People & Performance Partner

People & Performance Partner 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 https://foundersfund.com, Bessemer Venture Partners https://www.bvp.com/, BOND, https://www.bondcap.com/ DCVC https://www.dcvc.com/, Blackbird https://www.blackbird.vc/, Promus Ventures https://www.promusventures.com/, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures https://www.icehouseventures.co.nz/?utm_term=icehouse%20ventures&utm_campaign=Brand+Keywords&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=4064636360&hsa_cam=16902737884&hsa_grp=134004309485&hsa_ad=592971340272&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-1082530126230&hsa_kw=icehouse%20ventures&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2v-gBhC1ARIsAOQdKY0J0DepRVFDmjQlAkJPbZuQnLSA5UVzUzOXYiPxkjX-SeVa513_BhkaAr-MEALw_wcB. To find out more, visit our LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/halter-limited & Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifeathalter/. THE ROLE You’ll partner directly with managers across Product & Engineering to raise performance, strengthen leadership, and handle complexity before it becomes a problem. This is not transactional HR. It is not policy administration. It is not a feel-good support role. It’s about lifting performance through clear standards, strong judgment, and better leadership - every single day. What you’ll actually do: - Coach managers through performance and development conversations - Navigate early ER and team dynamics issues with confidence - Raise clarity, accountability, and standards across the org - Spot risk before it becomes systemic - Challenge, then support - not the other way around - Operate close to the work, where complexity is real and standards are high - You’ll report into the Head of Partnering for Product & Engineering. Your job is to strengthen manager capability and bring sharp signal from the ground. WHY THIS ISN'T YOUR STANDARD PEOPLE AND PERFORMANCE ROLE Most P&P roles are reactive. This one isn’t. You’ll work in a high-performance environment where: - Expectations are clear - Feedback is direct - Standards are not diluted for comfort - Commercial judgment matters here as much as HR knowledge. You’ll be expected to think, challenge, and act - not just execute. - This is a role where your judgment is the product. WHAT GREAT LOOKS LIKE You apply strong judgment under pressure and stay calm in complexity. You’re comfortable challenging managers directly - respectfully, but without flinching. You think commercially, have a sharp sense of fairness, communicate with clarity, and have the grit to hold high standards even when it’s uncomfortable. You bring signal, not noise. You add precision, not bureaucracy. WHAT THIS ROLE ISN'T - This isn’t a role for someone who wants to sit behind policy, manage process, or operate as an HR administrator. - If you’re looking for a structured, low-friction environment where years of experience carries more weight than quality of thinking - this isn’t it. - We care far more about your judgment, clarity, and willingness to hold standards than your HR pedigree. - If difficult conversations drain you, or you t ... (truncated, view full listing at source)