Meet the team engineering the future

The strongest team of 50+ engineers, IT developers, and managers who have worked for international companies creating applications, ML algorithms, cutting-edge hardware, and robotic solutions.

Leadership team

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Artem Sokolov

Founder

Global investor and entrepreneur. Successfully took over a family business and grew it to a $1B capitalization. Founder and General Partner of SKL.vc, a data-driven venture builder, creating the next generation of visionary startups.

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Thomas Shepherd

Chief Operation Officer

With over 15 years of experience, my expertise spans operational excellence, digital hardware design and manufacturing, technology management, and organizational governance. As the VP of Operational Excellence at Arrival’s AME division, Thomas led the team through formation, scaling, funding adjustments, program pivots, and daily operations.

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Natalia Zhoykina

Head of talent

Bringing experience from previous roles at Soveren, Trucker Path, UbankSA, and Deutsche Bank, Natalia is developing all People 
processes (recruiting, HR, performance management, and more) at Humanoid.

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Dmitrii Rudnitckii

Chief Technology Officer

With a diverse background in product companies across various industries, including robotics, manufacturing, telecom, and banking, Dmitrii is helping Humanoid build the foundation for the next generation of humanoid robots. Prior to joining Humanoid, Dmitrii built an Industry 4.0 electric vehicle factory from scratch at Arrival.

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Sotirios Stasinopoulos

Chief Product Officer

Sotirios leads the development of humanoid robots for various applications, including industrial and labor automation. With over 15 years of experience, he previously worked at UBTECH Robotics, specializing in humanoids, wheeled robots, cloud robotics, and online platforms.

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Alina Kolpakova

Chief Strategy Officer

Alina has been working with Artem Sokolov for 11 years across various projects and companies, helping to initiate and scale successful business ideas. At Humanoid, she spends most of her time talking to prospective clients and field experts, and developing go-to-market and marketing strategies.

Engineering Team — Hardware

Head of Systems Engineering
ex-Agility Robotics

Head of Locomanipulation
ex-Sanctuary AI

Head of Core Platform
ex-Boston Dynamics

Head of Design
ex-Arrival, ex-LG

Systems Architect – Mechanical
ex-Sanctuary AI

Engineering Team — Software

Lead of Reasoning
ex-Clausematch, ex-Apple,
ex-Grid Dynamics

Lead of Controls
ex-Dyson

Lead of Locomotion 
ex-Wayve, ex-Yandex

Integration & Control Lead
ex-Arrival

Operations & Commercial Team

Supply Chain Lead
ex-Ocado, ex-McLaren

Robotic Lab Lead
ex-Scale AI

Extensive experience from backgrounds in leading global companies

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Extensive experience from backgrounds in leading global companies

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OPEN VACANCIES

We’re seeking those looking to leave their mark — the doers, the innovators, the high performers across design, engineering, and AI. If this sounds like you, we’re now hiring candidates to join us.

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Commercial
Talent
Product
Design
Systems Engineering
Hardware
Software
AI
Operations
Drive the entire product lifecycle, with greater attention to product requirements.
Lead the strategic planning, execution, and management of product deployment activities.
Lead the design and development of the HMI for humanoid robots, ensuring a user-friendly and engaging experience.
Develop and implement a comprehensive PR strategy to increase brand visibility and credibility.
Curate, preprocess, and manage large datasets used for training humanoid robots.
Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of CV algorithms for object detection, semantic segmentation, and 3D understanding.
Ensure legal compliance and risk management, intellectual property protection. Contract review and negotiation.
Develop and oversee financial planning processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling.
Lead research initiatives in manipulation within the AI/ML team, setting research directions and priorities aligned with project goals.
Establish, conduct, and own the adoption of recent advancements in AI/ML and robotics.
Lead the development of manipulation software, ensuring it meets the requirements for precision, reliability, and safety.
Lead the optimization efforts for network channels in teleoperation systems, ensuring high-quality and low-latency communication between the operator and the robot.
Lead the development of teleoperation features, ensuring they meet high standards of performance and reliability.
Develop and optimize real-time localization and mapping algorithms.
Build and optimize a robust knowledge base infrastructure to support various functionalities of the humanoid robot.
Develop manufacturing processes for humanoid robotics systems, including assembly, testing, and quality control processes.
Design and develop mechanical components and systems for humanoid robots, including body structures, joints, limbs, grippers, and end-effectors.
Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including schedules, milestones, and resource allocations.
Ensure compliance with relevant functional safety standards and regulations for humanoid robotics systems.
Lead the recruitment process for complex technical and business roles within the humanoid robotics.
Build and maintain strong relationships with current and potential investors.

Didn’t find a vacancy that suits you? No worries! Send us an email at join@thehumanoid.ai — we’d love to hear from you!

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