Head of Performance Marketing

About the role 

We are looking for a world-class Performance Marketer to optimise and grow our presence, across a range of channels. If you like to test, learn, measure, and report - this is the role for you!

As Halter has grown into a scale-up, we're looking for a Marketer to help us execute on various multi-touchpoint initiatives. The Head of Performance Marketing will take ownership of our digital channels and activities; both organic and paid. The ideal candidate for this role has experience running digital marketing for a high-growth business and has a proven track record of achieving key business goals, in particular, qualified lead generation via inbound channels.

We believe that successful marketing campaigns are 20% creative ideas and 80% execution and optimising, therefore a strong background in implementation, reporting, analytics, and using data will be key for any successful applicant. We are looking for a Performance Marketer who won’t stop once a campaign is in the market and move on to the next. We need someone who knows that campaign launch is only the start and who will spend just as much time (if not more) optimising live campaigns as they do developing new ones.

While this is a senior role with a strategic focus, we’re a small, agile team with a dynamic culture. As such, the right person is just as excited about helping to execute and optimise campaigns as they are about coming up with new ideas and strategies. We’re looking for someone who can brainstorm big ideas one day, develop the detailed strategies to make those ideas happen the next and then get their hands dirty executing the plan with the rest of the team – followed by the relentless hunt for ways to optimise live campaigns for better results. 

You will work closely with our Director of Marketing and leaders across Brand/Event Marketing, Content and Design. We are looking for someone that can bridge being a do-er, with being a player-coach. As the marketing function continues to scale, you will be a core part of our marketing leadership team. 

This will be a fast-paced and demanding role, with exceptional high rewards for the right person. It’s an opportunity to take ownership of a digital marketing programme and put your mark on it, as well as helping more farmers discover the farming revolution that is Halter – in New Zealand, the USA and then the world. 

What your day could look like

• Own the Digital Marketing strategy and execution, including campaigns, website touchpoints, virtual events, and the ‘offline’ to digital customer journey.
• You’ll own and be accountable for the digital marketing budget
• Lead generation - Develop, execute and optimise campaigns aimed at generating new leads at scale. Identify, scope and present new ideas and tactics to generate more leads.
• Reporting & Optimising - Working with Revenue Operations, collect and analyse campaign results to optimise live campaigns to deliver better results over time. Pull out insights to help drive the direction and success of your team, and Halter as a whole
• Website Management & Optimisation - Take ownership of making the Halter website a high-performing lead generation and nurture machine.
• You’ll work collaboratively with the wider team to execute on our big events of the year, and cross-functional campaigns

Who are we looking for

• A true, data-driven marketing executor and leader
• 7+ years in a digital marketing-focused role, ideally for a similar high-growth business.
• Proven track record of scaling lead generation efforts.
• Proven track record delivering impactful and successful end-to-end marketing campaigns.
• A data-driven (there that phrase is again!) approach to marketing with demonstrable experience gathering, analysing and leveraging data to optimise campaigns. 
• Experience preparing and presenting campaign performance reports.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to generate, or drive the generation of, compelling content.
• Experience leveraging both online and offline marketing channels. 
• Experience working with brand marketing, content and design to get the most out of your job
• High-degree of ownership and ability to thrive in a demanding and dynamic startup atmosphere
• Experience working in a fast-paced tech startup environment is advantageous. 

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.
• 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.

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.

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.

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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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