Associate Product Manager
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Job Location:
Auckland - New Zealand
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Halter were building world-class virtual fencing technology that transforms the way farmers and ranchers work. We tackle complex real-world problems with deep technical solutions helping farmers lift productivity care for their animals and farm more sustainably.
Were looking for an Associate Product Manager to join our Virtual Fencing team.
This role is all about deeply understanding what our farmers need from our product and taking those insights and converting them into beautiful elegant features that help our farmers run their farm. This role sits right at the intersection of technology and farming. You will become an expert in virtual fencing; developing a deep understanding of how the technology works and how farmers and ranchers use it in practice. Youll work closely with our farmers and the rest of the product team to build an epic product that changes lives.
You dont necessarily need any Product Management experience but its crucial you understand farming. If youre curious hungry to learn love solving hard problems and are passionate about agriculture lets talk!
Virtual Fencing is the heart of Halter. Its how thousands of farmers across the world manage their animals. Halter is often farmers #1 app on their phone and we have the privilege of building the experience that farmers use to look after their animals. This role requires a rare combination of farming knowledge understanding of technology and product thinking. Some days youll be deep in requirements with the engineers or prototypes with the designers. Other days youll be on-farm in redbands chatting to our farmers.
As an Associate Product Manager youll work closely with the senior Guidance Product Manager in the Virtual Fencing team to:
- Understand how farmers are using Halter by getting out on the road and chatting to them
- Work out what farmers truly need and exactly how it should work to add value to their farm
- Help prioritise what we build next and why that is important now
- Collaborate cross-functionally with our designers and engineers to bring projects to life
- Support getting new features into the hands of farmers and ranchers
What were looking for:
- Youre passionate about agriculture and want your work to make a difference.
- Youre highly curious and hungry to become an expert in Virtual Fencing and understand how the tech really works
- You love working at a fast pace with loose requirements. Youre confident navigating uncertainty breaking down messy problems testing ideas pivoting and getting stuck in.
- Youre a critical thinker who is able to break down complex problems. Even when the pressures on you can get to simple solutions.
- You can clearly and simply communicate concepts or decisions to engineers farmers and other Halter teams.
- You care about simplicity usability and elegance. You sweat the details because you know they matter especially for complex products used in demanding real-world environments.
Why our team loves working at Halter
At Halter were committed to creating an environment where people thrive. We offer unlimited paid annual leave as well as additional wellness days. Each year every team member receives a $1000 self-development budget to invest in whatever fuels their personal growth.
We offer six months of fully paid leave for primary caregivers and four weeks of fully paid leave for secondary caregivers along with a range of additional family-friendly benefits. To support your wellbeing we offer subsidised health insurance through Southern Cross.
And finally everyone at Halter is an owner. Every employee is part of our stock ownership plan; when we succeed you share in that success.
Our office-first approach
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.
Were office first not office only. This means that working from the office every day is our default setting but we flex when needed. Your growth learning and 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.
We have a state-of-the-art dog-friendly office in the heart of Auckland City and a test farm in Morrinsville. Delicious snacks and drinks are readily available.
About Halter
At Halter were 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 and revolutionizing grazing with Halter. People join Halter to do meaningful work. Our team out-think out-work and out-care. Were committed to delivering real change in the world. Were backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors includingBessemer Venture PartnersDCVCBONDBlackbirdPromus Ventures Rocket Labs Peter Beck andIcehouse Ventures.
Join our team
If this opportunity sounds like you please apply below by sending your cover letter explaining why youre excited about this role and working at Halter along with your CV.
If you think you have what it takes but dont necessarily meet every requirement on this job description please still get in touch. Wed love to chat to see if youll be an epic fit!
Feel free to check out thecareers pagefor more information on working at Halter and dont forget to follow us onLinkedIn&Instagram.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Marketing
- Quality Assurance
- Agile
- Product Demos
- Analysis Skills
- Jira
- Project Management
- Product Management
- Qualitative Analysis
- Confluence
- Internet Of Things
- Product Development
About Company
Manage your pasture, virtually fence and shift your cows, monitor their health and detect heats. All through solar-powered collars and an easy-to-use app. Trusted by over 1000+ farmers.
