Product Designer

About the role

Halter's mobile app is unlike any other app Not just because our farmers rely on it to manage their farms 24/7, but more so because it has a deep connection to the real world. Farmers can initiate a shift in the Halter app and only minutes later cows will be guided to the chosen destination. We're looking for an experienced product designer who is passionate about solving real-world problems with innovative and beautiful designs.

You will be working in our Animal team where we focus on animal health, reproduction, and virtual fencing. Halter doesn't just save a farmer hours of work each day, but we enable farmers to increase the utilization of their land, to accurately feed their animals, to have healthy and productive animals, and to run more sustainable farms. We're not just changing farmers' lives; we're changing an industry.

You'll be working with a talented and motivated group of people, made up of farmers, engineers, and everything in between. We strongly believe in a first principles approach to problems and love to ship product at pace with an iterative approach. We build features that truly move the needle for our farmers and their cows. We aim to understand our farmers and their needs better than they do and love to spend time on farm with our farmers in doing so. Our farmers love to work with us on product innovation and as a designer, you can be sure you'll be chatting to our farmers heaps.

Who we're looking for

• Relevant product experience designing mobile apps
• Creative problem-solver who cares deeply about doing great work and has a track record of innovating on new features from initial concepts through to beautiful high-fidelity designs.
• Able to prototype, gain feedback and insights, and then iterate quickly using tools like Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (or whatever you need to get the job done)
• Clearly communicate design work with solid rationale informed by research and data
• Possess a strong understanding of the product development process, from discovery and problem definition to detailed UX and visual design
• Able to work as a core member within a multi-disciplinary team and collaborate throughout the project lifecycle to produce outstanding results
• Ability to adhere to and contribute to our in-house design system (Daisy), utilizing and expanding our component library and evolving the holistic design language for both mobile and web applications.
• Approach problems with curiosity and excitement to learn and grow your knowledge
• Have a 'How can we' mindset and thrive on hard problems, adapting quickly to shifting priorities and varying volumes of work.
• View feedback as a gift and focus on the best outcome rather than your own ego, positively impacting the team around you.

What your day could look like

• Contribute to the end-to-end design process of new features and iterations of existing product experience
• Deliver industry-leading, polished, delightful, and easy-to-use experiences, thinking in terms of design systems, not just screens in isolation
• Influence the direction of your product area by identifying and defining new feature opportunities
• Partner closely with your PM and engineers as they build and ship solutions
• Design and prototype multiple ideas quickly, and connect regularly with customers to validate product directions
• Work through product problems from opportunity and definition to shipping features to farmer customers
• Participate in design critique and present work regularly to the wider team and leadership
• Be actively involved in defining the strategy for your team's program, as a key contributor to defining your program's goals, success metrics, roadmap, and sprint commitments
• Experience career growth and personal development with world-class mentorship

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 every day 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 every day makes work so enjoyable. Your growth, your learning, and your impact are truly unlimited here, and a big part of that comes from being together solving problems, innovating, building context, and constantly learning from each other.

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 Bessemer Venture Partners, DCVC, Blackbird, Promus Ventures, Rocket Lab's Peter Beck, and Icehouse ventures.

To find out more, visit our careers website, LinkedIn & Instagram.

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

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