HR Business Partner

Humanoid is the first AI and robotics company in the UK, creating the world’s most advanced, reliable, commercially scalable, and safe humanoid robots. Our first humanoid robot HMND 01 is a next-gen labour automation unit, providing highly efficient services across various use cases, starting with industrial applications. 

Our Mission

At Humanoid we strive to create the world’s leading, commercially scalable, safe, and advanced humanoid robots that seamlessly integrate into daily life and amplify human capacity.

Vision

In a world where artificial intelligence opens up new horizons, our faith in its potential unveils a new outlook where, together, humans and machines build a new future filled with knowledge, inspiration, and incredible discoveries. The development of a functional humanoid robot underpins an era of abundance and well-being where poverty will disappear, and people will be able to choose what they want to do. We believe that providing a universal basic income will eventually be a true evolution of our civilization.

Solution

As the demands on our built environment rise, labour shortages loom. With the world’s workforce increasingly moving away from undesirable tasks, the manufacturing, construction, and logistics industries critical to our daily lives are left exposed. By deploying our general-purpose humanoid robots in environments deemed hazardous or monotonous, we envision a future where human well-being is safeguarded while closing the gaps in critical global labour needs.

About The Role

As the HR Business Partner, you will partner day-to-day with leaders across Engineering, Hardware, and Software to strengthen manager capability, improve org effectiveness, and build scalable people practices for a deep-tech environment. You’ll be a trusted advisor on everything from performance to employee relations and culture balancing speed, rigor, and fairness.

You will be closely working with our Chief HR, operating as a key partner in shaping and delivering the people strategy for the technical organisation.

This is a hands-on role: equal parts strategic partner and operator.

What You’ll Do

Serve as the primary HR partner for Engineering, Hardware, and Software leaders.
Help technical leaders navigate scale moments (new layers, new managers, evolving leadership expectations).
Coach technical managers on setting expectations and operating rhythms (goals, execution cadence, feedback loops).
Support performance differentiation (high/medium/low performance) and ensure managers address issues early and fairly.
Enable consistent, high-quality 1:1s, feedback, and career conversations.
Partner with leaders to evolve career frameworks/levels for technical roles (e.g., SWE, robotics, embedded, firmware, electrical, mechanical).
Clarify dual tracks (IC vs management), promotion readiness, and growth expectations.
Spot retention risks in critical technical roles and implement targeted plans.
Support leaders through difficult moments with empathy, directness, and legal/compliance awareness.
Align with Talent Acquisition on technical hiring strategy, interview process health, candidate experience, and hiring manager enablement.
Partner with People Ops to ensure smooth execution of core people processes and a strong employee experience.

We’re Looking For:

7+ years of proven HRBP experience supporting technical teams (Engineering, Hardware, Software, AI/ML).
Strong capability in org design, workforce planning, manager coaching, performance management, and employee relations.
Comfort operating in ambiguity and driving clarity in fast-moving environments.
High judgment with an ability to balance empathy with high standards.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influence skills.
Strong execution skills: able to run cycles, manage detail, and deliver consistently.

Nice to Have:

Experience in deep-tech, robotics, embedded systems, or hardware + software organisations.
Experience building or refining leveling frameworks and IC/manager career tracks.
Familiarity with engineering operating models (on-call, incident management, postmortems).

What We Offer

Competitive salary plus participation in our Stock Option Plan
Paid vacation
Travel opportunities to our London and Vancouver offices
Comprehensive health insurance coverage
Freedom to influence the product and own key initiatives
Collaboration with top‑tier engineers, researchers, and product experts in AI and robotics
Startup culture prioritizing speed, transparency, and minimal bureaucracy

How to Apply

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