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 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 this role

This is a unique and rare opportunity in a fast-scaling company with bold ambitions and significant growth ahead. As Halter expands globally across NZ, Australia, and the US, the complexity of our people systems grows with us - across hiring, onboarding, performance, compensation, reporting, compliance, and global expansion.

To be clear, this is not your traditional People role. We’re building a people function that is deeply human, and rigorously data-driven.

As our Product Lead - People Ecosystem, you will build the internal products that power our people function and underpin our people more broadly. Think of this as building the Salesforce for our workforce - a connected, automated, insight-rich ecosystem that gives us a 360° view of our people and enables confident, meaningful, and fair decision-making at scale.

You’ll apply product thinking, systems architecture, and operational rigour to unlock a seamless, efficient employee lifecycle - from joiner to mover to leaver. You’ll work closely with People, Finance, and IT to deliver a high-functioning ecosystem that reduces friction, drives clarity, and unlocks performance.

You are the product owner of Halter’s people infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Build a world-class people ecosystem

  • Own the vision, roadmap, and architecture for Halter’s people systems

  • Build a connected, scalable ecosystem across ATS, HRIS, performance, engagement, and people reporting tools

  • Create a trusted 360° view of our workforce, enabling real-time insight and decision-making

  • Roll out thoughtful, high-impact AI applications across our people ecosystem

• Design and automate scalable employee lifecycle workflows

  • Reduce friction and manual work through smart systems and automation

  • Simplify processes, clarify ownership, and improve cross-team workflows

• Cross-Functional Data & Systems Integration

  • Partner with People & Performance, Finance, and IT to design integrated workflows and data flows

  • Drive clean system integration and proactively manage downstream impacts

  • Build reliable reporting infrastructure for planning, performance insights, and leadership decision-making

  • Establish people data as an accurate, auditable source of truth

• Adoption & Change

  • Treat internal teams as product users and design for engagement

  • Lead communication, documentation, and enablement to drive adoption

We’re looking for someone who

• Proven experience standing up mission-critical internal systems (e.g. CRM, martech stack, finance systems, operations platforms)

• Proven experience integrating multiple systems into one coherent ecosystem

• Exceptional at driving efficiency and operational leverage

• Product mindset - defines problems, prioritises impact, and drives outcomes through execution and alignment

• Starts with the human problem, not the system.

• Is a simplifier - known for untangling complexity, and you get more excited about removing a step than adding one

• Works from first principles rather than defaulting to “best practice”

• Brings a structured, detail-oriented approach, while staying pragmatic and outcomes-focused

• Communicates clearly and drives stakeholder alignment across functions

• Gets energy from building foundational infrastructure that unlocks efficiency and scale

People experience is great - but it is not required. Systems thinking, product ownership, and operational design are.

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 for more information on working at Halter and don't forget to follow us on LinkedIn & Instagram.

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!"