Senior Talent Specialist - Hardware

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/. 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 inter