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title: 'Global Security Lead at Neko Health'
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# Global Security Lead at Neko Health

- **Company:** [Neko Health](https://feeny.ai/companies/neko-health)
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $257k–$314k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/neko-health/bb1ccd06-12ed-4f62-8ff8-4bbeddb0a417

## 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

Neko Health members trust us with their health and their data, and our teams work in clinics that are open to the public. The Global Security Lead owns the physical security of every Neko site, from the first design drawings to daily operations, in every market we operate in or plan to enter. This is a build role. With hundreds of new locations planned across global markets, you will set the global standard, KPIs and business goals, and establish the standards, checks and processes that let every new clinic open secure, adapted to each market’s legislation and needs. You will own Neko’s day-to-day security management so that our members and staff are in a safe and secure environment, select and implement the systems to run it at scale, and make sure security keeps pace as we continue to open Neko clinics globally.

What You’ll Deliver in the First 6–12 Months Clinic Openings

- A repeatable opening process, with the security standards, checks and sign-offs every new clinic must pass before it opens, built to work across hundreds of locations in different markets.
- Global physical security standards (access control, CCTV, guarding, visitor management, incident reporting) that every new clinic is built to, with local variations where the law requires it.
- Security requirements written into the plans for every new clinic, agreed with the construction and real estate teams before designs are final, and checked at handover.
- Working relationships with local police and authorities in each market.

Risk Management and Infrastructure

- A global security management system, adapted locally for each market, that oversees day-to-day security across every clinic and office.
- A risk baseline for every open clinic and office, with clear priorities and owners.
- Lead incident management, business continuity and preventative security, including running lessons-learned reviews after incidents.
- Business continuity plans for security events, agreed with operations and risk.
- Joined up controls with Information Security and Privacy, so physical and digital protection of patient data work together.
- A security operating model: what sits with you centrally, what sits with regional leads, and the hiring plan to get there.

Day to Day Operations

- Ownership of Neko’s day-to-day security management, so our members and staff are in a safe and secure environment in every clinic.
- Security that feels like global first-class service: clear standards for how guards and front-of-house teams treat members and visitors.
- An incident and escalation process, a coverage model for out of hours, and emergency and crisis response plans that are tested through drills.
- A clear way to investigate incidents involving members, staff, vendors and partners, working with HR and legal.
- Security vendors and guarding partners selected, contracted and managed in each market, with shared service levels and a clear budget.
- Ongoing reporting to the COO covering incidents, near misses, cost per site and open risks.

Tech Forward

- Selection and implementation of the systems used to manage security globally.

## Minimum Qualifications

- 10+ years in physical security, including at least 5 years leading security across multiple markets.
- Has set up security for new sites from design through opening, not only existing ones.
- Has managed security vendors, guarding contracts and budgets across several regions.
- Has led incident and crisis response, including investigations and post incident reviews.
- Calm under pressure and trusted with sensitive information.
- Comfortable working with senior leaders and with construction, real estate and operations teams.
- Able to travel regularly between markets.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Background in multi-site, public facing businesses such as co-working, retail, hospitality, fitness, tech, wellness or healthcare.
- Experience building a security function as a business scaled from a few sites to many.
- Working knowledge of electronic security systems and their integration into new builds.
- Experience selecting and implementing systems to manage security at scale.
- Professional certifications such as CPP, PSP, or equivalent.

## 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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