Privacy Counsel

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London, Greater London, England
Junior
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The Role
As Privacy Counsel, you will deliver privacy and data protection advice, guide product features, ensure compliance in design and deployment, perform Data Protection Impact Assessments, and assist with staff training in a health tech environment.
Summary Generated by Built In

We’re very proud of our achievements:

In July, we secured a $200M investment led by General Atlantic to help revolutionise women’s health, and became the first purely digital consumer women’s health app to achieve unicorn status! 🦄

We’ve had 380M+ downloads, have almost 70M monthly users, are #1 by installs in the iOS Health category, hit 4.9 stars on the App Store (3M+ reviews), are backed by 9 VCs, had a 40% revenue increase last year, and topped a valuation of $1B.

We’re a growing, ambitious HealthTech business 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.

Now, 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 Flo’s continued commitment to privacy by design and default.

Reporting to our VP of Privacy, it sits as part of a team of 4 doing some really exciting work.

Having achieved our ISO 27701 Privacy certification (the first business of our kind with it!), and having launched Anonymous mode (also making it open source), we’re continuing to embed privacy into our product and internal processes, and focus on protecting the rights and freedoms of our customers.

Your Experience

Must have:

  • Qualified solicitor in the UK with experience (usually 0-3 years’ PQE) in a privacy and data protection position;
  • Proven track of work in a tech company, software focussed product company or reputable law firm;
  • Knowledge of data protection laws globally (including the US);
  • Practical experience in privacy by design;
  • Experience of privacy risk management;
  • Ability to explain legal topics in plan, simple and actionable language.
  • Knowledge of OneTrust, miro, JIRA, Confluence.

Nice to have:

  • CIPP certifications (CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, CIPP/US or 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:

  • Providing privacy and data protection advice to the business;
  • Providing guidance on new product features;
  • Advising on online advertising practices and AI technologies;
  • Giving guidance to ensure data protection is baked into the design, build, test and deployment stages across activities and departments;
  • Carrying out Data Protection Impact Assessments , and providing solutions to mitigate privacy risks;
  • Contributing to our core integrated Information Security and Privacy Management System (ISPMS) processes, including maintaining framework documents and other ISPMS documented information.
  • Assisting with the creation and delivery of staff training and Privacy Champion Network communications on privacy best practice to all entities and affiliates (with a particular focus on digital data uses);
  • Undertaking legal research on emerging privacy and data protection laws and guidance, and horizon scanning for regulatory updates;
  • Working to ensure that data protection and best practices are fully integrated into Flo’s compliance framework;
  • Adopting a curious approach to privacy-enhancing technologies and helping to set up new tooling from a privacy perspective.

You'll be targeted on:

  • Successfully providing pragmatic business-oriented and compliant privacy solutions to the company on various topics such as: consent management, privacy assessments, digital marketing and user rights;
  • Supporting in the audits of the ISO 27001 Security and ISO 27701 Privacy management systems;
  • Being a proactive team player that delivers on assigned targets, with a positive and collaborative approach;
  • Successful rollout of educational and partnering sessions for various stakeholders (including product and marketing).

#LI-JC1 #LI-Hybrid 

Ranges may vary depending on your skills, competencies and experience.

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.

By applying for the above role, you confirm that you have reviewed our privacy notice for job applicants: https://flo.health/privacy-policy-for-job-applicants 

The Company
London
492 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Flo is the essential female health partner. We are building a better future for female health by helping women harness the power of their body signals.
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Flo in numbers:
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#1 period tracker in the USA by active audience
#1 most downloaded female health app worldwide
47 million monthly active users
240 million installs
28M women got pregnant while using Flo (the number indicates users who logged pregnancy in app during 2015-2022)

Flo prioritizes safety and keeps a sharp focus on being the most trusted digital source for women's health information.

Flo intensively uses Data Science and AI to deliver the most personalized content and services available.

Flo is currently available in 22 languages on iOS and Android. 55% of users are located in the US and Europe.

We are committed to putting privacy of our users first. Our users trust our technology to keep their sensitive information private and we are responsible for providing a safe and secure platform for them to use. We regularly carry out privacy assessments to monitor risks including data protection impact assessments and third-party risk assessments. In March 2022 Flo completed an external, independent privacy audit which confirmed there are no gaps or weaknesses in our privacy practices.

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