Senior HR Ops Lead for Scaleups — Equity & 30+ Days Off

Humanoid; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stock options

Paid time off

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Free breakfast & snacks

Frontier projects with AI robotics

Founding leadership access

Job summary

Humanoid in the UK is seeking a Senior HR Operations Manager to own end-to-end HR operations, from onboarding and offboarding to contracts and HRIS administration, helping us scale rapidly.

You’ll partner with Payroll, Finance, Legal and HR Business Partners to ensure accurate monthly payroll inputs, compliant policies, and a seamless employee lifecycle, while driving automation and process improvements. This is a high-impact role at an ambitious robotics company.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in People Operations in a fast-growing environment.
• Solid working knowledge of UK employment law.
• Experience owning or administering an HRIS (HiBob).
• Experience coordinating with payroll providers and benefits administration in the UK.
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills; comfortable with large datasets.
• Excellent attention to detail and a process-first mindset.
• Strong communication skills across all levels.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and building processes from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end HR operations: onboarding/offboarding, data management, contracts, and HRIS administration.
• Design and continuously improve HR processes to support rapid headcount growth.
• Partner with Payroll and Finance to ensure accurate monthly payroll inputs (starters, leavers, changes, benefits).
• Partner with Legal, HR Business Partners and Talent Acquisition to ensure a smooth, well-documented employee lifecycle.
• Act as the escalation point for employee queries relating to contracts, benefits, and policies.
• Support audits (right-to-work, compliance, insurance) and maintain accurate employee records.
• Ensure HR policies, employee handbooks, and processes comply with UK employment law.
• Manage relationships with external vendors (such as benefits providers etc).
• Identify opportunities to automate and simplify recurring HR admin work.

Skills

People Operations

UK employment law

HRIS administration

Payroll coordination

Excel/Google Sheets

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Process design

Tools

HiBob HRIS

Job description

Humanoid in the UK is seeking a Senior HR Operations Manager to own end-to-end HR operations, from onboarding and offboarding to contracts and HRIS administration, helping us scale rapidly.

You’ll partner with Payroll, Finance, Legal and HR Business Partners to ensure accurate monthly payroll inputs, compliant policies, and a seamless employee lifecycle, while driving automation and process improvements. This is a high-impact role at an ambitious robotics company.