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Current Opportunities
The following positions are currently available. To apply for any position follow view the full job description and click the 'Apply' link.
Human Resources, Recruitment, OSH
- Self-employed, full or part time - you choose!
- Based anywhere in NZ - but South Island preferred!
- Strong reputation in both public and private sectors
We are a team that has been active in the recruitment sector for between 15 and 40+ years, so have a wealth of experience to share! And we have worked together in different iterations during this time. We'd like to add to the team in preparation for what we believe will be a “re-engaged” 2025!
TalentNow was established 18 years ago, and pioneered the remote-virtual business model before the “WFH way” became part of the business norm. We all operate from home offices and work the hours to suit individual lifestyle and other activities. We deal with some of NZ's largest public and private sector organisations and have a healthy mix of contract and permanent business that shifts with the business environment. Our market is from middle management upwards, and across all professional and commercial disciplines.
Our USP
During the pandemic, the business grew significantly because we were already operating a model that the market then adopted but for us was BAU.
So we were the first to operate the remote virtual business model. And because we eliminated overheads, we were able to offer much lower fees without compromising quality of service to clients, and also pay much higher “commission” to Associates, whilst still retaining strong profitability.
This has meant clients who are cost conscious for professional services, often the public or Govt sector, NGO, and the Not for Profit sector, find our offering very attractive.
About the Opportunity:
With what seems an optimistic uptick in the business mood for 2025, we would like to expand the team in anticipation of this.
Whilst this is a remote WFH role, there is a requirement for physical client and candidate meetings from time-to-time, so having South Island representation would be ideal.
You'll need to be an experienced Recruiter (mandatory), most likely having gained that experience by working for an external consultancy or agency. You may even have been on your own and finding it tough without the collegiality, database, and networking capability.
This is an opportunity to have the best of both worlds - flexibility to work as you want, but with colleagues to work alongside who are there to support each other.
About You:
As well as your recruiting experience and recruiting capability, there are some factors and “traits” that will make you successful in this type of environment. You'll need to:
- likely have at least 10 years experience in recruitment
- be self-disciplined and not easily distracted
- have experience in sales and business development, and not be “call reluctant”
- be strong in relationship management as relationships and trust in recruitment can take time
- be financially secure, because like any self-employment opportunity, it can take a moment or two to generate revenue
- work from home and have the the right technology
- have a balance in your life and perhaps even have other personal or business interests alongside this work
Please note that this is a role that requires experience as a recruiter, not someone who has done recruitment as part of a wider HR role. It is unlikely internal recruitment will have given you the business development experience you will need to be successful as an external recruiter.
Action:
You can submit an application by clicking on Apply, but I'd prefer a call initially to chat. Contact Kevin Chappell on 0295-974739, or email kevin@talentnow.co.nz.
PLEASE NOTE ONLY THOSE IN NZ WITH RECRUITMENT EXPERIENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Information & Communication Technology
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Quick start – early 2025 preferred!
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Major project – global player and international client
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Must have experience in HCM modules
This organisation is a true global player and innovator in the tech industry, operating for over 50 years.
They provide a range of IT services across most industries, and have a wealth of knowledge and IP, as well as previous enterprise transformation projects to draw on.
About the Role
The major project starts in January, so we are looking for someone who can start ASAP. You’ll be a very experienced PeopleSoft Functional Consultant who has worked on large and complex projects, but specifically have experience implementing and maintaining HCM or similar modules. Required are the following skills and experience in business processes:
- Report & Approve Time
- Schedules
- Rules - processing Time
- Distribute labor cost
- Security
- Employee groups
- Compensatory time
- Forecast Payable Time
Skills and Competencies
You will have sound understanding and hands-on working experience within HCM modules and experience implementing and maintaining within medium to large sized organisations. You'll need extensive hands-on knowledge on integrations with HCM systems like Payroll, plus good knowledge on Global Payroll module
Your hands-on experience will have been used to create customised rules interpreting the collective agreements and create data that feeds into Global Payroll plus being able to manage and support Global Payroll that deals with the Earnings and Deductions, legislative requirements and accruals/balances.
Whilst NZ knowledge is preferable, this is not a must-have.
Responsibilities
With the experience you have, we don't need to go into too much detail, but with the size of the project, you'll need good people and communication skills to coordinate and support other areas of the project, create design documents, and have experience mentoring and training team members.
