Engineering Recruitment Lead

About the company

• Humanoid is building the world's most capable, commercially-scalable, and safe humanoid robots.
• HMND-01 Alpha is their humanoid platform now running in real industrial pilots.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for highly specialized roles across humanoid robotics (controls, perception, deep learning, reinforcement learning), embedded systems, electronics, mechanical engineering, AI/ML, autonomy, and robotics software.
• Ensure roles are closed on time with strong candidate quality and high acceptance rates.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to define requirements, calibrate profiles, and drive decisions.
• Work on-site daily with engineering teams to understand technical needs and culture.
• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, ensuring alignment on expectations and hiring bar.
• Continuously improve interview processes, technical assessments, and decision-making frameworks.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies for hard-to-find, niche talent in physical AI and robotics.
• Leverage existing network across humanoid robotics / robotics ecosystem.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with passive candidates and industry experts.
• Operate as a modern recruiter using AI tools, automation, and agents.
• Utilize ATS systems and LinkedIn Recruiter as core tools.
• Experiment with new tools, workflows, and data-driven methods.
• Own and track hiring funnel metrics (time-to-hire, conversion rates, pipeline quality).
• Identify bottlenecks in the hiring process and implement solutions quickly.
• Provide regular, data-backed updates to leadership and hiring teams.
• Conduct 1:1s with senior recruiters, mentoring and elevating hiring capabilities.
• Help define and scale best practices for technical recruiting in a deep-tech environment.
• Contribute to building a high-performance talent function.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading technical recruiting for complex engineering roles (hardware + software).
• Deep expertise and network within humanoid robotics / robotics / physical AI ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of engineering domains: robotics systems, embedded systems, AI/ML, autonomy.
• Track record of closing high-impact roles in competitive markets.
• Experience working closely with engineering stakeholders in fast-paced environments.
• Hands-on experience with ATS platforms (e.g. Lever, Greenhouse, Ashby).
• LinkedIn Recruiter and advanced sourcing techniques.
• Strong adoption of AI tools, automation, and innovative sourcing strategies.
• Data-driven mindset with ability to diagnose pipeline issues and optimize processes.

Conditions

• 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.
• Real ownership - direct access to founding leadership, meaningful input on product direction.