AI Legal Counsel

We are seeking an AI Legal Counsel to join our Legal function and provide legal support for the implementation use and governance of AI technologies across the organization.

This is a hands-on role focused primarily on AI-enabled products internal AI use cases and customer-facing AI offerings while also supporting privacy and data protection matters including data governance regulatory compliance and contractual review and ensuring compliance with evolving global regulatory requirements.

The role is suited to a lawyer with strong experience and interest in AI technology data protection and product counseling who is comfortable partnering closely with product engineering sales security and other cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-moving global environment.

Location & Working Model: London (Hybrid) or Remote (UK)

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide hands-on legal support for AI matters across the organization including internal AI use and AI-enabled products and services.
• Support and contribute to AI risk assessments DPIAs and other legal and regulatory assessments relating to AI privacy and data use. Assist in the development maintenance and operation of AI governance frameworks policies processes and documentation and support related privacy governance activities where relevant.
• Review AI products features models and use cases from an AI regulatory privacy and broader legal risk perspective and provide practical guidance to support product development and deployment.
• Support legal review of third-party AI tools vendors and partners including AI- and privacy-related due diligence and risk assessment.
• Assist in drafting and reviewing internal policies customer-facing terms vendor terms DPAs guidance and contractual language relating to AI data protection privacy and responsible technology use.
• Work closely with legal privacy product sales security and other cross-functional stakeholders to enable compliant responsible and scalable AI deployment across the business.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Academic and professional qualification in Law.
• 3-5 years experience in AI technology privacy product counseling data protection or digital regulation.
• Strong knowledge of emerging AI regulation in particular the EU AI Act as well as privacy and data protection law and core data processing principles.
• Familiarity with AI governance concepts including risk classification transparency human oversight accountability and related assessment and documentation requirements.
• Experience drafting and reviewing policies guidance contractual language and data processing agreements related to AI privacy and technology products or services is an advantage.
• Experience preparing and/or supporting assessments such as AI risk assessments DPIAs and vendor due diligence reviews.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Experience with OneTrust Data Mapping and Assessments modules is a strong advantage.
• Experience working in a global multi-country multicultural organization is an advantage.

Personal Attributes:

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to balance commercial considerations with high-quality pragmatic legal advice.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Well-organized structured and thorough.
• Proactive solutions-driven and a strong team player.