Humanoid

Employer Brand & Community Manager at Humanoid (London, United Kingdom)

Humanoid· London, United Kingdom·

Role details

Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time

Humanoid at a glance

Humanoid builds commercially scalable, safe humanoid robots to automate labor-intensive industrial tasks in warehousing, logistics, and manufacturing.

Designs and builds general-purpose humanoid robots (the HMND 01 platform) that automate physical industrial tasks like goods handling, picking and packing, and kitting, orchestrated by an in-house AI fleet framework called KinetIQ.

Approximately $30M self-funded by founder Artem Sokolov; a ~$200M Series A was in talks as of early 2026 (not closed) raised · latest: Series A (in talks, ~$200M, no valuation set) as of February 2026 · backed by Artem Sokolov (founder, sole shareholder)

Job description

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 - our rapidly developed humanoid platform being deployed in real industrial environments - and we’re growing the team to take it even further.

About the Role

As our Employer Brand & Community Manager, you'll help tell the story of Humanoid to the people who'll help shape our future. Working closely with Talent Acquisition, PR & Marketing, and hiring teams, you'll bring our employer brand to life by creating memorable experiences, building relationships with technical communities, and showcasing the incredible people and technology behind Humanoid. From organising meetups and university events to creating engaging content and representing Humanoid at industry conferences, you'll play a key role in helping exceptional talent discover who we are, what we're building, and why they should join us. This is a hands-on role for someone who loves bringing ideas to life. You'll spend less time building PowerPoint presentations and more time building communities, creating experiences, and finding creative ways to connect world-class talent with our mission.

What You'll Do

  • Build Humanoid's presence across robotics, AI, software, hardware, and engineering communities.
  • Plan and deliver hackathons, coding competitions, university partnerships, meetups, conferences, careers fairs, and community events that inspire exceptional talent to engage with Humanoid.
  • Represent Humanoid at industry events, building meaningful relationships with engineers, researchers, students, creators, and future talent.
  • Partner with Talent Acquisition to develop creative employer branding campaigns that support hiring across technical and business teams.
  • Work closely with PR & Marketing to create engaging employer brand content, including employee stories, behind-the-scenes videos, blogs, social media campaigns, and careers page content.
  • Collaborate with engineers and technical leaders to showcase the exciting challenges we're solving and the people making them happen.
  • Own and continuously improve Humanoid's careers website and employer branding assets.
  • Develop employee advocacy initiatives that encourage employees to share their work, experiences, and life at Humanoid.
  • Identify new communities, partnerships, sponsorships, and events where Humanoid should have a presence.
  • Measure the impact of employer branding initiatives, experiment with new ideas, and continuously improve how we attract and engage exceptional talent.

What We're Looking For

  • 5+ years of experience in Employer Branding, Recruitment Marketing, Community Building, Talent Attraction, or a similar role.
  • Experience building employer brand initiatives in a fast-growing or scaling tech organisations.
  • Experience organising events, hackathons, meetups, coding competitions, university partnerships, or community engagement initiatives.
  • Excellent storytelling, content creation, and communication skills.
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives from idea to execution.
  • A natural relationship builder who enjoys connecting with people and growing communities.
  • Comfortable collaborating with Talent Acquisition, PR & Marketing, hiring managers, and senior stakeholders.
  • A creative mindset with the confidence to test new ideas and continuously improve.
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving clarity in a fast-moving environment.
  • Strong execution skills with the ability to take ownership and deliver consistently.

Nice to have

  • Experience in deep-tech, robotics, AI, or hardware and software organisations.
  • Experience creating employer branding campaigns for technical audiences.
  • Familiarity with LinkedIn Talent Brand, recruitment marketing tools, careers websites, and ATS platforms.
  • Experience producing photo, video, or digital content for employer branding or social media.
  • A genuine curiosity about emerging technologies and the future of robotics.

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.

Why work at Humanoid

  • High-growth environment: Company grew headcount by 139% in a single year, indicating rapid scaling and opportunity for career advancement. 65+ open roles suggest strong hiring momentum.
  • Talent from top robotics firms: Team includes alumni from Boston Dynamics, Sanctuary AI, Dyson, Ocado Technology, Arrival, Wayve, and others — offering a deep learning and collaboration environment.
  • Technical focus: Engineering and technical roles represent 38% of the workforce, with senior-level hires at 23% of the team. The company emphasizes hardware, AI, machine learning, and control systems.
  • Mission-driven: Clear purpose to automate undesirable, unsafe, and repetitive work — appealing to candidates who want to make a tangible societal impact.
  • Global presence: Offices in London (HQ), Cambridge (USA), and Burnaby (Canada), plus operations in 16 countries — offering potential for international mobility and remote collaboration.
  • Innovation culture: Described as a place where engineers and researchers “move from demo to deployment” and “not just in the lab.” The CTO emphasizes building systems that perform in the real world from day one.
  • Office/Hybrid policy: Not explicitly stated, but the company has physical offices in three countries and a distributed team across 16 nations — likely supports hybrid/remote with in-office collaboration for engineering roles.

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