HR Business Partner

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 Alpha - our rapidly developed humanoid platform now running in real industrial pilots - and we’re growing the team to take it even further. 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 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.