Senior Privacy Counsel, Neko Health
Medical diagnostic scanning systems
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Medical diagnostic scanning systems
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
101-200 employees
Company mission
To create a healthcare system that can help people stay healthy through preventive measures and early detection.
Role
Who you are
- Education: Master of Laws (LL.M.) or equivalent legal degree in Sweden or UK. IAPP certifications (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPM) a plus but not prerequisite
- Qualified lawyer with 10 plus years of relevant legal experience, preferably in a leading Swedish or UK law firm and within a tech-focused in-house legal team
- Proven experience in GDPR, UK GDPR, and other global privacy frameworks (e.g., CCPA)
- Experience acting as or supporting a DPO and handling regulatory engagements is highly desirable
- Exceptional knowledge of global privacy laws and their application to technology
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise documentation free of legal jargon
- Excellent communication skills in English (proficiency in Swedish a plus)
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and provide risk-based, business-oriented advice in a fast-paced environment
- Pragmatic and commercially minded, with a passion for balancing compliance with innovation
- Collaborative and persuasive, with outstanding interpersonal skills to engage senior leadership, cross-functional teams, and regulators
- Proactive and strategic, with the ability to anticipate and address privacy challenges before they arise
What the job involves
- We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Privacy Counsel to join our legal team and take the lead on our global privacy and data protection program
- This role will act as our Data Protection Officer and drive compliance with complex privacy regulations, including GDPR and UK GDPR, while enabling our ambitious international expansion
- You will champion privacy-by-design, safeguard patient data, and support innovation at the intersection of law, technology and preventative healthcare
- Privacy Strategy & Leadership: Develop and own a forward-thinking global privacy and data protection strategy that positions privacy as a business enabler and ensures compliance with GDPR, UK GDPR, US and emerging global privacy laws as we enter new markets
- Legal Advisory: Provide expert, practical advice on privacy and data protection to engineering, clinical, regulatory, and commercial teams, helping embed privacy-by-design in new products and technologies
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to inform strategy and facilitate business objectives, ensuring privacy considerations are integrated in planning and decision making
- Compliance & Governance: Strengthen and expand the global privacy program, including privacy operations, data protection impact assessments, records of processing activities, and policy enforcement
- Draft and update privacy notices, terms of service, and data protection agreements ensuring alignment with local privacy standards
- Statutory DPO Duties: Act as the organisation’s DPO, advising senior leadership on complex data protection issues, managing regulatory engagements, and responding to third party requests and inquiries
- Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate privacy and data protection risks across operations, technology, and global expansion
- Support incident response and data breach management in collaboration with senior leaders and the IT & Security team
- Training & Awareness: Design and deliver privacy training programs to foster a culture of compliance and awareness across the organization
- Reporting to: General Counsel
Application process
- Please note: we perform background and reference checks as part of our interview process
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Neko Health is a preventative healthcare technology company dedicated to establishing a healthcare system centred around preventive measures and early detection.
The company's medical scanning technology aims to enhance health data collection by providing a broad and non-invasive approach that is both convenient and affordable for the public. Conducted in just 10 minutes, the scan utilises over 70 sensors to gather 50 million data points, enabling healthcare professionals to detect diseases at their early stages, including skin conditions/cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other metabolic syndromes.
The Swedish brand recently brought its body-scanning suite to London and raised significant funding, signalling a strong future of growth. With this funding, the company is now focused on expanding even further, hoping ti bring its technology to the US once it receives the necessary regulatory approvals. By bringing accessible and efficient preventive healthcare to the forefront, Neko Health seeks to enable individuals to take proactive control of their health and well-being, contributing to a healthier and happier society.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2025
$260m
SERIES B
Jul 2023
$67.7m
SERIES A
Total funding: $327.7m
Company HQ
Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län
Leadership
Hjalmar Nilsonne
(Co-Founder & CEO)Graduated from KTH Royal Institute of Technology with an MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management. Previously founded Black Silicon Solar and Watty.
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