Lighting Design Lead

The role

The Lighting Design Lead will own the development and stewardship of global lighting design standards. This role shapes how lighting supports member experience, clinical function, and architectural identity across all Neko locations.

What you will do

• Develop a scalable, globally consistent lighting strategy.
• Develop lighting standards for the Location Design Playbook.
• Drive lighting innovation for next-generation scanning environments and clinic typologies.
• Provide concept-level creative guidance to regional design teams.
• Document a comprehensive global lighting design standard covering all key clinic zones.
• Provide concept-level lighting guidance on active regional projects.
• Act as a brand guardian for the lighting strategy.
• Support Architecture Design Leads in reviewing and providing feedback on consultant documentation.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Hardware, Software, Medical Excellence, and Operations.

Required qualifications

• Degree in Lighting Design, Architecture, Interior Design, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in architectural lighting design.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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.

Nice to have

• 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.

About the company

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