The posting
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, 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 the role
You’ll be the right hand to our People Ops Lead and the boots on the ground for the day-to-day operations that keep our US team running smoothly. You’ll own creating an office that supports our team to do their best work, ensuring all the pieces come together during a new starter’s onboarding, and shaping the moments that keep our team connected and bring our culture to life.
This is a hands-on, fast-paced opportunity for someone who’s hungry to make an impact, wants to learn from an epic team, and finds real meaning in helping others. We don’t care whether you have direct experience in this field. We’re looking for a self-starter who excels at whatever they put their mind to – in the past, that might have looked like your studies, your sport, or a personal pursuit. Your character will really matter: bring joy, humility, a deep hunger to learn, and high standards for your own performance.
This is a new role. You will add horsepower to our US operations as our team grows quickly.
What your day could look like
- People experience: Bring our culture to life. Make every person feel welcomed and seen. Deliver team events and support on bigger company celebrations. Own delivering how we celebrate our people, from birthdays and work anniversaries to farewells and everything in between.
- Office management: Keep our Boulder office humming. This is our US headquarters, and you’ll be the person making sure it’s the best place to be - stocked and running smoothly. Keep the snacks and drinks for the team stocked and orderly. The go-to person when something needs fixing, coordinating with vendors to make it happen. Support future office moves and changes to the space.
- Onboarding: Be one of the first people our new starters meet - their guide to how things work here, both practically and culturally. Make sure new starters have what they need to hit the ground running. Coordinate equipment, system access and other setup with the relevant teams. Help managers ensure every new starter gets up to speed fast and feels in control of their journey at Halter.
- People systems: Keep our people information, systems and workflows accurate and up to date, and spot where a better process would save everyone time.
This is a generalist role - we can promise you that other opportunities and projects will pop up. You'll be part of making it all happen.
A day in your life might look like
- You’re in early because two new starters begin today. Laptops are ready, a hand-written note from the team is on their desk, and you’re at the door to welcome them.
- The snack order arrives at 9am. You unpack it, and notice the merch cupboard is chaos again, so you block out a half hour to sort it.
- Two of the meeting room TVs have stopped working before a company-wide call. You get IT on it and move the meeting to a room that works.
- You run a week-one check-in with last Monday’s new starters, walking them through their trip to New Zealand and how we look after our company vehicles.
- You overhear the team talking about the new brewery down the road and make a booking for Friday afternoon’s team drinks.
- You remember a teammate’s one-year anniversary is tomorrow. You give their manager a heads up and pull their celebratory one-year jumper out of the cupboard.
- You look ahead in the calendar and notice the move to the new Boulder office is fast approaching. You proactively book in a team of movers and start brainstorming ways to make the office move easy and fun for the team.
- A bunch of the overseas Halter team are in town next week, so you get a full team lunch on the calendar and make sure they have access to the tech they need to book meeting rooms while in town. You will need a valid US license for this role as you will be moving and coordinating vehicles regularly.
We’re looking for someone who is…
- A weapon at organizing: strong operational and project management ability, with a track record of getting things done in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
- Calm under pressure: you can drop everything for an urgent request, sort it, and pick your day back up without missing a beat.
- Highly empathetic: you read between the lines and put yourself in other people’s shoes.
- Unreasonably hospitable: you bring a customer-service mindset to every employee, every time. A hospitality background would be an incredible asset in this role!
- A strong communicator and cares deeply for the details: clear in writing and in person, and nothing slips through the cracks.
- Thoughtful: you have great judgement, high-integrity and are trustworthy with sensitive information.
- In love with systems: obsessed with making things better: you spot an opportunity to improve something, and you just do it. You hate making the same mistake twice.
- A scrappy go-getter: you excel without structure and can handle a vague brief with ease. No task is too big or small, whether you’re choosing a new office space for the team or remembering a team member’s favorite snack for their Birthday.
Our Benefits
- Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual USD$750 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels personal growth.
- Health Benefits - We offer best-in-class insurance for our employees, so they can care for themselves and their families.
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave for primary and 8 weeks for secondary caregivers plus 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.
- We're proud to offer 401k and make an employer match. We offer a 100% match on the first 3% you contribute, and a 50% match on the next 2%.
- Importantly, we offer an inclusive and attractive remuneration package made up of salary, benefits and an employee stock ownership plan.
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!"
