Mar 2024 – Jun 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos · Auckland, New Zealand

• Series B ➡️ Series C ➡️ Series D. Global expansion across Australia, USA and New Zealand. 1539% growth in 2024 & 1 billion USD evaluation in 2025. Managed 71 roles (The only person in the Talent team).
• People Ops
• Managed hiring quality by conducting performance reviews after ~2 months. Supported coaching and advising of managers to improve performance or highlight areas for development
• Provided day-to-day intern performance management guidance to managers, including coaching on improvement, feedback and employee development.
• Managed onboarding feedback sessions for new employees, gaining insights and advising the wider P&P team on further actions.
• Assisted in creating career pathways and defining job levels.
• Recruitment
• Strategic Recruitment Planning: Developed and executed comprehensive talent acquisition strategies to meet the evolving needs of Halter. Collaborated with key stakeholders to understand business objectives and align recruitment efforts.
• Full-Cycle Recruitment: Managed end-to-end recruitment processes, including sourcing, interviewing, and hiring, to bring in high-calibre professionals across various departments. Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.
• Partnership and Collaboration: Collaborated with hiring managers and department heads to understand their hiring needs and proactively address talent gaps. Fostered strong partnerships with internal stakeholders to ensure a smooth recruitment process.
• Employer Branding: Collaborated with marketing and the broader P&P team to cultivate and enhance the employer brand of Halter to attract top talent. Developed and implemented initiatives to showcase Halter’s culture, values, and career opportunities. Managed our @lifeathalter Instagram.
• Data-Driven Decision-Making: Utilised data and metrics to assess the effectiveness of recruitment efforts. Provide regular reports and insights to leadership on key recruitment metrics and trends.

Apr 2022 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Auckland, New Zealand

• Partnered with senior leaders across Halter to understand their hiring objectives and deliver diverse, world-class talent.
• Recruited end-to-end, from sourcing to closing, owning pipelines, processes, and ultimately successes.
• Proactively sourced a diverse pool of candidates across multiple channels: LinkedIn, GitHub, Events, Job Boards, etc.
• Delivered an engaging candidate experience.
• Tracked and analysed metrics and reported on hiring progress to business leadership on a regular cadence
• Worked with the COO & Head of People to train and upskill hiring managers and interviewers on recruitment foundations so they were equipped to assess and evaluate candidates fairly and objectively.
• Shaped and continuously iterated on the Halter EVP
• Promoted the Halter Employer Brand via different marketing channels. Managed our @lifeathalter Instagram.
• Contributed to Halter’s D&I Strategy to ensure we are building a diverse and inclusive workplace
• Contributed to current and future initiatives to build a scalable recruiting strategy for Halter
• Played a critical part in implementing a world-class culture that reflected Halter’s mission and values.
• Salary benchmarking.

Apr 2021 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr · Auckland, New Zealand

Sep 2018 – Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Berlin Area, Germany

• Responsible for entire recruitment cycle (globally): Tech roles (BI Analysts, Data Engineers), Business + Marketing roles (Social Media, Influencer marketing, SEA, SEO, CRM, Finance and Sales), R&D and Head roles (Head of Brand, Head of CRM, Head of BI)
• One out of two recruiters for a company of 180 employees
• Managed 10 to 18 different job openings at one time
• Sourcing passive and active candidates
• Creation of recruitment, and employer branding strategies/processes
• Communication, consultation and negotiation with external recruitment agencies
• Job ad creation and posting via LinkedIn and other job boards
• Managing all Linkedin postings and social media
• abci psychometric diagnostic training and assessment reviews
• Introduced culture fit interview stage based on company values
• Full implementation of Greenhouse.io (ATS) - Training, roll-out and set-up

