Growth Capital & Strategic Partnerships Lead

Humanoid; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive equity

30+ paid days off

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

In-office meals

Work with world-class engineers

Direct access to founders

Job summary

Humanoid is seeking a senior executive to drive capital formation and strategic partnerships as the company scales its humanoid platform. You will co-lead equity rounds from Series B onward, build a global investor network, and shape the equity narrative with the CFO and CEO to support a potential public exit.

You will also originate and close strategic alliances with industrial OEMs, compute and supply-chain partners, while running a unified pipeline that links investor discussions to business

Qualifications

• Top-tier VC experience: 4+ years as an investor at a leading venture or growth firm.
• Fundraising track record across venture capital, private equity or growth equity, and strategic or corporate investors.
• Strong relationships with strategic partners: senior contacts at industrial OEMs, automotive and manufacturing groups.
• Hands-on negotiation of term sheets, strategic investments, JVs or commercial agreements with capital attached.
• 12+ years across investing, corporate development, investment banking or startup finance/business leadership.
• Financial fluency: defend a financial model, valuation and cap table before a committee.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead equity rounds from Series B onward with CFO and CBO.
• Build and run a single investor CRM and pipeline across VC, growth, PE, crossover funds, sovereign wealth, family offices and corporate venture arms.
• Cultivate a core group of long-term foundational investors with regular updates and meetings.
• Shape the equity story with the CFO and CEO: deck, data room, model narrative and diligence answers.
• Structure non-dilutive and hybrid capital with the CFO (strategic investments, venture debt, equipment financing, customer-funded capacity).
• Lay groundwork for a public exit: investor base quality, crossover readiness and relationships with banks and long-only funds.
• Originate, structure and close strategic alliances with industrial OEMs, logistics operators, compute and AI platforms, and supply-chain partners.
• Design deal structures combining commercial and capital terms: strategic equity, JVs, co-development, volume commitments, compute-for-equity and regional partnerships.
• Own the partner relationship at executive level after signing to ensure delivery of commitments.
• Run one pipeline linking investor conversations to partnership opportunities and gate access to the CEO and founders.
• Report pipeline, forecast and deal status to the CFO, CBO and board.

Skills

Top-tier VC experience

Fundraising across sources

Strategic partner relationships

Deal structuring & term sheets

Investor relations (US & Europe)

Financial fluency

Education

MBA or CFA preferred

Job description

Humanoid is seeking a senior executive to drive capital formation and strategic partnerships as the company scales its humanoid platform. You will co-lead equity rounds from Series B onward, build a global investor network, and shape the equity narrative with the CFO and CEO to support a potential public exit.

You will also originate and close strategic alliances with industrial OEMs, compute and supply-chain partners, while running a unified pipeline that links investor discussions to business