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# Employment and Commercial Counsel Lead, US at Neko Health

- **Company:** [Neko Health](https://feeny.ai/companies/neko-health)
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $225k–$250k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/neko-health/c20da01b-1a78-4072-891c-13b24f64eda7

## Job description

Mission Neko is redefining what prevention means, from treating illness when it arrives, to sustaining health before it's ever at risk. Our mission: make data-driven, preventative care accessible to more people, before symptoms appear.

In a single, non-invasive visit under an hour, proprietary technology and direct clinical care combine to deliver personalised, actionable insights. It's a team that thinks in 10x, not 10%. Every role here plays a part in building a world where prevention is the norm, and where your work genuinely helps people live longer, healthier lives.

## Role Purpose

As we scale in the US, we're looking for an Employment and Commercial Counsel to help build out our legal function, with labor and employment law as a major focus alongside broader commercial and corporate work. You'll join Neko's legal team and report to the General Counsel in Sweden. The role is varied and critical to navigating the legal complexity of Neko's expansion across North America, spanning employment, commercial and corporate law. Labor and employment work will take up a growing share of the role.

What you'll do in the first 6-12 Months

- Labor & Employment: Own labor and employment matters across the US business, including employee relations, workplace investigations, wage and hour compliance, terminations, and leave issues. This is a major and growing part of the role as our US headcount scales rapidly.
- Legal Advisory: Support and advise US operations, engineering, clinical, and regulatory teams on commercial law, data protection, marketing, IP, and compliance.
- Contract Management: Review and negotiate commercial contracts, including software and technology agreements, supplier agreements, and collaborations.
- Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risk across our operations, technology, and healthcare services as we expand.
- Compliance: Monitor and advise on privacy and healthcare regulations in the US and other key markets, working with the Global Privacy Lead on data protection agreements, terms of service, and privacy notices.
- Corporate Governance: Support the development and implementation of risk and compliance policies and procedures.

## Minimum Requirements

- J.D. from an ABA accredited law school, and active admission to a U.S. State Bar in good standing (New York preferred).
- 8-10 years of relevant legal experience, ideally split between a leading US law firm and an in-house legal team.
- Substantial hands-on experience in labor and employment law, including employee relations, workplace investigations, and wage and hour compliance.
- Experience partnering with People/HR teams to build scalable employment policies, training, and processes as a US workforce grows.
- Strong grounding in commercial and corporate law, with a track record of drafting and negotiating complex agreements.
- Commercially minded, with the judgment to deliver practical solutions at the intersection of law, people, and a fast-growing business.
- Comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
- A team first mindset - comfortable collaborating across roles, functions and areas of expertise.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

## Nice to Have

- Familiarity with healthcare regulations.
- Exposure to IP and data protection matters.
- Experience supporting a company through rapid US headcount growth or multi-state expansion.

## Why Neko

At Neko, you'll get the chance to shape how a fast-growing company manages its legal and people risk, at a company that believes preventive healthcare can change lives. The package is competitive, base salary, equity, and full benefits, but the real draw is the work itself: a broad mandate, a seasoned legal team, and watching what you build reach members across two continents.

- Broad scope, real ownership: commercial, corporate, and employment work in one role, with growing responsibility as US operations expand.
- A voice across the business: partner directly with the General Counsel and stakeholders across engineering, clinical, and regulatory teams.
- A connected legal team: work alongside six lawyers across the US and Europe, with strong support rather than working in isolation.
- Impact from day one: direct influence over how Neko manages legal and employment risk as it scales.

## About titles at Neko

We use a simplified internal title framework that prioritizes clarity over hierarchy, so internal titles may differ from market-facing role titles. Scope, impact and level of the role are fully aligned and will be clearly discussed throughout the process. Hiring Process Candidates progress from application and structured screening through thoughtfully designed interviews culminating in a formal offer and final pre-employment checks before joining the team.

## Equal Opportunity & Inclusion Statement

Neko Health is committed to inclusive hiring and member-first care. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage you to request reasonable accommodations to support your application.

## About Neko Health

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Neko Health is a healthcare technology company that has engineered a proprietary, data-driven preventive health scan to detect early signs of disease in otherwise healthy individuals.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Funding Stage: Series A)
- **Headquarters**: Stockholm, Sweden
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Daniel Ek (Co-founder, also founder/CEO of Spotify) and Hjalmar Nilsonne (Co-founder)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Healthcare Technology, Preventive Medicine, Clinical Diagnostics
- Target customers: B2C – Health-conscious individuals; B2B Potential – Self-insured employers
- Mission or purpose statement: “To provide healthcare that’s proactive instead of reactive – so that people can live longer, healthier lives.”

## Products & Services
- **[The Neko Health Scan]**: A 60-minute, full-body health check that captures millions of data points across the skin, heart, blood, and circulation using four proprietary devices (Derma, Spectrum, Echo, and Neko Lens). Includes an unrushed consultation with a doctor where results are discussed immediately. The scan is priced at approximately 2750kr (~$260) in Sweden and is designed for asymptomatic, healthy individuals looking for prevention.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (as of mid-2026).
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – **$325.1M** (one prior funding round).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by “investors who have built and scaled some of the most ambitious technology companies of the last two decades” (individual names not publicly listed on career page). The company has strong ties to the tech and startup ecosystem.
- **Growth Signals**: Over 1,000 employees (more than half in clinical roles). Aggressive expansion with active clinic locations in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Stockholm, and plans for more. Job postings have increased +344.4% year-over-year (as of mid-2026), indicating rapid scaling.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary Hardware**: All four scanning devices are designed, engineered, and assembled in-house in Stockholm, creating a hard-to-replicate technological moat.
- **Integrated Clinical Model**: Unlike traditional clinics or digital health apps, Neko combines its proprietary hardware with on-site doctors, clinical researchers, and data science under one roof with a low patient volume per doctor ( ~9 members/day vs. 30+ in standard care). This enables a focus on prevention, not just treatment.
- **Data Moat**: The system captures millions of structured data points per scan, allowing for peer benchmarking and longitudinal tracking over years, creating a powerful, network-effect dataset for preventive health insights.
- **Leadership**: Co-founded by Daniel Ek (Spotify) and Hjalmar Nilsonne.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the Scan Room**: Neko is actively testing a second-generation modular scan room platform designed to capture more signals and scale to new locations.
- **Global Expansion**: Opening new clinics across the UK and Europe, with a clear intent to make the service more accessible.
- **Clinical Research & Governance**: Continued focus on validating their devices with clinical studies and building a clinical leadership team (including ex-NHS and Amazon Health executives) to establish preventive care as a formal clinical discipline.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven**: The company was founded to solve the fundamental problem of late-stage diagnosis by focusing on prevention. The work is presented as having a direct, positive impact on human longevity.
- **Culture & Engineering**: The company actively showcases a deep engineering culture where “clinical insight can become a hardware iteration overnight.” Clinicians and engineers share the same floor, fostering rapid iteration and innovation.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Salaries are benchmarked via market research. Benefits include comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401K, Paid Time Off, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, CME Days, and Commuter Benefits.
- **Work Model**: Roles are **on-site** at specific clinic locations. Training for medical roles is fully paid. The interview process is designed to give candidates a feel for the culture and mission.
- **Growth Trajectory**: With 80+ active job postings and triple-digit growth in hiring, the company is in a high-growth phase, offering significant career development opportunities.

## Sources
1. [nekohealth.com](https://www.nekohealth.com/en)
2. [nekohealth.com](https://www.nekohealth.com/us/en/about)
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nekohealth)
4. [nekohealthcareers.com](https://www.nekohealthcareers.com/)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/neko-health)

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