humanoid - Senior/ Lead Executive Search Recruiter (Robotics, Operations & Manufacturing)
Requirements
• Proven experience as a Senior / Lead Recruiter or Executive Search Consultant • Strong background in executive search (headhunting), with experience closing senior and leadership roles • Track record of closing complex, business-critical roles in competitive talent markets • Deep understanding of manufacturing and robotics ecosystems, including engineering and operations leadership roles • Strong ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders • Expertise in direct sourcing, market mapping, and engaging passive candidates • Experience using modern recruitment tools, including ATS platforms and LinkedIn Recruiter • High ownership mindset with the ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-growth environment • Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
Responsibilities
• Lead end-to-end executive and senior-level hiring across robotics, manufacturing, and operations functions • Own and deliver on highly complex and hard-to-fill roles, requiring deep market mapping and proactive headhunting • Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership teams to define role requirements, success profiles, and hiring strategies Design and execute innovative sourcing strategies, leveraging: • Executive search methodologies (retained-style, research-driven approaches) • Advanced sourcing techniques and modern AI tools • Deep industry networks and competitor mapping • Act as a lead closer, managing offer strategy, stakeholder alignment, and candidate negotiations Build and maintain a strong network of senior talent across robotics and manufacturing sectors • Provide market intelligence, including talent insights, compensation benchmarks, and competitor landscape • Champion a fast-paced, high-quality hiring process, ensuring speed without compromising candidate experience • Utilize tools such as ATS systems and LinkedIn Recruiter to drive efficient and data-driven hiring • Continuously stay on top of emerging technologies, hiring trends, and talent acquisition innovations
Benefits
• 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.
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