Senior AI & Regulatory Counsel

Location: Ireland

Eightfold is a global leader in an AI-native enterprise talent platform, trusted by the world's largest & most respected Fortune 500 organizations. Our platform is built from the ground up, operating at scale across Azure and AWS, deployed in multiple regions globally, including IL4-compliant environments for the US Government, supporting users in 100+ countries and 30+ languages. Today, Eightfold is at the forefront of agentic AI, delivering intelligent agents that actively drive outcomes across hiring and talent workflows, while much of the industry is still experimenting with prototypes.

Backed by over $410M in funding and valued at $2B+, we are defining the next era of agentic talent systems.

What sets Eightfold apart is not just the technology & our mission, but the team behind it. We are a deeply technical, execution-driven organization that values ownership, collaboration, and high standards. Our engineers, product leaders, and go-to-market teams work closely together - in person and across functions - to build systems that scale in the real world. If you're excited to work on hard problems, move with urgency, raise the bar every day, and help build agentic systems that transform how the world works, Eightfold is the place to do it.

About the Team

As part of an AI-native company, this role is a pivotal part of our Legal team, helping Eightfold advance regulatory affairs and public policies related to AI. This role will spend significant time monitoring, and engaging internal and external audiences, regarding privacy and AI regulatory development, supporting Eightfold's compliance with current and future regulations, and preparing related documentation for internal and external audiences.

Reporting directly to the General Counsel, you will have a front-row seat in shaping AI policy and governance, and helping develop trust with our customers and partners on AI technologies.

About the Role

* Proactively monitor worldwide privacy and AI regulatory landscape and translate developments into actionable product guidance

* Build and operationalize privacy and AI governance frameworks and policies that enable innovation while managing risk

* Lead compliance readiness for emerging AI regulations (including the EU AI Act) in a way that is practical, scalable and product-aligned

* Advise on AI system design decisions, including model usage, training data, outputs, user-facing functionality, and responsible AI development

* Partner with Product, Engineering and Security to implement privacy-by-design and safety-by-design patterns

* Support compliance review and audits of Eightfolds products and responsible AI practices

* Conduct privacy and AI impact assessments, build and maintain data mapping, records of processing activities, and vendor diligence processes

* Develop internal, customer-facing, and public-facing materials to communicate Eightfolds positions on new AI laws

* Support Commercial Legal, Sales, Customer Success and other teams on customer/partner conversations and inquiries on privacy and AI compliance topics, including negotiation of AI-related obligations

* Support Responsible AI/Ethical AI efforts, including working with internal personnel and external auditors on AI risk assessments and governance at Eightfold

* Support product counseling efforts to ensure compliance with AI laws and promote responsible/ethical AI development.

Qualifications

* JD Degree and Active State Bar Membership; CIPP/CIPM certifications an advantage.

* Generally requires 8-12 years of relevant legal experience, with substantial privacy and AI experience

* Demonstrated experience advising on AI, data and privacy, including EU AI Act and U.S. state AI regulations

* Demonstrated record of customer success, supporting customers and partners on thorny regulatory topics.

* Curiosity and passion about Eightfolds products and services and comfort operating at a technical depth with Product and Engineering teams.

* Strong and crisp writing and communication skills

* Experience working in fast-paced environments where speed, judgment and ownership matter

Location

* This role can be located based from our London office as a hybrid role; or in Ireland or Germany as a remote role

Ready to sell the future of hiring? If you're excited about AI, hungry to learn, and want to launch your career at the intersection of technology and talent, apply now.

We are a team of self-starters who excel in their fields. We believe in giving you responsibility, not a task. We want you to have ownership and pride in your work and see your work's positive impact on your colleagues, our customers, and the world. We believe in providing transparency and support so you can do the best work of your career.

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