Lighting Design Lead

Neko Health AB; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Neko Health AB seeks a Lighting Design Lead to own and evolve global lighting standards across clinics worldwide. You will shape how lighting supports the member experience, clinical function, and architectural identity, guiding regional teams with concept-level lighting guidance and ensuring consistency with the brand direction.

Lead collaboration across Architecture, Hardware, Medical Excellence, and Operations to drive innovative, sustainable lighting strategies in fast-growing environments.

Qualifications

• Degree in Lighting Design, Architecture, Interior Design, or related field.
• 8+ years of architectural lighting design experience with a portfolio.
• Experience developing lighting standards/playbooks for multi-site/global scales.
• Deep understanding of LED systems, controls, and BMS integration.
• Experience collaborating with architects, interior designers, and engineers.
• Proficiency in lighting software: DIALux/Relux/AGi32; rendering helpful.

Responsibilities

• Own the development and stewardship of global lighting design standards.
• Develop lighting standards for Location Design Playbook for global consistency.
• Provide concept-level lighting guidance to regional design teams.
• Drive lighting innovation for next-generation scanning environments and clinics.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships to ensure informed lighting decisions.

Skills

Lighting design

Architectural lighting

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Project leadership

Education

Degree in Lighting Design

Architecture/Interior Design

Tools

DIALux

Relux

AGi32

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

The Lighting Design Lead will own the development and stewardship of Neko Health’s global lighting design standards — shaping how lighting supports the member experience, clinical function, and architectural identity across every Neko location worldwide. Working within the Architecture Creative Leads team, this role sits at the intersection of lighting design, spatial experience, and product development.

Your primary focus is establishing a scalable, globally consistent lighting strategy that defines how every Neko space feels the moment someone walks in. You will develop lighting standards for the Location Design Playbook, drive lighting innovation for next-generation scanning environments and clinic typologies and provide concept-level creative guidance to regional design teams delivering projects globally.

This role reports to the Architecture Creative Studio Lead and partners closely with the Architecture Design Studio Leads for the US and Europe, the Industrial Design Lead, and cross-functional teams in Arts and Graphics, Hardware, Medical Excellence, and Operations.

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

• A comprehensive global lighting design standard is documented in the Location Design Playbook, covering all key clinic zones (scan rooms, consultation areas, waiting areas, circulation, and back-of-house) ready for regional teams to implement consistently.

• Concept-level lighting guidance on at least two active regional projects, ensuring alignment with Neko’s design direction and experience principles while respecting local conditions.

• Become a brand guardian for the lighting strategy, supporting Architecture Design Leads in the review and feedback of consultant documentation.

• Established strong relationships with key cross-functional partners (i.e. Hardware, Software, Medical Excellence, Operations, and external lighting consultants) so that lighting decisions are informed, collaborative, and technically sound.

Minimum Requirements

• Degree in Lighting Design, Architecture, Interior Design, or a related field.

• 8+ years of experience in architectural lighting design, with a portfolio demonstrating layered, human-centred lighting across a range of project types.

• Demonstrated experience developing lighting standards, guidelines, or playbooks for a multi-site, global or scaling organisation.

• Deep understanding of lighting technology i.e. LED systems, controls and integration with building management systems.

• Experience collaborating with architects, interior designers, and engineering teams to integrate lighting seamlessly into spatial design.

• Proficiency in lighting design software (e.g., DIALux, Relux, AGi32) and familiarity with rendering tools for visualizing lighting concepts.

• Strong understanding of relevant lighting standards and codes (e.g., EN 12464, WELL Building Standard lighting criteria, healthcare-specific requirements).

• Excellent communication skills — able to articulate lighting intent to both creative and technical audiences, and comfortable presenting to leadership.

• Comfort operating in a fast-growing, scaling environment where standards are still being built and processes are evolving.

• Alignment with Neko’s studio culture: enablers not heroes, creative problem solvers, craft-driven.

Preferred

• Familiarity with lighting for branded retail, hospitality, or experiential environments at scale.

• Experience in developing interactive lighting solutions.

• Experience specifying and procuring lighting products for multi-site rollout, including vendor management and cost optimization.

• Knowledge of sustainability considerations in lighting — energy efficiency, lifecycle costs, and circular design principles.