About 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 500 cattle standing up and walking calmly toward their next break—no quad bikes, dogs, or fences. It looks like magic. Halter is transforming grazing, changing lives and industry. Join us for meaningful work and a culture built for high performance.
We're looking for a Talent Operations Specialist to join our People & Performance team. Your role will ensure our hiring engine runs seamlessly—from candidate logistics and compliance to data and automation. As we scale globally, this position is essential to keep the hiring seamless, compliant, and operationally excellent while delivering a world‐class candidate experience.
About the Role
As a key member of the People & Performance team, you'll own the end‐to‐end operations of the hiring function. You'll work closely with Talent Partners, People Ops, and hiring leaders to keep the process smooth at scale. This role requires building structure in fast‐moving environments, optimizing processes, and creating leverage through automation.
What Your Day Will Look Like
* Own the end‐to‐end candidate experience and hiring operations, ensuring a seamless, high‐quality journey from initial engagement through onsite logistics and events. Manage candidate communication, coordinate travel, and support key hiring initiatives.
* Ensure compliance and audit readiness across the hiring lifecycle, covering immigration, background checks, and right‐to‐work requirements. Maintain accurate, up‐to‐date records to operate with rigour.
* Own our hiring process and data, maintaining ATS hygiene, providing reliable reporting, and translating data into actionable insights for workforce planning and risk assessment.
* Drive operational excellence at scale by identifying opportunities to streamline processes, implement automation, and use AI to increase efficiency. Manage our hiring tech stack and vendor relationships.
* Support and evolve core hiring programs, including referrals, employer brand touchpoints, and internal mobility. Build and maintain scalable hiring playbooks and governance frameworks to enable consistency and speed.
What Success Looks Like
* Candidates enjoy a seamless, high‐quality experience regardless of location.
* Our systems are clean, reliable, and provide real‐time insight.
* Compliance risks are proactively managed with no surprises.
* Hiring teams move faster because operations are frictionless.
* Automation and AI scale efficiently without adding complexity.
Who We're Looking For
* Experience in Talent Operations, Recruiting Operations, or People Operations.
* Strong experience with ATS systems (Ashby experience highly preferred).
* High attention to detail and a passion for data integrity and process quality.
* Experience managing compliance, immigration, or audit processes.
* Operational mindset focused on efficiency, scalability, and continuous improvement.
* Comfortable working in a fast‐paced, high‐growth environment with evolving priorities.
* Excellent communication skills and a strong sense of ownership.
Why this Role Matters
This role is the difference between hiring that works and hiring that scales. You'll build the systems, processes, and foundations that allow Halter to grow quickly without compromising quality, experience, or compliance.
Join Our Team
Halter is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds—not just those who tick every requirement. If you believe you can contribute, we'd love to chat to see if you're the right fit.
Why Our Team Loves Working at Halter
* Work that genuinely matters—helping farmers improve livelihoods and sustainability.
* Talented, diverse people tackling hard problems and building tangible solutions.
* Autonomy, mastery, and learning with access to a $1,000 personal growth fund.
* A culture that embraces challenge and fast decision‐making; "Joining Halter feels like strapping yourself to a rocket ship, but it's an epic journey."
Location options: Auckland, Boulder, or Melbourne. We are office‐first for proximity, learning, and impact.
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