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.

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