IT Operations & Cyber Lead

Humanoid; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Stock options

Paid time off

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Free meals

Elite team

Zusammenfassung

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.

Qualifikationen

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

Aufgaben

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

Kenntnisse

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)

Jobbeschreibung

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.