AI Privacy Engineer & Data Protection Lead

GLS; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GLS seeks a Group AI Privacy Engineer / Data Protection Coordinator to embed data protection into AI development. You will translate GDPR, EU AI Act, and GLS policies into practical, scalable controls for AI use cases, agents, and platform integrations.

You will work with AI engineers, platform teams, and security to ensure documentation, DPIAs, and risk mitigations are implemented. Collaboration with Corporate Data Protection and country DP leads is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in AI or privacy in a multinational setting.
• Strong working knowledge of GDPR and EU AI Act.
• Experience translating legal requirements into technical guidance for engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own the AI data protection gate for AI use cases in Central AI.
• Translate regulatory requirements into actionable technical guidance for engineers.

Skills

AI systems knowledge

DPIAs experience

GDPR knowledge

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

CS/Engineering degree

EU legal qualification

Tools

Azure AI

OpenAI

Anthropic

Job description

GLS seeks a Group AI Privacy Engineer / Data Protection Coordinator to embed data protection into AI development. You will translate GDPR, EU AI Act, and GLS policies into practical, scalable controls for AI use cases, agents, and platform integrations.

You will work with AI engineers, platform teams, and security to ensure documentation, DPIAs, and risk mitigations are implemented. Collaboration with Corporate Data Protection and country DP leads is essential.