AI Privacy Engineer

If you enjoy the thrill of the challenges that Digital Transformation and Energy Transition bring to companies, this project may be interesting to you. Here you will be able to work with the development of personalized services and end-to-end solutions.

We are looking for an AI Privacy Engineer for a long term role in this remote project in Portugal.

Requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar technical field (or equivalent experience) with additional legal qualification (eg. LL.B., LL.M., CIP/E) in an EU jurisdiction or fully qualified lawyer in an EU jurisdiction with additional technology experience (eg. CIP/T);
  
• 3+ years of experience, ideally in an international corporation;
  
• Strong working knowledge of the GDPR;
  
• Solid technical grounding in how modern AI systems work - LLMs, RAG, vector stores, agents, tool use;
  
• Experience with DPIAs, international data transfers and data subject rights at scale;
  
• Fluent English; additional European language is a plus;
  
• Willing to go to the office 1/2 times per month;

Responsibilities:

• Own the AI data protection gate for AI use cases developed within Central AI, including preparation of decision-ready evidence and clear go/no-go recommendations;
  
• Translate data protection and regulatory requirements into clear actionable technical guidance for AI engineers and platform teams;
  
• Ensure that data protection requirements are embedded into system design and implementation, enabling AI teams to build compliant solutions by design;
  
• Establish and maintain comprehensive, structured, and up-to-date documentation that allows for efficient review and oversight by Data Protection functions;
  
• Carry out privacy risk assessments  for AI use cases, identifying risks related to personal data processing, model behavior, and system architecture;
  
• Define and drive the implementation of pragmatic mitigation measures, working hands-on with engineering teams to ensure risks are effectively addressed;
  
• Act as a bridge between engineering and data protection functions, ensuring that technical implementations are transparent, reviewable, and aligned with compliance expectations;
  
• Enable scalable governance by ensuring that technical implementations and documentation provide clear, auditable evidence of compliance and accountability;
  
• Embed data protection by design and by default across AI use cases, agents and platform integrations, with strong attention to lawful basis, purpose limitation, data minimization, retention and transparency;
  
• Coordinate handling of data subject rights requests involving AI systems and ensure readiness for AI-related personal data incidents in collaboration with AI Security and central DP team;

What can you expect from us? 

• Health insurance; 
• A personalized training plan, with a budget to spend on the training you find necessary; 
• Constant feedback so you can grow professionally; 
• Remote onboarding process; 
• Team events every semester so you can live new adventures; 
• Exclusive discounts and offers from our partners; 
• Culture of proximity and transparency. Your ideas and needs are heard and valued by us!