Senior Talent Specialist - Hardware
Halter · Auckland, New Zealand · 3mo ago
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.
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As a key member of the People & Performance team, you'll be the go-to recruiter for our hardware engineering organisation, sourcing and hiring the specialists who design, build, and ship the physical product at the heart of everything we do. From embedded engineers and PCB designers to mechanical engineers and RF specialists, you'll know how to find, engage, and close exceptional hardware talent in competitive global markets. Reporting to the Talent Lead, you'll own end-to-end recruitment for hardware roles while also contributing to broader talent strategy as the business scales.
What Your Day Will Look Like
Own full-cycle recruitment for hardware engineering roles across regions — from sourcing and screening to coordinating technical assessments and supporting offer processes.
Build and maintain deep, proactive pipelines of hardware talent across disciplines including embedded systems, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, RF/antenna, firmware, and manufacturing.
Develop a strong understanding of hardware engineering skill sets, toolchains, and career paths so you can assess talent with genuine credibility.
Partner closely with hardware engineering leaders to understand team structure, technical requirements, and key success profiles for every role.
Contribute to talent strategy and workforce planning, anticipating hardware hiring needs as the product roadmap evolves.
Help shape and evolve our EVP specifically for hardware engineering audiences, ensuring our story resonates in a niche and competitive talent market.
Build scalable recruitment practices and tooling that can flex across growing hardware hiring volumes and multiple geographies.
Upskill and enable hardware hiring managers through coaching on interviewing, technical assessment design, and hiring decision-making.
Partner on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to broaden access to hardware talent and build more representative teams.
Represent Halter at engineering events, university programmes, and industry forums to strengthen our hardware talent brand.
Track and share key metrics — time-to-fill, pipeline health, offer acceptance rates — and use them to continuously sharpen your approach.
Support internal mobility and employer branding initiatives as we grow.
Who Are We Looking For?
5+ years in talent acquisition with a significant focus on hardware engineering recruitment — you've hired embedded engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, or similar disciplines and you know the landscape deeply.
Proven track record sourcing and closing hardware talent in competitive, niche markets — you know where hardware engineers hang out, how to engage them, and what makes them move.
Experience recruiting across multiple hardware disciplines and regions, ideally in high-growth or product-led tech environments.
Strong technical literacy — you don't need to be an engineer, but you can hold a credible conversation about hardware stacks, design tools, and engineering trade-offs.
Strategic business partner who can operate at both the exec reporting level and the day-to-day hiring coalface without missing a beat.
Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality hires at pace in a fast-moving, high-volume environment.
Strong data and reporting skills; comfortable tracking and presenting key hiring metrics.
Familiarity with employment laws, immigration, and compliance across New Zealand and ideally Australia.
High emotional intelligence, excellent communication, and a proactive, solutions-focused approach — you thrive in ambiguity and take strong ownership.
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!"