Cybersecurity Director

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the company-wide cybersecurity vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap.
• Align cybersecurity initiatives with business objectives, product development, and go-to-market strategy.
• Led the evolution toward AI-driven security operations and intelligent automation.

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

• Establish and maintain enterprise security governance frameworks (NIST, FEDRAMP, etc.)
• Oversee risk management programs, including enterprise risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with government and public sector security requirements (e.g., FedRAMP, CJIS, or similar).
• Own third-party/vendor risk management strategy.

Product & Robotics Security

• Define security standards for autonomous robotics, embedded systems, and IoT devices.
• Partner with engineering to embed secure-by-design principles into robotics and AI platforms.
• Oversee security architecture for cloud-connected devices and field deployments.

Incident Preparedness & Oversight

• Ensure robust incident response, business continuity, and disaster recovery programs.
• Provide executive oversight during major security incidents.
• Establish metrics and reporting for risk posture, incident trends, and response effectiveness.

Leadership & Cross-Functional Influence

• Build and lead a high-performing cybersecurity team (more analysts over time).
• Act as the primary security advisor to executive leadership and board-level stakeholders.
• Partner with Legal, IT, Engineering, and Operations to drive security across the organization.
• Represent Knightscope in customer, partner, and government security discussions.