Senior Counsel (Privacy and AI)

TL;DR

Senior Counsel (Privacy and AI): Leading global privacy, data governance, and AI compliance initiatives to shape the platform's trust and technology strategy with an accent on EU AI Act operationalization and privacy-by-design. Focus on building scalable legal frameworks, managing complex regulatory assessments, and embedding responsible AI practices across product and engineering teams.

Location: Must be based in Europe (+1 / +2 UTC time zone)

Salary: €90,000–€110,000

Company

hirify.global is a global employment platform dedicated to making it easier for companies to hire and support talent anywhere through a distributed, trust-based model.

What you will do

• Drive global privacy strategy and AI roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business objectives and trust commitments.
• Lead EU AI Act readiness, including system classification, risk management, and transparency obligations.
• Advise on privacy-by-design and responsible AI, performing DPIAs, PIAs, and AI impact assessments for new product features.
• Negotiate high-impact privacy and AI-related contractual terms, including DPAs and SCCs, with customers and vendors.
• Define data governance requirements, including data sourcing, retention, deletion, and access controls.
• Co-lead incident response for privacy or AI-related events and engage with regulators and auditors as required.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate or equivalent law degree with 7+ years of experience in EU data regulation.
• Proven expertise in operationalizing AI governance and EU AI Act compliance.
• Deep knowledge of EU data protection regimes including DPIAs, TIAs, ROPAs, and DSARs.
• Demonstrated ability to build scalable playbooks and processes in a high-growth environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Must be able to work independently across time zones with a focus on asynchronous collaboration.

Nice to have

• Experience with HR, payroll, or global EOR contexts.
• Familiarity with agentic workflows and specialized privacy/CLM tools.
• Certifications such as CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, or AIGP.
• Prior experience with SOC2 or ISO frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work culture with no borders or headquarters.
• 40 days of paid time off per year (including holidays).
• Monthly wellbeing allowance provided through ThanksBen.
• Comprehensive mental health support via Plumm.
• Flexible parental leave policies for all new parents.
• Home office stipend for equipment and technology setup.