Cycode was founded in 2019 and is backed by top venture capital firms YL Ventures and Insight Partners. We’ve received numerous awards and recognition, including being named one of the top cybersecurity startups in the Cyber Defense Magazine Top 100 (2020), Accel 2021 Euroscape Top 100, Analytics Insight “Top Cybersecurity Companies to Watch in 2021”, winner of the 2021 Cyber Defender Award, and a finalist for the 2021 CISO Choice in Application Security.
We are looking for a strategic, hands-on VP of HR to join our leadership team and help scale the company through its next stage of growth. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced startup environments, knows how to balance business needs with people experience, and is passionate about building high-performing, healthy organizations.
What You’ll Do
- Serve as a trusted partner to the CEO and executive team on organizational design, scaling, leadership, culture, and people strategy
- Lead and mentor the HR function across all domains, including business partnering, talent acquisition, employee experience, compensation, onboarding, performance management, and HR operations
- Build scalable HR processes and infrastructure that support rapid company growth while maintaining agility and a strong culture
- Partner closely with managers across the company to improve effectiveness, accountability, feedback culture, and employee development
- Drive organizational initiatives around engagement, retention, manager excellence, career growth, and internal communication
- Own and evolve performance management processes, compensation cycles, and employee development frameworks
- Support global growth and scaling, including hiring strategy, organizational planning, and change management
- Ensure excellent employee experience throughout the entire lifecycle - from candidate experience through onboarding, growth, and retention
- Lead HR-related compliance, policies, and operational excellence
- Use data and insights to drive decision-making and continuously improve HR effectiveness
- 5+ years of HR leadership roles, including experience leading HR in high-growth startups or scaling technology companies
- Experience in cybersecurity, SaaS, or B2B technology companies
- Proven experience working closely with executive leadership teams
- Strong business acumen and ability to connect people strategy to company goals
- Hands-on mindset with the ability to both think strategically and execute operationally
- Experience building and scaling HR processes in dynamic environments
- Strong background in organizational development, coaching managers, and navigating change
- Experience leading recruiting organizations and partnering closely with talent acquisition
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- High emotional intelligence, strong judgment, and the ability to build trust across all levels
Skills Required
- 5+ years of HR leadership experience
- Experience in cybersecurity, SaaS, or B2B technology companies
- Proven experience working closely with executive leadership teams
- Strong background in organizational development and coaching managers
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
What We Do
Cycode is an application security software vendor. Our complete AppSec platform provides visibility across the SDLC, including tooling, configurations, activity, risk, and more. We prevent breaches with secrets scanning, code leak detection, SCA, and SAST. Our knowledge graph finds things missed by other tools by connecting and correlating data from across the entire SDLC. We are an RSA innovation sandbox finalist, a Gartner Cool Vendor, and a SINET16 winner.
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