Accurx Is Where Conversations Happen With And About Patients.
For decades, the NHS has struggled with fragmented systems that make simple tasks feel impossible. We’re changing that by building a single, system-wide platform that connects everyone through communication.
What started as a way for GPs to text a patient has now evolved into an all-in-one digital toolkit used by 98% of GP practices.
Our platform now powers Total Triage to manage patient demand, and Self-Book, which lets patients schedule their own appointments in seconds. We’ve automated routine care with Patient Questionnaires for long-term conditions, while Accumail finally allows staff-to-staff communication to happen instantly across different care settings. We’re now pushing the boundaries of the consultation itself with Accurx Scribe, our AI-powered note-taker that drafts medical notes in real-time.
As our Head of Legal, you will be the ultimate owner of Accurx's legal risk profile, setting a world-class standard for governance, compliance, and legal quality across a fast-scaling business. Reporting directly to our Chief People Officer, you will build and lead the vital legal frameworks that allow us to innovate in a high-stakes healthcare environment while maintaining absolute trust with the NHS. You'll act as a strategic, deeply commercial partner to executive leaders and a cross-functional team, navigating cutting-edge data privacy and clinical AI frontiers to protect our downside while maximizing our upside.
Responsibilities
* Legal Strategy & Operations: Managing all core legal domains—including commercial contracts, IP, partnership agreements, and employment law—ensuring our internal legal operations are simple, tech-enabled, and user-friendly.
* AI Governance & Enablement: Building the legal foundations to operate as an AI-native business, keeping us ahead of an evolving regulatory landscape (UK AI Regulation, EU AI Act, MHRA, ICO) to translate rules into pragmatic product development frameworks.
* Scalable GRC Frameworks: Designing and implementing a robust Governance, Risk, and Compliance framework that accurately identifies risks, prioritises mitigations to support rapid commercial growth.
* Privacy-by-Design Championing: Partnering closely with Product, Technology, and Clinical leaders to actively problem-solve and embed privacy and responsible AI practices into the very fabric of how we build software.
* People Leadership: Developing, mentoring, and uniting a high-performing team of three direct reports (spanning Service Management, Data Protection and Legal Operations) to consistently raise the bar.
* Cross-Functional Advisory: Serving as a trusted advisor to the Board, CEO, and Executive team, providing proactive, data-driven insights on corporate governance, board updates, and investment preparedness.
Qualifications
* Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales (or equivalent with QLTS) with a minimum of 8+ years PQE.
* In-house scale-up experience: Proven track record working in-house within a high-growth SaaS or tech environment, navigating growth stages from Series B and beyond.
* Commercial & board-level judgment: Exceptional judgment and commercial pragmatism, experience partnering directly with investors, senior leadership, and Boards to deliver confident, high-stakes strategic advice.
* AI & Data Privacy grounding: Working knowledge of emerging AI regulatory frameworks (EU AI Act, ICO guidance, MHRA medical device frameworks) and data protection.
* Corporate & equity housekeeping: Hands-on experience handling company secretarial duties, board processes, statutory compliance, and managing employee share schemes.
* Autonomous & mission-driven: Thrive with high levels of autonomy, love solving complex problems without close supervision, and genuinely driven by our mission to fix communication in healthcare.
* NHS familiarity: Ideally, exposure to public sector frameworks or NHS procurement processes, understanding what it takes to sell software to regulated customers.
What's in it for me?
* £120,000 - £150,000 salary + share options up to £50,000
* Benefits to suit you: adjust your healthcare cover, your pension or life insurance, whatever stage you’re at in life
* Flexible working: We are an office first culture and ask that you’re in our (dog-friendly) Shoreditch office 3 days a week, with core hours of 10am - 4pm
* Time off: You’ll get 28 days of holiday (plus bank holidays) and up to 4 weeks to work from anywhere per year
* Family matters: We offer enhanced parental leave, fertility support and parental loss support
* We have our very own Chef! Free healthy breakfasts, snacks and lunches will be provided, with the occasional sweet treat!
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