Senior Privacy CounselFlo Health

UK 15-12-2023
Open Source
HealthTech

We’re quite proud of our achievements…

300M+ downloads, 55M+ monthly users, #1 by installs in the iOS Health category, 4.9 stars on the App Store (3M+ reviews), backed by 7 VCs, annual revenue at 9 figures, and a valuation close to $1B.

We’re a growing, Series B funded HealthTech building the essential digital health partner of tomorrow to empower women, girls, and people who menstruate with the knowledge and support they need to stay well and live better.

Our cycle, ovulation and pregnancy tracking, educational content and anonymised community platform have been trusted for years by millions to help them feel more in control of their health every day.

We’re harnessing the power of data analytics and AI to build a smarter future, one where we all know our bodies better, with an aim to become the essential health partner to women worldwide. 

 

The Job

Legal and Compliance are partners across the whole business here at Flo. They watch over everything: Flo’s privacy programme, compliance with regulatory obligations, contract management, IP enforcement… you name it. 

The team’s divided into three groups - Privacy & Data Protection, Regulatory & Compliance, and Legal Services, each managing its own area. 

This role’s all about delivering on Flo’s continued commitment to data privacy by design. It’s a senior counsel position reporting directly to our new VP of Privacy and sits as part of a team of six doing some really exciting work.

Having recently achieved our ISO 27001 re-certification (the first business of our kind with it!), we’re pressing ahead with ISO 27701 as a next step. On top of that, we’ve just launched Anonymous mode (and made it open source) - a hugely important feature for our users, and one which this role will be key in supporting.

It doesn’t end there though, and this position will be key in enhancing DSARs, reviewing privacy policies and systems, and helping to ensure privacy by design and as default across all areas of our business.

Your Experience

Must have:

  • Qualified solicitor in the UK with strong experience (usually +5 years’ PQE) in a privacy and data protection focussed Counsel position
  • Proven track of work in a tech company or reputable law firm
  • Knowledge of data protection laws globally (including the US)
  • Practical experience in privacy by design
  • Knowledge of risk management
  • Knowledge of OneTrust, JIRA, Confluence

Nice to have:

  • CIPP certifications (CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, CIPP/US of others)
  • Knowledge of agile methodologies
  • Proven track of work in a health tech, digital health or digital wellness company

What you'll be doing

You'll be responsible for:

  • Develop and maintain global privacy policies and procedures
  • Provide privacy and data protection advice to the business (special focus on worldwide data driven initiatives)
  • Give guidance to ensure data protection is baked into the design, build, test and deployment stages across activities and departments
  • Support the VP of Privacy in carrying out Data Protection Impact Assessments, and providing solutions to mitigate privacy risks
  • With support of the team, undertake data protection audits and reviews
  • Assist with the creation and delivery of staff training in privacy best practice to all entities and affiliates (with a particular focus on digital data uses)
  • Undertake legal research on emerging privacy and data protection laws and guidance
  • Work to ensure that data protection and best practices are fully integrated into the compliance framework of the business
  • Support our technology and information security teams on cyber security, data privacy and data ownership
  • Manage relationships with not only colleagues internal to Flo, but also vendors, contractors and external stakeholders

Your targets will be:

  • Making sure the company has enough privacy resource and assistance
  • Providing business-oriented and compliant privacy solutions to the company

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Reward

People perform better when they’re happy, paid well, looked after and supported. 

On top of competitive salaries, Flo's employees have access to:

  • A flexible working environment with the opportunity to come into the office and work from home
  • Company equity grants through Flo’s Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP)
  • Paid holiday and sick leave 
  • Fully paid female health and sick leave, in addition to holiday and regular sick leave
  • Workations - an opportunity to work abroad for two months a year
  • Six months paid maternity leave, and one months paid paternity leave (subject to qualifying conditions) inclusive of same-sex and adoptive parents
  • Career growth, progression, and learning development resources
  • Annual salary reviews
  • Unlimited free premium Flo subscriptions
  • A whole host of other benefits (health/pension/social schemes)

 

Our Culture

We’re problem solvers, we’re adaptable, we’re empathy driven and results led. 

People here like working in a fast-paced, multi-national, multi-cultural and ever changing environment. Everyone has an impact on a powerful mission, and is happy to roll their sleeves up to ideate solutions and put them in place. Being part of a  growing business means that sometimes it's not easy and we work hard, but our mission is always at the forefront of what we do. 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The strength of our workforce is in the diverse backgrounds of our employees, and Flo is committed to applying its equal opportunities policy at all stages of recruitment and selection. This means recruitment and selection of talent into Flo Health companies is only based on individual merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Shortlisting, interviewing, and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or beliefs, ancestry, age, veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy or maternity status, trade union membership, or any other protected characteristics.

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