Cyber Security Lead

Overview

Humanoid is the first AI and robotics company in the UK, creating the world’s most advanced, reliable, commercially scalable, and safe humanoid robots. Our first humanoid robot HMND 01 is a next-gen labour automation unit, providing highly efficient services across various use cases, starting with industrial applications. At Humanoid we strive to create the world’s leading, commercially scalable, safe, and advanced humanoid robots that seamlessly integrate into daily life and amplify human capacity.

About the Role

As Cyber Security Lead, you will establish the security posture of Humanoid from the ground up — creating the frameworks, controls, and culture that protect our people, systems, data, and intellectual property. This is a hands-on role with significant strategic impact: you will personally deliver core policies and controls in the early stages while shaping the security roadmap that supports Humanoid’s global ambitions.

Reporting directly to the IT Director, you will have independence to assess and report on risk at the highest level. You will partner closely with the IT Ops Lead (who implements day-to-day controls) and the ITSM Lead (who manages incidents and processes) to ensure security is embedded across the business.

Responsibilities

• Policy & Frameworks: Define and maintain security policies, standards, and governance models aligned with ISO 27001, SOC2, and NIST.
• Risk Management: Lead risk assessments, threat modelling, and vendor security reviews; maintain the company risk register.
• Monitoring & Detection: Implement and oversee vulnerability management, SIEM, logging, and alerting capabilities.
• Incident Response: Build and test incident response processes, including forensic readiness and regular tabletop exercises.
• Compliance: Drive readiness for external certifications (ISO 27001, SOC2) and ensure ongoing regulatory compliance (GDPR, export control, etc.).
• Collaboration: Partner with IT Ops Lead to embed controls into infra, IAM, and developer platforms; work with ITSM Lead to ensure security incident handling and knowledge base integration.
• Awareness & Culture: Develop training, awareness, and a culture of security-first thinking across Humanoid.
• Proven experience in cyber security leadership or senior security engineering roles.
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC2, NIST) and ability to apply them pragmatically in a start-up/scale-up.
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability management, SIEM/logging tools, and incident response.
• Demonstrated ability to lead risk assessments and implement effective mitigations.
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, high-growth environment with a bias for practical, actionable security.
• Familiarity with cloud-native security tooling (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Knowledge of secure software development practices and DevSecOps.
• Exposure to regulatory requirements in manufacturing, export control, or safety-critical environments.

Qualifications

• Senior security leadership or engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability management, SIEM, and incident response.
• Ability to implement and manage security programs aligned with ISO 27001, SOC2, and NIST.
• Experience in a start-up/scale-up environment and working with cloud-native security tooling.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements in manufacturing, export control, or safety-critical domains.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary plus participation in our Stock Option Plan.
• Work mode: office full time, Paddington district (London) – 5 min walk from Paddington station – 5 Merchant Sq, London W2 1AY
• Paid vacations.
• Travel opportunities to our Vancouver and Boston offices.
• Freedom to influence the product and own key initiatives
• Collaboration with top‑tier engineers, researchers, and product experts in AI and robotics
• Startup culture prioritizing speed, transparency, and minimal bureaucracy.