Group Manager Cybersecurity — Engineer the Future of Safe, Intelligent Robotic Systems (human)

At the heart of product innovation and development, our Systems Engineering Department transforms market demands into safe, certifiable, and competitive solutions and architectures. By collaborating closely with software, hardware, safety, and certification teams, we ensure every product meets the highest standards while adapting to fast-evolving market needs. Our mission is to enable seamless human-robot collaboration and deliver solutions that are safe, compliant, and ready for the future. Join us to shape the next generation of human-robot systems by owning system-level requirements, integration, and alignment, with architectural responsibilities as needed. If you thrive in cross-functional teamwork and technical excellence, you’ll find extraordinary opportunities with us.

Your Mission and Challenges

Build & Lead: Recruit, develop, and retain a cybersecurity team across Embedded/Robotics and Cloud/NeuraVerse verticals; grow from the current 2-person base. Own performance management, OKRs, and career development for all direct reports.

Governance & Compliance: Own risk acceptance and compliance decisions independently from delivery timelines. Serve as primary contact to BSI under NIS2/BSIG § 38 (management accountability, direct escalation path to CTO/CEO). Drive full CRA, NIS2, EU AI Act, and Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 compliance roadmap including SBOM, vulnerability disclosure, and patch lifecycle.

End-to-End Architecture: Own security architecture from hardware root-of-trust through encrypted robot-to-cloud communication: secure boot, HSM/TPM, firmware signing, EtherCAT/CAN/TSN hardening, RTOS/ROS 2 security; Kubernetes, IAM, API gateways, zero-trust, OTA pipeline. Drive IEC 62443 product security lifecycle (Parts 4-1, 4-2) and SSDLC integration.

Safety–Security Sync: Coordinate with Functional Safety Engineering on interdependencies per IEC 63074; ensure cybersecurity measures strengthen - never compromise - SIL/PL claims. Represent cybersecurity in HARA reviews where cyber threats constitute hazard causes.

What We Look For

People Manager & HandsOn: 5+ years in cybersecurity engineering; minimum 3 years direct team leadership with demonstrable outcomes in hiring, performance management, and retention. Managing a team is the primary deliverable of this role.

The Hybrid Edge: Hands-on technical depth in both embedded/OT security (secure boot, HSM/TPM, firmware update, EtherCAT/CAN/TSN) and cloud security (Kubernetes, IaC, API security, secrets management). Not one or the other.

Regulatory Ownership: Proven end-to-end ownership of a compliance program (IEC 62443, CRA, NIS2, or equivalent) - not advisory participation. Deep knowledge of IEC 62443 (4-1, 4-2), NIST CSF, STRIDE/LINDDUN threat modeling, OWASP, fuzz testing, and SSDLC integration.

Startup Mindset: You balance defense-in-depth rigor with the speed of a scaling robotics company. Pragmatic, risk-informed decisions under time pressure. Track record of building structure in ambiguous environments; scale-up experience strongly preferred.

Certifications & Differentiators: CISSP, GICSP, or OSCP highly valued. Background in robotics, industrial automation, automotive (ISO/SAE 21434), or IIoT security is a strong differentiator. Familiarity with IEC 63074 and ISO/PAS 8800:2024 (AI security) is a plus.