AI and Privacy Counsel

Join Sabio, a fast-growing AI and technology company, as a Privacy and AI Counsel. In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for navigating global AI regulation and data protection in relation to Sabio's commercial relationships. You will work closely with the Information Security and AI Compliance & Governance functions, and be a key legal voice on EU AI Act readiness and implementation. This position offers the opportunity to shape how AI is built, sold, and supported across the Sabio Group.

• Assurer la conformité légale des relations commerciales de Sabio en matière d'IA et de protection des données, en particulier en ce qui concerne la réglementation mondiale sur l'IA.
• Agir en tant que voix juridique clé sur la préparation et la mise en œuvre de la loi sur l'IA de l'UE, en alignant les engagements contractuels avec la réalité opérationnelle.
• Développer et maintenir le manuel de contractualisation de l'IA de Sabio, y compris les clauses standard, les positions de repli, les conseils de négociation et les matrices d'approbation.
• A passion for raising the bar in others. You will deliver training and coaching, enabling and growing legal/commercial literacy across the organisation
• Hands-on experience using AI tooling for professional purposes, such as using AI co-work / copilots to draft, review, redline, analyse and accelerate your own output
• The EU AI Act and a clear understanding of how risk classification, obligations and timelines translate into contractual and legal positions
• Familiarity withISO/IEC 42001, ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 Type II at the level needed to align contracts and customer commitments to certification posture
• TheGDPR, as well as local data protection laws such as LOPDGDD/Loi Sapin II/UK GDPR, Data Use and Access, etc. (depending on location)
• Strong working knowledge of
• Fluent in English and either French or Spanish. Working proficiency in all three is a strong advantage
• Qualified lawyer in a relevant jurisdiction (UK solicitor, Spanish abogado, French avocat or equivalent)
• Awareness of AI-specific risks and how to allocate them contractually
• Excellent written and verbal communication. Able to draft a precise contractual clause, run a negotiation, brief a customer's counsel and write a relevant internal note
• Ability to run meetings, bring groups together and drive outcomes across geographically dispersed teams and different business functions. You are comfortable in a high-pace, multi-stakeholder environment. You are motivated and able to build effective working relationships across cultures and time zones
• Demonstrable experience drafting and negotiating technology, software, SaaS or services contracts in a B2B / enterprise setting, including AI-specific terms and closely adjacent ones (data protection, DORA, EBA)
• Able to work autonomously (3-5 years PQE)
• Understanding of core principles of modern AI to allow you to negotiate credibly with technical counterparts and write contractual language that reflects how AI systems behave
• In-house experience in a technology, SaaS, AI, contact-centre or consulting business
• Direct experience negotiating with hyperscalers and AI platforms (Microsoft, Google, AWS, Anthropic, OpenAI, Cognigy and similar)
• Exposure to IP licensing, open-source compliance or content rights
• Experience supporting customer audits, working with certification bodies and managing regulator engagement on legal matters
• Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Cowork and the broader Microsoft AI ecosystem
• Familiarity with NIST AI RMF, UK AI regulatory developments, or sector-specific AI guidance (financial services, healthcare, public sector)
• Prior career stage in private practice technology / commercial / data / regulatory team(s) before moving in-house
• A track record of writing articles or giving talks on AI law, responsible AI, data protection or technology contracts