IT Operations & Cyber Lead

Groupe-Ebra-1; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

30+ paid days off

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Free daily breakfast

On-site snacks

Close collaboration with world-class R

Founding leadership access

Job summary

Humanoid is seeking an IT Operations & Cyber Lead to manage and secure its corporate IT environment as it scales.

The role combines hands-on leadership with end-user computing, IAM, and cyber security operations across endpoints, networks, and SaaS platforms.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading IT operations and cyber operations in high-growth tech environments.
• Hands-on expertise with identity management, endpoint management, and corporate networking.
• Ability to define and enforce standards balancing agility with control.
• Strong vendor and stakeholder management; clear communication with non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own the corporate IT environment including endpoints, networks, identity, and security.
• Lead end-user computing and identity management in partnership with ITSM.
• Implement and improve cyber defences across endpoints and SaaS platforms.
• Manage vendors, patching, and contract governance.
• Maintain secure connectivity for offices, labs, and remote users; coordinate network integration.
• Define IT and security standards, policies, and backup/recovery per ISO 27001 / SOC 2 / GDPR.
• Monitor IT health and KPIs; report risks and improvements to the IT Director.

Skills

IT operations management

Cyber operations

Identity & Access Management

Endpoint management

Corporate networking

Cyber security operations

Vendor & stakeholder management

Communications across technical & non-

Tools

Google Workspace

Azure AD

Okta

Intune

Jamf

LAN/Wi‑Fi/VPN/Firewalls

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:
  

  • Identity & Access Management (Google Workspace, Azure AD, Okta or similar)

  • Endpoint Management (Intune, Jamf, or similar)

  • Corporate Networking (LAN / Wi-Fi / VPN / firewalls)

  • Cyber Security Operations (EDR, SIEM, vulnerability management, incident response)
    

• 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-NewYear 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.