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Senior Counsel, Legal – AI Governance, Data Privacy, & Cybersecurity

Leatherhead, Surrey, United Kingdom💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-25

Core

Legal lead managing global AI governance, data privacy, and cybersecurity programs for a multinational engineering and defense services company.

Role type

Senior Counsel (Legal)

Builds

Global AI governance frameworks, data privacy compliance programs, and cybersecurity risk response protocols.

Domain

Legal, AI Governance, Data Privacy, Cybersecurity

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

AI governance expertise, data privacy law knowledge, cybersecurity legal risk analysis, change management, outside counsel management, multi-jurisdictional legal advice

Preferred skills

Internal investigations, employment law, IP law, litigation

Technologies

ISO 27701, ISO 27001, EU AI Act, GDPR, UK GDPR

Responsibilities

Maintain global AI Governance program and advise on AI-specific laws; Maintain global Data Privacy program and advise on international data protection laws; Coordinate with CISO to address legal cybersecurity risks; Lead response to data subject requests and data breach reporting; Assess and coordinate responses to insider threats

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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