Action
Be part of this digital transformation team and set yourself up for a very successful 2025 and beyond!
Submit your application by clicking on Apply Now and attach a cover letter and up-to-date CV in Word format. You can contact Matt Travell on 022-4754610 or Kevin Chappell 029-5974739 right throughout the holiday season.
Short description.-
Quick start – January
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Major project – international client
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Must haves – Generative Models, DBMS etc
This organisation is a true global player and innovator in the tech industry, operating for over 50 years.
They provide a range of IT services across most industries, and have a wealth of knowledge and IP, as well as previous enterprise transformation projects to draw on.
About the Role
The major project starts in January, so we are looking for someone who can start ASAP. You’ll be a very experienced Enterprise Data Architect who has worked on large and complex projects. Mandatory are the following skills and experience:
- Generative Models, GANs, VAEs, and LLMs.
- DBMS, relational and non-relational.
- Complex Data Modelling
- SQL and NoSQL
- ETL and BI tools
- Big Data Technologies and Data Warehousing, Governance and Security
- Programming Languages Proficiency
Role Functions
You’ll be designing the overall architecture of AI systems, to ensure they meet the specific requirements of the project, and ensuring availability of quality data for training AI models, including generative models on large datasets, using algorithms and techniques to ensure high quality output.
You’ll develop, and deploy, fine-tune, monitor – all the things to meet the project requirements – plus train and develop team members.
Languages
- Data Engineering: Snowflake, FiveTran, DBT, Alation, Airbyte, Airflow, AWS S3
- Data Reporting: Snowflake, DBT, Power BI, MicroStrategy
- Gen AI Skills: LLM – Azure Open AI, OpenAI or any other LLM models, Machine Learning and Deep Learning,
Action
Be part of this digital transformation team and set yourself up for a very successful 2025 and beyond!
Submit your application by clicking on Apply Now and attach a cover letter and up-to-date CV in Word format. You can contact Matt Travell on 022-4754610 or Kevin Chappell 029-5974739 right throughout the holiday season.
PLEASE NOTE, ONLY THOSE IN NZ WITH THE RIGHT TO WORK IN NZ, WILL BE CONSIDERED AND RESPONDED TO
Short description.-
Leading international consulting business
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People management, chapter lead role
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Back-end Java, Spring boot and DDD expertise required
This organisation is a true global player and innovator in the tech industry, operating for over 50 years.
They provide a range of IT services across most industries, and have a wealth of knowledge and IP, as well as previous enterprise transformation projects to draw on.
About the role:
This is a multi-faceted role leading and coaching a team of back-end developers, working across different squads.
You will play a large part in managing the team, driving consistency across the squad, and helping to organise allocation of the most suitable resources for specific projects.
You will also play a hands-on role cutting code and working in a squad yourself.
Criteria:
This opportunity is perfect for somebody who is passionate about developing and training others, driving collaboration, and is adept at removing obstacles and helping their team to provide solutions for customers.
You will have previous experience at implementing development standards, recruiting and developing team members and leading cross-functional teams.
You will also be a seasoned developer with subject matter expertise in the following tech stack:
- Java 8 - 21
- SpringBoot #+
- REST & SOAP API’s
- Snyk/Sonarlint
- AWS Lambda
- Kafka/MQ
- Postman/SoapUI
- Maven & Gradle
- Junit
- Azure DevOps
- Docker/Kubernetes
- SQL/Postgres/AWS DynamoDB
You should also have an understanding of:
- Python/Kotlin/.Net
- TypeScript/JavaScript
- Dropwizard/Mule
- Jenkins/GoCD
- SonarQube and other repositories
- Terraform
- Splunk/CloudWatch/Kibana/Prometheus/Elastic Search
Action:
This is a permanent position due to start in January. If you have solid skills to match the above and are seeking a new role immediately, please don’t hesitate to hit the apply button.
As this is an urgent role, only those with the existing rights to live and work in New Zealand will be considered.
Please submit your CV in a Word format by clicking on "Apply". We will be processing suitable applicants as they apply, so please don’t hesitate!
Alternatively you can contact Matt Travell, via matt.travell@talentnow.co.nz if you have any specific questions about the role.
