IT Operations & Cyber Lead

Humanoid; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Paid time off

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Free meals

Elite team

Job summary

Humanoid in Greater London is seeking an IT Operations & Cyber Lead to manage our corporate IT, ensuring security, reliability, and scalability as we scale robotics platforms.

This hands-on leadership role covers end-user computing, IAM, corporate networking, and cyber security operations, with close collaboration to Engineering, ITSM, and the IT Director to align on strategy and governance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading IT operations and cyber operations in high-growth tech firms.

Responsibilities

• Own Humanoid’s corporate IT environment – covering endpoints, networks, identity, and security – ensuring reliability, scalability, and compliance.

Skills

IT operations

Cyber operations

Vendor management

Security

Leadership

End-user computing

IAM

SSO/MFA

ISO27001

Networking

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

EDR/SIEM

MDM

SSO/MFA tooling

Scripting (PowerShell/Python)

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 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 IT Operations & Cyber Lead , you will manage Humanoid’s corporate IT environment, ensuring it is secure, reliable, and scalable as the company grows.

This is a hands‑on leadership role , combining responsibility for end-user computing, identity and access management, corporate networking, and cyber security operations.

You will partner closely with:

• Engineering team , who manage product infrastructure (AWS, CI/CD, robotics environments);

• ITSM Lead , who manages service process, management and support

• The IT Director , to align on overall strategy, operational reliability, governance, and security maturity with business growth.

What You’ll Do

• Own Humanoid’s corporate IT environment – covering endpoints, networks, identity, and security – ensuring reliability, scalability, and compliance.

• Lead end-user computing and identity management , including device lifecycle, MDM, SSO/MFA, and access provisioning in partnership with ITSM.

• Implement, operate and continually improve cyber defences across endpoints and SaaS platforms: vulnerability management, EDR/SIEM, and incident response.

• Manage vendors and core infrastructure partners, ensuring cost‑effective delivery, timely patching, and contract governance.

• Maintain secure, high‑performance connectivity for offices, labs, and remote users; coordinate with Engineering on network separation and integration.

• Define and enforce IT and security standards, policies, and backup / recovery procedures that meet ISO 27001 / SOC 2 / GDPR expectations.

• Monitor and report IT and security health, highlighting risks, incidents, and KPIs to the IT Director, and feed improvements into the IT roadmap.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience leading IT operations and cyber operations in high‑growth or technology‑driven organisations.

• Hands‑on expertise in:

• Demonstrated ability to define and enforce standards and processes that combine agility with control.

• Strong vendor and stakeholder‑management capability.

• Excellent communication skills; able to bridge technical and non‑technical audiences.

• Comfortable in a start‑up/scale‑up environment — pragmatic, adaptable, and ownership‑driven.

Desirable

• Experience supporting ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certification efforts.

• Experience automating IT workflows via scripting (PowerShell, Python, or equivalent).

• Exposure to robotics, IoT, or AI product environments.

• Knowledge of ITIL‑based service processes.

• Familiarity with secure development or DevSecOps concepts.

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.