IT & Security Lead

Simbe Robotics•San Francisco Bay Area, CA

About The Position

Simbe Robotics is a leading retail robotics company providing in-store intelligence solutions that help retailers optimize operations, improve shelf execution, and deliver valuable data insights. Our autonomous robots and multi-modal data collection systems are transforming how retailers manage inventory and make data-driven decisions. This role owns the end-to-end security posture, from employee laptops to robots operating on store floors. It is a high-level, hands-on individual contributor role with significant ownership and direct access to leadership. The ideal candidate is comfortable handling immediate issues and presenting compliance roadmaps to the board.

Requirements

5–8 years across corporate IT and security; startup experience required
Hands-on security and privacy certifications to support business growth
Strong command of MDM, SSO/IdP, endpoint protection, and cloud security
Working knowledge of OT/IoT security concepts; edge device or embedded systems security experience a plus
Deep knowledge of AI/ML security risks and familiarity with applicable frameworks (NIST AI RMF, OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS); experience applying these in a product or enterprise environment, not just theoretical exposure
Operates well without a team under them; comfortable building from scratch

Responsibilities

Corporate IT & Operations: Device lifecycle and desktop support for a distributed workforce, Onboarding/offboarding provisioning across the full SaaS and tooling stack, Office network design, maintenance, and physical access controls at HQ, SSO/IdP, MDM, and SaaS access management, System administration for company-wide SaaS tools (Google Workspace, Slack, Atlassian, and others); collaborate with Engineering on access and security where corporate and infrastructure systems intersect.
Security & Compliance: Endpoint security, IAM, vulnerability management, and incident response, Security policy development and employee security awareness program, Own security and privacy certification end to end: readiness, controls implementation, audit coordination, and ongoing compliance.
Product & Connected Systems Security: Stay current on cybersecurity risks relevant to robotics, edge AI, and retail environments; translate emerging threats into actionable guidance for Engineering and Product, Advise on security architecture for new product features and customer integrations — threat modeling, access controls, data handling — without being in the critical path, Assess cybersecurity risk across the robot fleet and customer-deployed systems; surface findings to leadership and flag issues that require remediation.
AI Security & Governance: Serve as Simbe's internal expert on AI/ML security: track emerging attack vectors, threat research, and evolving frameworks and translate findings into actionable guidance for Engineering, Product, and leadership, Assess security risks in Simbe's AI systems — model endpoints, inference pipelines, LLM integrations — and recommend controls around adversarial inputs, prompt injection, model extraction, and data privacy, Develop and enforce AI tool governance policies for internal use: procurement criteria, data handling guardrails, and acceptable use standards, Help employees use AI tools effectively and safely; provide training and guardrails as the tooling landscape evolves.