Head of Business Transformation

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 we scale from R&D into production and global operations, we are investing in how the business itself operates: how decisions are made, how work flows across teams, and how capabilities evolve over time.

We’re hiring a Head of Business Transformation to lead this effort driving clarity, alignment, and continuous improvement across the company.

As Head of Business Transformation, you will be responsible for improving how the company operates at a systems level. You will identify gaps between how we work today and how we need to work to scale, and then design and implement the changes required across people, process, tools, controls, and automation/AI.

This role spans strategy and execution. You will work directly with the executive team and functional leaders to define priorities, drive transformation programmes, and embed new ways of working across the organisation.

You will operate as a force multiplier—helping teams move faster, with more clarity, and with fewer breakdowns at the interfaces between functions.

Key Responsibilities

Transformation Strategy & Execution

• Define and lead the company-wide business transformation roadmap, aligned with strategic priorities

• Identify critical gaps in operating model, decision-making, and execution across functions

• Design and deliver transformation programmes that improve speed, quality, and scalability

• Ensure initiatives translate into measurable outcomes, not just plans

Capability Development (People, Process, Tools, Controls, Automation/AI)

• Drive clarity on “as-is” vs. “to-be” capabilities across core business functions

• Design and implement improvements across workflows, governance, tooling, and data visibility

• Identify and deploy automation and AI opportunities to eliminate manual work, improve accuracy, and accelerate decision-making

• Establish scalable operating rhythms (planning, reporting, review cycles)

• Partner with IT, data, and functional teams to embed intelligent systems into day-to-day operations

Cross-Functional Alignment & Operating Model

• Define and maintain the company’s overall operating model

• Improve how teams work together across engineering, operations, product, and commercial

• Define clear ownership, interfaces, and decision rights across functions

• Reduce friction in key workflows (e.g. NPI, supply chain, product delivery, data collection)

• Act as a neutral, trusted partner to resolve cross-functional challenges

Performance, Data & Continuous Improvement

• Define and track company-level and functional performance metrics

• Build dashboards and reporting mechanisms that provide real-time visibility into performance

• Leverage data, automation, and AI to enable faster insight generation and proactive decision-making

• Embed a culture of continuous improvement, structured problem solving, and accountability

• Lead root cause analysis on systemic issues and ensure corrective actions are implemented

Executive Partnership & Change Leadership

• Work closely with the Senior Leadership team to prioritise and sequence transformation initiatives

• Support leaders in driving change within their teams and functions

• Communicate clearly across the organisation on priorities, progress, and outcomes

• Ensure change is adopted, scaled, and sustained

What We’re Looking For:

• 10+ years of experience in business transformation, operations, strategy, or programme leadership roles

• Proven track record delivering end-to-end transformation in complex, fast-scaling organisations

• Strong systems thinking able to connect strategy, operations, and execution across functions

• Experience improving capabilities across people, process, tools, controls, and automation/AI

• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement automation and AI-driven improvements in business workflows

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building from first principles

• High credibility with senior stakeholders and ability to influence without formal authority

Bonus Points

• Experience in robotics, manufacturing, or hardware-led companies

• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or operational excellence methodologies

• Experience implementing ERP, PLM, or enterprise systems in scaling organisations

• Exposure to AI-enabled business transformation, digital transformation, or automation programmes

What We Offer:

• Competitive equity: stock options with meaningful upside as we scale.

• 30+ days time off, including 23 days 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.