Privacy and Commercial Counsel

Summary

Join xAI and lead its European privacy and data protection functions, ensuring compliance with GDPR and the EU AI Act. Negotiate and manage privacy and commercial agreements with various stakeholders. Collaborate with internal teams to implement privacy-by-design principles and provide legal counsel. Develop efficient and scalable privacy and commercial operations processes. This role requires a minimum of 3 days in the office in Dublin, Ireland and up to 25% travel. The ideal candidate will be a proactive problem-solver with strong communication and negotiation skills, comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. A Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent is required, along with specific experience in privacy, product counseling, and commercial transactions.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent degree from an accredited law school
• License or qualification to practice law in Ireland (bonus for UK too)
• 4+ years of privacy experience
• 4+ years of product counseling and/or commercial transactional experience
• CIPP/E required, CIPP/US is useful to have
• 6+ years of combined legal experience at an innovative technology company and a top law firm
• In-house experience at a Business-to-Consumer or Business-to-Business company
• Workload varies depending on operational needs; flexibility is required

Responsibilities

• Lead xAI’s European privacy and data protection functions, including operations subject to GDPR and the EU AI Act
• Negotiate and handle privacy and commercial agreements with customers, vendors, suppliers, and partners
• Interact with privacy regulatory authorities
• Partner closely with technical, product, procurement, and commercial teams to implement privacy-by-design and counsel on privacy, product, and commercial matters
• Create processes for efficient and scalable privacy and commercial operations
• Ability and desire to be a swiss army knife: pitch in for anything needed in the legal department, even if it’s unfamiliar or not in your lane
• Drive privacy projects and rise to the level of responsibility of which you’re capable!

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a startup or fast-growth environment
• A proactive approach to law, focusing not just on privacy compliance but on enabling business growth through realistic product and commercial legal strategies
• Entrepreneurial mindset with sound judgment in ambiguous environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work independently and make decisions in high-pressure situations, and at the same time being a highly collaborative teammate
• Experience overseeing privacy assessments, operations, and compliance
• Ability to communicate well with regulatory authorities and teammates
• Experience negotiating Data Processing Addendums and other privacy and commercial agreements
• Proficient in understanding complex legal concepts and translating them into actionable business advice
• Tech-savvy with an understanding or keen interest in emerging technologies like AI
• Full professional fluency in English; proficiency in additional European languages is a plus

Benefits

Annual Salary Range €90.000 — €140.000