Senior Manager, Corporate Technology & Security

About Hilo by Aktiia

High blood pressure is the world’s most common disease, causing 18M deaths each year. At Hilo by Aktiia
, our vision is a world where no lives are lost or damaged from the effects of high blood pressure. Our mission is to make this a reality by developing tech to help people control their blood pressure.

We are a venture‑backed scale‑up company, having raised over $96M from investors in Europe and the United States. Our technology – rooted in 18 years of research at the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) – is the world’s only medically accurate, continuous blood pressure monitor that is cuffless in daily life in the consumer space. Validated through extensive clinical trials and CE Marked as a Class IIa medical device, our solution is now available in 12 countries.

We are a hybrid/remote‑first company, with Headquarters in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, united by our passion for impact and innovation.

We are seeking a senior, hands‑on technology leader to own and continuously evolve the company’s corporate technology and security landscape
, with a strong focus on enabling speed, innovation, and scalable growth
.

This role has end‑to‑end accountability for internal IT systems, security, access management, and data protection in a hybrid, regulated environment
. Beyond stability and compliance, you will actively use technology, automation, and AI to improve how teams operate, collaborate, and deliver outcomes.

You will act as a central enabling function for the organisation: evaluating new tools, experimenting where appropriate, and helping teams adopt technologies that genuinely make them more effective. While this is a Senior Manager role, it carries clear ownership and decision rights
, and a strong expectation to challenge the status quo.

• Ownership of Corporate Technology as a Growth Enabler
  • Own the company’s internal technology and security landscape end‑to‑end
  • Define and continuously evolve the target state for corporate IT and internal platforms
  • Actively identify opportunities where technology, automation, or AI can remove friction or unlock new ways of working
  • Balance innovation, speed, security, and cost in a regulated environment
• Tech Foresight, Innovation & AI Enablement
  • Stay close to emerging technologies, AI capabilities, and modern tooling
  • Proactively assess where new technologies can create real business value
  • Enable safe experimentation and structured adoption of new tools
  • Help teams understand and use technology effectively rather than introducing tools for their own sake
  • Promote a culture where technology is seen as an enabler, not a bottleneck
• Security, Risk & Compliance Enablement
  • Own corporate security principles across identity, access, devices, and data
  • Ensure appropriate protection of sensitive, personal, and regulated data
  • Lead security risk assessments, audits, and remediation initiatives
  • Translate regulatory and compliance requirements into pragmatic, workable setups
  • Build security awareness as a habit across the organisation
• Identity, Access & Device Management
  • Own user identity, access control, and device management in a hybrid setup
  • Define standards for onboarding, offboarding, and privilege management
  • Ensure secure and efficient device lifecycle management
  • Balance strong security with usability and productivity
• Internal Platforms, Tools & Integrations
  • Own the corporate tooling ecosystem across functions
  • Define principles for tool selection, integration, and data ownership
  • Work with functional leaders to ensure tools support real business outcomes
  • Reduce complexity and prevent tool sprawl while enabling innovation
• External Vendors & Technology Partners
  • Select, onboard, and manage external IT, security, and technology partners
  • Decide what should be built internally versus sourced externally
  • Define scopes, SLAs, and accountability models
  • Ensure continuity, scalability, and cost discipline
• Policies, Resilience & Continuity
  • Own IT, security, and data policies as living documents
  • Ensure robust backup, recovery, and business continuity setups
  • Regularly test and improve resilience rather than…