Head of Executive Search

Here at Humanoid, we believe in a future where robots amplify human potential. That’s why we’ve set out on a mission to build the world’s most capable, commercially-scalable, and safe humanoid robots. We’re bringing that mission to life with HMND‑01 - our rapidly developed humanoid platform being deployed in real industrial environments - and we’re growing the team to take it even further.

We’re looking for a Head of Executive Search with a background in executive search to build and lead our top-level hiring function. You’ll personally close C-level, C-1, and C-2 roles across Operations, Engineering, Finance, and Legal, developing our headhunting process and building a strong pipeline of the market’s best candidates. In parallel, you’ll build and lead a small team (2-3 people to start), setting the standard for search quality and candidate assessment.

• Executive search: 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.

• Team management: Hire, train, and grow a team of recruiters (2-3 people to start), allocate roles, and ensure pipeline quality.

• Process building: Establish executive search processes, tools, and metrics within the company.

• Partnering with leadership: Work closely with founders and function leaders to fully understand each role’s profile and business context.

• Market expertise: Build and maintain a talent map across robotics, AI, and adjacent industries.

• Employer branding: Represent the company in the top-candidate market and lead high-level negotiations.

• 7+ years of recruiting experience, with a significant portion in executive search / 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 - required.

• 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.

   

• Competitive equity: stock options with meaningful upside as we scale.

• 30+ paid days off, including 23 days of annual leave, all UK bank holidays, and additional company closure days (including 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 - collaborate daily with world-class engineers, researchers, and product experts building the next generation of AI and humanoid robotics.

• Real ownership - direct access to founding leadership, meaningful input on product direction, and the ability to drive key initiatives from day one.