Humanoid

head of executive search

In short

This role leads full-cycle executive search for C-level, C-1, and C-2 hires across Operations, Engineering, Finance, and Legal at a humanoid robotics company deploying its HMND-01 platform in industrial settings. It involves building and managing a small recruiting team of 2-3 people, establishing search processes and metrics, and leading high-level negotiations with top candidates. The role requires 7+ years of recruiting experience with a strong executive search or headhunting background, ideally within robotics, hardware-tech, or AI companies, plus experience managing a recruiting team. Work is onsite in London.

About
Humanoid builds humanoid robots designed to amplify human potential. Its HMND-01 platform is being deployed in real industrial environments.
Responsibilities
•Own the full-cycle search and hiring process for C-level, C-1, and C-2 roles across Operations, Engineering, Finance, and Legal, from market mapping and direct sourcing through offer and onboarding
•Hire, train, and grow a recruiting team of 2–3 people, allocate roles, and ensure pipeline quality
•Establish executive search processes, tools, and metrics within the company
•Partner with founders and function leaders to understand each role's profile and business context
•Build and maintain a talent map across robotics, AI, and adjacent industries
•Represent the company in the top-candidate market and lead high-level negotiations
Requirements
•7+ years of recruiting experience, with a significant portion in executive search or headhunting for C-level and above
•Proven track record closing C-1 and C-2 level roles in Operations, Engineering, Finance, or Legal
•Experience in robotics, hardware-tech, or adjacent AI companies
•Experience building and managing a small recruiting team
•Strong direct sourcing, market mapping, and negotiation skills with top-tier candidates
•Comfortable operating in high ambiguity and fast growth without heavy corporate process
Conditions
•Competitive equity: stock options with meaningful upside as the company scales
•30+ paid days off, including 23 days of annual leave, all UK bank holidays, and additional company closure days, including the Christmas–New Year shutdown
•Private healthcare, including virtual and in-person care
•Pension scheme with 8% total contribution (5% employee, 3% employer) on full earnings
•Free daily breakfast, catered lunch, and snacks in-office
•Work at the frontier, collaborating daily with engineers, researchers, and product experts building AI and humanoid robotics
•Direct access to founding leadership, meaningful input on product direction, and the ability to drive key initiatives from day one

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