People & Performance Partner

Location: Auckland Workplace: OnSite 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. We’re backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including Founders Fund https://foundersfund.com, Bessemer Venture Partners https://www.bvp.com/, BOND, https://www.bondcap.com/ DCVC https://www.dcvc.com/, Blackbird https://www.blackbird.vc/, Promus Ventures https://www.promusventures.com/, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures https://www.icehouseventures.co.nz/?utm_term=icehouse%20ventures&utm_campaign=Brand+Keywords&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=4064636360&hsa_cam=16902737884&hsa_grp=134004309485&hsa_ad=592971340272&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-1082530126230&hsa_kw=icehouse%20ventures&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2v-gBhC1ARIsAOQdKY0J0DepRVFDmjQlAkJPbZuQnLSA5UVzUzOXYiPxkjX-SeVa513_BhkaAr-MEALw_wcB. To find out more, visit our LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/halter-limited & Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifeathalter/. THE ROLES We’re hiring two partners: one to work with our Customer and Go to Market teams, and one to work with our Product and Engineering teams. Both roles sit inside a team that takes people and performance seriously - not as an HR function on the periphery of the business, but as a genuine commercial partner within it. These are roles where the work is real and the impact is visible. You’ll work closely with managers across your area in New Zealand to develop performance, strengthen leadership, and navigate complexity early. You’ll be close to the work and the people, not operating from a distance. Day to day, that looks like: coaching managers through difficult conversations, handling early employee relations matters with confidence, spotting patterns before they become problems, and building clarity and accountability into how teams operate. You’ll carry signal up and bring perspective down. - Customer and Go to Market: you’ll partner with the teams who sell to, onboard and support our farmers, where pace, targets and customer outcomes shape the work. - Product and Engineering: you’ll partner with the teams who design and build Halter’s software, where technical depth, craft and team design shape the work. You’ll report into the Head of Partnering for your area and work alongside a tight team of partners who operate the same way: with judgment, not just process.   WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR We’d love someone with HR experience, but we’re genuinely open to people who’ve developed these skills in less traditional ways. If you’ve spent time in roles that called for commercial judgment, clear communication, and navigating people challenges without a set playbook, we’d love to hear from you. Beyond your background, what matters most is that: - You think commercially. - You’re comfortable holding high standards even when it’s easier not to. - You can challenge someone directly and care personally. - You move at pace, can make calls with incomplete information, and bring precision rather than process. - You know the difference between signal and noise, and you bring the former. Let us know which role you’re most drawn to - or if you’d be open to either.   WHAT THESE ROLES AREN'T These aren’t primarily policy administration or process management roles, and they aren’t a support function that sits behind the business and reacts. If you’re looking for a highly structured environment where established ‘HR best practice’ guides every decision, this might not be the right fit - but if you’re energised by ambiguity and real problems, it could be a great one.   THE ENVIRONMENT Halter operates by a set of principles we genuinely live by: absolute ownership, max velocity, operating from first principles, and playing for the front of the jersey. That shapes how decisions get made and how we operate. We operate in a high-performance environment - feedback is direct, expectations are clear, and the standard doesn’t drop for comfort. If that sounds like somewhere you’d thrive, this would be a great role for you.   OUR BENEFITS - Importantly, we offer an inclusive and attractive remuneration package made up of salary, benefits and an employee stock ownership plan. - Healthy body, healthy mind. We’re partnered with Southern Cross Health Insurance to support your well-being. - Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels personal growth. - 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 time to recharge is valued, we’re offered wellness leave and unlimited paid annual leave. 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. If you think you have what it takes but don’t necessarily tick every requirement on this job description, please still get in touch and apply to Halter. We’d love to chat to see if you’ll be an epic fit! If this opportunity sounds like you, please apply below by sending through your cover letter explaining why you’re excited about this role and working at Halter, along with your CV, and we’ll be in touch! Please also feel free to check out the careers page https://www.halterhq.com/careers for more information on working at Halter and don't forget to follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/halter-limited & Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifeathalter/. 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 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!"