Talent Operations Specialist

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, Bessemer Venture Partners, BOND, DCVC, Blackbird, Promus Ventures, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures.

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We’re looking for a Talent Operations Specialist to join our People & Performance team and continue to build out the operational engine that powers how we hire at Halter.

We fundamentally believe that the speed, quality, and experience of our hiring is one of the biggest drivers of company success. This role ensures that the engine runs seamlessly, from candidate logistics and compliance through to data, and automation.

As we scale rapidly globally, the complexity of hiring increases. This role is critical in ensuring we remain efficient, compliant, and operationally excellent, while delivering a world-class candidate experience.

This role can be based in either our Auckland, Boulder or Melbourne office. We’re office-first, because we believe proximity accelerates learning, decision-making, and impact.

About the Role

As a key member of the People & Performance team, you’ll own the end-to-end operations of the hiring function.

Reporting to the Head of Talent, you’ll be responsible for everything that sits behind great hiring - process, compliance, logistics, and data integrity. You’ll work closely with Talent Partners, People Ops, and hiring leaders to ensure hiring runs smoothly at scale. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on building structure in fast-moving environments, loves optimising process, and is motivated by creating leverage through automation and process excellence.

What Your Day Will Look Like

• You will own the end-to-end candidate experience and hiring operations, ensuring a seamless, high-quality journey from initial engagement through to onsite logistics and events. This includes managing candidate communications, coordinating travel, and supporting key hiring initiatives that reflect the calibre and ambition of Halter.

• You’ll be responsible for compliance and audit readiness across the hiring lifecycle, including immigration, background checks, and right-to-work requirements. Maintaining accurate, up-to-date, and audit-ready records will be critical to ensuring we operate with rigour as we scale.

• You will act as the owner of our hiring process and data, ensuring strong ATS hygiene, reliable reporting, and clear visibility on hiring performance. Beyond reporting, you’ll translate data into actionable insights, supporting workforce planning, forecasting, and helping teams understand progress, risk, and what’s achievable.

• A key part of the role is driving operational excellence at scale — identifying opportunities to streamline processes, implement automation, and leverage AI to increase efficiency. You’ll also own our hiring tech stack and vendor relationships, ensuring tools and partners are effective, scalable, and delivering strong value.
  

• You’ll support and evolve core hiring programs and infrastructure, including referrals, employer brand touchpoints, and internal mobility. This includes maintaining strong data integrity in partnership with People Ops, and ensuring fair, consistent processes across the business.
  Finally, you will build and maintain scalable hiring playbooks and governance frameworks, creating clear, repeatable ways of working that enable consistency, quality, and speed as Halter continues to grow.

What Success Looks Like

• Candidates have a seamless, high-quality experience, regardless of location

• Our systems are clean, reliable, and provide real-time insight

• Compliance risks are proactively managed, no surprises

• Hiring teams move faster because operations are frictionless

• We leverage automation and AI to scale efficiently without increasing 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, you care deeply about data integrity and process quality

• Experience managing compliance, immigration, or audit processes is a strong plus

• Strong operational mindset with a focus 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 us to grow quickly without compromising on quality, experience, or compliance.

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.

• 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!"