VP, Talent

Auckland. Posted 4 months ago

The role

The VP, Talent will create and execute an end-to-end talent strategy to scale the company to thousands of people by 2028. You will lead a multi-functional team of 15+ people and act as a strategic partner to the Executive team.

What you will do

Create and execute Halter's end-to-end talent strategy
Lead a high-performing recruiting organisation
Develop leaders within the function
Engineer scalable talent processes from mapping to offer delivery
Architect organisation-wide reporting frameworks
Translate complex talent metrics into narratives for leadership
Partner to architect and evolve a scalable talent ecosystem
Use AI as a strategic lever to automate repeatable parts of the funnel
Act as a strategic partner to the Exec team and senior leaders
Contribute to the development and execution of a company-wide people strategy

Required qualifications

Proven people leader with experience managing managers and building high-performing organisations of 30+
Strong data fluency
Track record of building scalable, high-volume processes
Enthusiasm for using AI and modern tooling
Excellent executive communication skills
Strong commercial and business acumen
Comfortable with ambiguity and a high degree of autonomy

Nice to have

Seasoned high-growth Talent or People leader (VP, Director, or CPO) who has scaled a recruiting function through hyper-growth
Sales, Marketing, or GM leader with a strong bent for people and a track record of building and leading high-performing teams

Benefits

Salary, benefits and an employee stock ownership plan
Southern Cross Health Insurance
Annual $1000 self-development budget
6 months of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers
4 weeks of fully paid secondary caregiver leave
Wellness leave
Unlimited paid annual leave

About the company

Halter is on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run productive and sustainable operations. The company is backed by Tier 1 investors including Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, BOND, DCVC, Blackbird, Promus Ventures, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures.