal growth.
• Our time to recharge is valued, we're offered wellness leave and unlimited paid annual leave.
• Importantly, we offer an inclusive and attractive remuneration package made up of salary, benefits and an employee stock ownership plan.

Our Office First Approach

Humans are wired for connection. Being office first is a core pillar of our culture because in-person connections drive your growth, learning, impact, and relationships. Strong relationships make it easier to disagree, give feedback, and do meaningful work together.

We're office first, not office only. Working from the office is our default, but we flex when needed. We have a high-trust culture where everyone is trusted to do what’s best for Halter.

Our office vibe is special, the high energy and spectacular people make work enjoyable. Your growth and impact are unlimited here, coming from solving problems, innovating, and constantly learning from each other.

Join our team

Halter is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace — a place where we can each be ourselves and do the best work of our lives. Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women and under-represented groups of candidates tend to only apply when they meet every requirement.

Why our team loves working at Halter:

• Work that genuinely matters. Every now and again a company comes along that transforms an entire industry and leaves the world in a better place. Our team gets to be part of something truly meaningful, helping farmers improve their livelihoods, spend more time with their families, and build more sustainable operations.
• Spectacular people solving hard problems. Our culture is designed for talented people to do work that changes lives. The team is filled with diverse, kind, and driven people who push each other to do their best work. You'll be thrown into the deep end, tackling complex challenges and building something tangible that solves real problems.
• You'll grow here. Autonomy, mastery, and learning define how we work. You'll have the freedom to work on interesting problems, master new skills, and continuously develop yourself, both through your role and our $1,000 personal growth fund.
• This isn't easy, and we love that it's hard. Working at Halter will be the most rewarding and the most challenging work of your life. We move fast, take bold bets, and work hard to reshape an entire industry. As one team member put it: "Joining Halter is a bit like strapping yourself to a rocket ship, but it's an epic journey to be a part of!"

Please also feel free to check out the careers page for more information on working at Halter and don't forget to follow us on LinkedIn & Instagram.