At Halter, we're unlocking the connection between humans and animals, starting with cows and then expanding to other animals. Driven to revolutionise farming, our world-first technology helps farmers break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional farming and empowers a more sustainable future for farmers, their cows and our land. Halter is giving farmers the freedom to spend more time with their families, the technology to increase production and meet the growing demand for food and the data to help them care for their cows, which we know is paramount for farmers.

Founded in 2016, Halter has developed a revolutionary farm management system. We fit our solar-powered GPS-enabled smart collars to each dairy cow. We then equip farmers with a simple App for managing their cows. This system enables farmers to remotely shift, virtually fence and proactively monitor their cow’s health, feed and behaviour - all through their phone. Scaling rapidly onto farms across New Zealand, we have the privilege of working alongside exceptional farmers including some of the largest farms in the country. We care deeply for our farmers and their cows, with our customers heavily involved in product development and animal welfare core to our culture.

Our work is turning heads. In 2021, Halter won in two categories at the NZ Hi-Tech Awards. Our Board comprises tier 1 Silicon Valley investors who have backed the world's best technology companies such as SpaceX, Tesla, Airbnb and Spotify. We’re also fortunate to have Rocket Lab CEO, Peter Beck, as an investor and Board member. We hire the world's best people and provide an epic environment for them to thrive in. Our culture is distinctive; we care about high performance, about each other, and we're obsessed with making a difference for our customers.

About the role

Support one of the fastest-growing New Zealand tech companies to go global. You will unlock company growth through identifying, exploring and shaping opportunities for our company to execute on. Reporting to the Director of Strategy & Operations and the Executive team, you will be involved with Halter’s highest priority strategic projects. You’ll become the go-to expert internally about new growth opportunities and markets. You’ll also support important priorities such as external work with the government, or partnership opportunities with third parties. This is a diverse and exciting role that is guaranteed to have a high impact.

What your day could look like

• Exploring opportunities: Conducting deep market research into new growth markets overseas, and new growth propositions. Interviewing farmers. Researching market trends. Analysing financial and non-financial data. Generate insights.
• Unlocking opportunities. Developing strategies and making recommendations. Presenting to the Executive team and functional leads. Supporting complex, critical, strategic projects in close partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Solving problems. Pitching in to solve big, ambiguous challenges facing our Exec team and Board.
• Building relationships: Partnering closely with key decision-makers and functional groups across Halter to successfully deliver strategic priorities.

What we’re looking for

• 4+ years experience at a leading management consulting firm, investment bank, or other top-tier organisation.
• Experience in a similar role researching and identifying growth opportunities (e.g. new markets, products, partnerships etc.), shaping strategies, and communicating insights and recommendations.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills. You’re detail-oriented. You can collect data, extract key insights and shape them into recommendations.
• You can communicate, present and contextualise complex ideas concisely while adjusting your style to suit your audience. Ideally, you’ll have experience presenting to senior leadership teams.
• You collaborate extremely well. You have strong interpersonal skills and you can build relationships, trust and influence with stakeholders.
• A high degree of ownership and autonomy. You have a track record of thriving and delivering value in a high pressure, fast-paced, dynamic team environment.
• You have a hunger to learn and grow. You bring a positive outlook to new challenges.

Why our team loves working at Halter

• A genuine and shared connection to our mission to make a difference in the world.
• The excitement, risk, and reward of a high-growth technology start-up.
• The pride of joining an iconic New Zealand technology company growing successfully on the global stage.
• The opportunity to work with and grow alongside a dynamic, and highly talented team with diverse backgrounds.
• The opportunity to supercharge your career in a supportive and caring environment.
• Our ideas are truly valued, we are able to move fast, and our impact is real.
• State of the art, dog-friendly office that’s been thoughtfully designed right in the heart of Auckland city.
• Delicious snacks and drinks available for your daily flow.
• Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels their growth.
• Our time to recharge is valued, we’re offered wellness leave & unlimited annual leave.
• Importantly, we offer a competitive “top of market” remuneration package made up of salary and an employee stock ownership plan.

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!