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Careers

Come and join the Smartly family. We’re growing and always need more people to deliver a great experience for our customers.

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  • A stand-out team
    A stand-out team
    At Smartly, we have an awesome company-wide team culture! We love a staff party, a bit of banter and an epic morning tea.
  • Competitive salary
    Competitive salary
    We’re always reviewing the market demands and making sure we offer a market-competitive salary to our employees – plus some sweet benefits like free health insurance!
  • Flexible working
    Flexible working
    You’ll have the opportunity to work from home up to 3 days a week – how good?

Other benefits

  • Awards
    Awards
    We hand out a range of awards to staff throughout the year – including the Golden Penguin award.
  • Health benefits
    Health benefits
    Free health insurance is available for all the team at Smartly.
  • Training
    Training
    Upskilling and training our team is key, so we’ll make sure you have the skills to do your job well.
  • Development
    Development
    Smartly staff can grow with us. Whether it’s moving to a new position or developing in your current role, we’re passionate about developing our people.

Current job openings

Senior UX/UI Designer

We have some exciting things planned for and we’re seeking a collaborative UX/UI designer with a love for people and pixels. The work will be a mix of designing for new functionality and designing to improve the usability and visual designs of the overall product.

As part of the role, you will:

  • Work as part of an agile product development team, balancing user needs, technical constraints, and business objectives to deliver beautiful user-focused design solutions.
  • Deeply understand our different audiences and ensure user insights and business needs inform designs.
  • Support discovery, research and use human-centred design principles to evolve and innovate our product offering
  • Design and produce high quality designs that adhere to design, usability and accessibility principles
  • Help shape the Smartly Design System to deliver on-brand, efficient and scalable components, patterns and usage guidelines.

To see a copy of the full Position Description, click here. If you think you’ve got what it takes, please send your CV along with a covering letter to operations@smartly.co.nz

Inbound Sales Consultant

The Inbound Sales Consultant is responsible for assisting the Inbound Sales Team Leader and wider sales team to convert and process inbound sales opportunities.

The Inbound Sales Consultant is responsible for converting inbound enquiries and leads into processing clients and providing a positive first experience for customers joining Smartly. You will also provide support to the wider sales teams and onboarding team to maximise conversion of opportunities.

To see a copy of the Position Description, click here.  If you think you’ve got what it takes, please apply here

Senior Designer - Marketing & Growth

It’s an exciting time at Smartly; we are growing quickly and scaling fast. We need an experienced designer to help our Marketing & Growth team achieve some ambitious goals. Bring the next Smartly brand evolution to life across our website, print, digital advertising and more. The work will be a mix of UX/UI and graphic design.

As part of the role, you will:

•         Work as part of the marketing & growth team, balancing user needs, technical constraints, and business objectives to deliver beautiful design solutions.
•         Deeply understand our different audiences and ensure user insights and business needs inform designs.
•         Support discovery, research and use human-centred design principles to inform your design outputs.
•         Produce high quality designs that adhere to design, usability and accessibility principles.
•         Help shape the Smartly Website Design System to deliver on-brand, efficient and scalable components, patterns and usage guidelines.

To see a copy of the Position Description, click here.  If you think you’ve got what it takes, please send your CV along with a covering letter to sarah@smartly.co.nz.

Instructional Designer

We're seeking 3+ years’ experience in Learning and Development with proficiency in MS Office, Adobe suite,  Articulate 360 and eLearning and video authoring tools.  You will have strong knowledge of modern adult learning and design principals and models which engage the learner.

What does the job involve?

The role involves designing and developing learning solutions such as e-learnings, modules, training guides and videos.. You will manage small and large learning projects to ensure compliance and have a focus on meeting deadlines.  The ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders is essential.

To see a copy of the Position Description, click here.  If you think you’ve got what it takes, please apply here.

Account Manager

As an Account Manager / Sales Development Executive at Smartly, you'll be pivotal in building trust, fostering loyalty, and driving new sales from businesses and partners who currently lack a relationship with Smartly or exhibit low engagement. Your focus will be on identifying these potential opportunities, establishing strong connections, and effectively communicating the value proposition of partnering with Smartly. Leveraging your expertise in relationship building and sales strategies, you'll play a crucial role in expanding our client base and establishing long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships.

Ideally the role would be based in the Auckland region. However, there will be travel outside of Auckland required for this role.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Identify and pursue new revenue opportunities within your assigned territory, leveraging our existing network and conducting targeted outreach.
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, referral partners, and franchisors, to understand their needs and effectively position Smartly's solutions.
  • Collaborate closely with internal teams to tailor our offerings to meet the specific needs of clients and prospects.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing insights and recommendations on how Smartly can address their pain points and add value to their business.
  • Prepare and deliver compelling presentations and proposals to prospective clients, highlighting the benefits of partnering with Smartly.
  • Stay up to date on industry trends and competitor activity to identify potential threats and opportunities for growth.

To see a copy of the Position Description, click here. If you think you’ve got what it takes, please apply here.

Product Owner

What we’re looking for

A super smart and savvy Product Owner who loves a challenge and wants to work on great stuff everyday. Someone who is passionate about creating great experiences and:

  • Has the customer and their needs at the heart of everything they do
  • Can clearly define and articulate a strategy, and drive to execute the strategy well
  • Loves to figure out how things work, and solve problems
  • Is really organised, great at communicating and loves working with a team.

What does the job involve?

The Product Owner supports the development, strategy, planning and delivery of products:

  • Help drive the product vision, roadmap, prioritisation & planning
  • Understanding our customers, jobs to be done and how to create great experiences for them
  • Work with the design & development teams to bring the product vision to life
  • Create great relationships across the business.

To see a copy of the Position Description, click here. If you think you’ve got what it takes, please apply here.

About Smartly

We’ve been making it simple for Kiwi businesses since 2004. Big businesses, small businesses, businesses with vastly different payroll needs – more than 22,000 of them last time we checked, so we must be pretty good at it. Which we should be, because making payroll simple is all we do.

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Contact us

If you want to learn more about opportunities at Smartly, please contact reception@smartly.co.nz or call us on 0800 10 10 38.

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