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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About the role

As a Virtual Fencing Specialist, you'll own virtual fencing as a domain within Tier 3, sitting as the escalation layer between Tier 2 and Guidance Ops. In practice, that means solving the issues Tier 2 can't crack themselves, and escalating to Guidance Ops only what genuinely needs their expertise. Your job is to own the quality of Tier 2's work within virtual fencing, make sure what reaches Guidance Ops is genuinely something only they can solve, well diagnosed and well evidenced, and enable Tier 2 to resolve more virtual fencing issues on their own over time.

Day to day, you'll dig into animal behaviour data to work out exactly what a cow did and why. You'll learn how farm systems actually work, so the advice you're giving farmers and Tier 2 is grounded in how a real farm runs, not just what the data says in isolation. You'll get close enough to the product that you can tell the difference between a training issue, a set up issue, and when something's genuinely wrong, and you'll know which of those is worth Guidance Ops' time and which isn't.

Some of this you'll solve from your desk, and some of it you'll solve standing in a paddock. When an issue needs eyes on the ground, you'll get out on farm to see it firsthand rather than relying on secondhand descriptions. You'll own working across our Customer Experience and Customer teams as the expert in this space.

You're not just a pass-through. You pick up and solve the most complex virtual fencing issues yourself, working directly alongside Guidance Ops, so the two of you are jointly closing out the hardest cases rather than you simply routing them on.

What your day could look like

• Own Tier 2 quality in your domain: be accountable for how well Tier 2 handles virtual fencing issues, stepping in on quality gaps and raising the bar on diagnosis before things reach you.

• Own the escalation layer: be the checkpoint between Tier 2 and Guidance Ops, making sure only genuinely complex virtual fencing issues get through, and that they arrive well diagnosed.

• Solve the hardest cases: work directly with Guidance Ops on the most complex virtual fencing problems, picking up real ownership of the fix, not just the handover.

• Get out on farm: head out when an issue needs eyes on the ground, seeing firsthand how the collar and fencing behave rather than relying on secondhand descriptions.

• Work with the escalations team: partner with our escalations specialists when a virtual fencing issue is tangled up with a broader account or customer health.

• Build Tier 2's capability: turn what you learn into knowledge, playbooks, and training that let Tier 2 resolve more virtual fencing issues without needing to escalate at all.

• Go deep on the product: develop and hold expert-level understanding of how the collar and virtual fencing system actually works, how cattle interact with it, and why things go wrong.

• Close the loop with Guidance Ops: feed back patterns and root causes from what's reaching Tier 3, so Guidance Ops has a clear signal on what's actually happening in the field.

This could be for you if...

We don't care where you've come from. Agriculture, a vet clinic, hospitality, retail, or somewhere else entirely where delivering for people under pressure was the job. The background is irrelevant. What matters is that you have a deep, genuine care for customers, their animals, and their outcomes, and that you work cross-functionally with ease, because you'll be pulling in Tier 2, Guidance Ops, and other teams as a matter of course.

• You're obsessed with delivering the best possible customer experience, not just resolving the ticket, but making sure the farmer actually leaves better off.

• You're a strong communicator who can explain complex things simply and respectfully.

• You're a natural problem-solver. You ask great questions, dig into data, and you don't stop at the first answer. You want to understand why.

• You're comfortable working with systems and data to diagnose problems. You don't need someone to hand you the answer.

• You're genuinely curious about how things work in the real world, animals, farms, technology, and the people who depend on all three.

• You learn quickly and stay curious, even when things are ambiguous or fast-moving.

• You stay steady under pressure and bring calm structure to messy situations.

• You can work independently and back your own judgment, important when you're the person holding the fort.

• You take ownership and follow through, if something needs doing, you do it.

• You enjoy being part of a tight team that backs each other, and you like working cross-functionally.

• You might come from agriculture, a vet clinic, hospitality, retail, or somewhere else where customer experience is at the heart of what you do.

Why our team loves working at Halter

• Dedicate yourself to solving real-world problems alongside an epic team in a culture designed around growth.

• A genuine and shared connection to our mission to make a difference in the world.

• The pride of joining an iconic New Zealand technology company. The excitement, risk, and reward of a high-growth technology scale-up on the global stage.

• 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. Did we mention dogs and cows?

• Healthy body, healthy mind. We’re partnered with Southern Cross Health Insurance to support your well-being.

• We offer 6 months of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers, 4 weeks of fully paid secondary caregiver leave and many other parental benefits that support you and your family.

• Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels personal growth.

• Our time to recharge is valued, we’re offered wellness leave and unlimited paid annual leave.

• We offer an inclusive and attractive remuneration package made up of salary, benefits and an employee stock ownership plan.

• Delicious snacks and drinks are available for your daily flow.

Our Office First Approach

There’s a reason you visit your friends in person, live with your family and don’t do dinners over Zoom. Humans are wired for connection. We believe a world-class, in-person office culture is the best way for high-performing teams. 

Being office first is a core pillar of our culture. We believe in-person connections are key to driving your own growth, learning, impact, and building genuine long-lasting relationships. Strong relationships make it easier to disagree, give feedback, and do meaningful and aligned work. We don’t like having heaps of rules or policies, but this means having strong, trusted relationships is critical.

We’re office first, not office only. This means working from the office everyday is our default setting, but we flex when we need to.  We have a high-trust culture, so everyone is trusted to do what’s best for Halter. 

Our office vibe is something special, it’s hard to describe until you’re here, but people at Halter who have come from fully remote or hybrid companies say they could never go back - the high energy and spectacular people they are now surrounded by everyday makes work so enjoyable. Your growth, your learning and your impact is truly unlimited here, and a big part of that comes from being together solving problems, innovating, building context, and constantly learning from each other.

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!"