Security GRC Manager

ABOUT US

Humaans is building the next generation of infrastructure for the workplace; software designed for companies that are scaling fast, operating globally, and pushing into new boundaries.

What started as a system of record has evolved into a broader platform for operating people globally. With Athena, our agentic AI layer, Humaans moves beyond data management into intelligent orchestration, connecting workflows across HR, IT, Finance, and Operations so organisations can act faster and with greater confidence, redefining how work gets done.

We work with ambitious teams across Europe and the US, from AI-native companies like Lovable, Poolside, Fyxer AI, and Tandem Health, to established, high-growth organisations scaling internationally and through acquisition, including Quantexa, Sellpy, Manychat, Gigs, Croud, and Threecolts. These teams don’t buy software for features,they buy leverage. The ability to run faster, cleaner, and with more control as complexity compounds.

To date, we’ve raised $20m in venture funding from some of the most respected founders, operators, and funds in technology: Lachy Groom (Physical Intelligence), Stewart Butterfield (Slack), Tobias Lütke (Shopify), Dylan Field (Figma), Jeff Weiner (LinkedIn), Claire Johnson (Stripe), Oliver Jay (OpenAI), Jay Simmons (Bond) as well as Y Combinator, Moonfire, Frontline Ventures, Pathlight Ventures, and Exor.

If you have massive ambition and want to work on a hard problem, with a small team that moves fast, at a moment when the category is genuinely up for grabs - this is it.

THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Security GRC Manager to own the systems, processes, audits and customer-facing trust work that help Humaans scale into more demanding markets.

This is a hands-on ownership role, built around AI. You’ll run our security compliance programme throughout the year, not just during audit season. You’ll own the operating rhythm across frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2 and HIPAA, keeping evidence organised, controls running, policies current, risks visible and audits moving smoothly.

You’ll also own the commercial trust layer. You’ll work directly with enterprise buyers through security reviews, questionnaires, procurement processes and diligence, making sure security builds confidence rather than slowing deals down. Fast, accurate and reusable is the standard.

AI should give you leverage across all of this. You’ll use it to draft and maintain policies, accelerate questionnaire responses, keep evidence current and build systems that make repeated trust work faster without compromising quality.

The role sits across Security, Legal, Product, Engineering, Revenue and Operations. You don’t need to configure every system yourself, but you do need to understand how modern SaaS companies operate, ask sharp questions, drive action across teams and know the difference between meaningful risk reduction and compliance theatre.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

- Own Humaans’ security compliance programme end to end, including ISO 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA and future frameworks we choose to pursue

- Run audit cycles throughout the year, coordinating external auditors and internal control owners across Engineering, People, Legal, Finance and Operations

- Maintain the controls, evidence, policies, risk register, access reviews, vendor reviews, business continuity processes and incident response documentation that support our certifications and customer commitments

- Build AI into the day-to-day operation of our compliance programme, using it to draft and update artefacts, maintain evidence and reduce manual work

- Own customer-facing trust work across sales calls, security reviews, procurement, vendor questionnaires, RFPs, DPAs, subprocessors, data protection questions and enterprise diligence

- Build AI-assisted systems that help us answer recurring security questions quickly and accurately, while maintaining a strong review process as volume grows

- Keep our trust collateral, answer libraries and customer-facing security information accurate, current and reusable

- Partner with Product and Engineering to translate compliance requirements into practical operational controls without creating unnecessary friction

- Help teams make clear, risk-based decisions, escalating issues that genuinely matter and cutting through noise when they don’t

- Raise the maturity of how Humaans approaches security, privacy, risk and customer trust as we move upmarket

- Make security compliance a commercial asset, with stronger evidence, cleaner controls, faster responses and clear ownership helping us win and grow

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

- 4+ years of experience across security compliance, GRC, trust, audit, information security, privacy operations or a closely related area

- Hands-on experience running or supporting audits across frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, SOC 1, HIPAA or GDPR

- Direct experience supporting enterprise sales, procurement, R