Oct 2017 – Sep 2018 · 11 mos · Berlin Area, Germany

• Responsible for entire recruitment cycle (globally): Tech roles (Software Engineers – BE, Full-Stack, DevOps, UX/UI Designers) in Berlin & business roles (Social Media, Marketing, Admin, HR, Finance and Sales) in the US and London (Responsible for 50% of all recruitment)
• Sourcing passive and active candidates, interview coordinating, visa eligibility/checks CV screening/review and conducting 15 -20 phone/face to face interviews (Responsible for 50% of open positions – Filled 10 positions)
• Creation of recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding strategies, processes, and implementation both locally and globally
• Salary benchmarking and research
• Communication, consultation and negotiation with external recruiters
• Job ad creation and posting via LinkedIn and other job boards (Responsible for 50% of Job ad postings)
• Process mapping and improvements
• Full implementation of Greenhouse.io (ATS) - Training, roll-out and set-up
• Training and development, employer branding

Jul 2017 – Oct 2017 · 3 mos · Berlin Metropolitan Area

• Interview Coordinating via Greenhouse Recruitment system & Google Calendar (Responsible for 50% of interview scheduling. 80 positions to be filled for the second half of 2017
• Training of new Recruitment Coordinator
• Job ad posting via GitHub, LinkedIn, Facebook, German Ad boards and companies website (Responsible for 100% of Job ad postings)
• Candidate arrival and office introductions (Met with 50% of candidates, making sure they were welcomed into the office for onsite interviews)

Aug 2016 – May 2017 · 9 mos · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

• Human Resources:
• Recruitment (Initial telephone screenings, contract preparation, Talent System use (SEEK.co.nz), setting up interview packs and meetings, CV screening) – Assisted with or heavily involved in the recruitment of 10 people (An increase company size of 14%)
• Induction & On-boarding of new staff and exiting staff (Performed 100% of office inductions for new staff and carried out all of the exiting administration of exiting staff)
• HR Documentation and Administration (Maintained 90% of HR documents for Employees)
• Remuneration & Payroll Administration (Administrated 100% of Annual Leave, sick leave and other leave types)
• Employee Motivation and Engagement (assisted in 20% of the Engagement sessions, helped put together presentations for the senior leadership team to view)
• ProMapp – Maintained and created 100% of the HR process and process mapping
• Event Management - Organised work trips and functions
• HR Dashboards – Leave Summaries (100% responsible to send out to Line managers), Employee Details and VOA’s
• Policy Review & Management (Responsible for 100% of Initial Policy reviews and changes)
• Maintain job advertisements on company website using online editing tools
• Finance:
• Accounts Payable (Paid out about 20% of invoices to vendors)
• Ports (Responsible for 100% of Port Charges (Tauranga, Napier, Auckland, Lyttelton , Timaru and Otago) – Maintained good relationships with Port (Vendors), making sure they were paid on time. Email and phone communication if invoice was incorrect.
• Accounts Receivable (Billed out about 20% of invoices to Customers)
• Financial Reporting/Budget/Forecast (Entered 100% of the months end cash flow statements)

Oct 2015 – Dec 2015 · 2 mos · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Nov 2013 – Apr 2017 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• Whilst I was waitering, I am the floor man for the City Terrace side. My responsibility was to greet customers as they entered the venue and delegate tasks to other floor staff. I had to provide constant communication and sense of leadership which is crucial in order to provide good quality service. I also serve and wait tables. I am required to have extensive product knowledge and people skills which in turn helped up sell products and maintain a high quality of service.
• When I am Bar tending I take more of a followers role learning a much as I can from senior Bartenders.I make and serve cocktails, beers and wines to customers. I am also encouraged to up sell products.

Dec 2009 – Nov 2013 · 3 yrs 11 mos

• Responsibilities
• Started off as dishwasher – Clean kitchen and dishes, take out rubbish
• Waiter –Check stock orders and maintain customer and organisational relationship with regular customers.
• Achievements
• Gained more confidence talking and conversing to people.
• Made friends with people (staff) who will probably become lifelong friends.
• Promoted from dishwasher to waiter.
• Senior member of the floor staff, mentored and guided new waiters