Data Analyst - Guidance

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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.

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At Halter, we're building world-class virtual fencing technology that transforms the way farmers and ranchers work. We tackle complex, real-world problems with technical solutions, helping farmers lift productivity, care for their animals, and farm more sustainably.

We're looking for a Data Analyst to join our virtual fencing research and development team. This is a great role for someone who's passionate about data, loves to fully understand their domain, and thrives on problem solving.

This role is more than a typical data analyst role and extends beyond analysis in many ways. You'll become an expert in virtual fencing, understanding the technology inside out and how animals interact with it. You’ll extend into data engineering, work close to (maybe even in) the backend, so we're after someone keen to push the boundaries of what a data analyst role can be.

This role will be based at our Auckland HQ and will sometimes require travel to our R&D farm in Morrinsville.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You’ll work as part of a small focused R&D team that is continuously improving the way we virtually fence and shift animals across the globe. You’ll spend plenty of time writing queries and crunching the numbers at HQ, but you’ll also be out on the farm observing cows and building your understanding of animal behavior and our product.

Together with our other Data Analyst in the team you’ll own the guidance data domain. You’ll provide insights, run trials and proactively identify opportunities for improvement. You'll work with both internal and external partners to enable and support research into the virtual fencing domain.

- You're highly curious and thrive on solving hard problems. You're not afraid to ask questions, think outside the box, and go beyond the scope of what's been asked to make sure your analysis is comprehensive.

- You have strong analytical and statistical skills, with a good awareness of common statistical traps that can introduce bias. You bring scientific rigour and accuracy to your work, and you're able to sniff out inconsistencies in data and follow them through to root causes.

- You're comfortable using a variety of tools (e.g. SQL, Python, R) to query, analyse and visualise data, and you're keen to extend into data engineering and work close to the backend.

- You're a hard worker and a quick learner. Our problems require deep knowledge of cow behaviour and our internal systems. You don't need to start with a background in these areas, but you'll need a proven ability to learn fast and a genuine hunger to do so.

- You're an effective collaborator and a great teammate. You'll work with all sorts of people, both internal and external, and you'll need to adjust your approach and communication depending on the audience.

- You have a bias for action and are comfortable operating in ambiguity. You break down complex problems using first principles, ask the right questions, and find a practical way forward.

- You have strong demonstrated experience in a data analysis role, and/or a tertiary degree in statistics or a related field.

- Curiosity beyond technology and into farming will be a strong motivation for you. Our farmers expect us to know farming as well as