AI Privacy Engineer — Drive Privacy by Design in AI

Axians Portugal; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Employee assistance program

Training & certifications

Job summary

Axians Portugal is seeking an experienced data protection professional to own the AI data protection gate for AI use cases within Central AI, translating GDPR and AI Act requirements into actionable guidance for engineers.

You will embed privacy by design, conduct DPIAs, coordinate data subject rights, and collaborate with DP and security teams, with a focus on scalable governance and clear documentation.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar with additional legal qualification in EU jurisdiction or a qualified lawyer with tech experience.
• 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.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to challenge solution design.
• Pragmatic, outcome‑driven, comfortable operating under ambiguity.
• Fluent English; additional European language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the AI data protection gate for AI use cases and prepare decision-ready evidence.
• Translate data protection and regulatory requirements into actionable guidance for AI engineers and platform teams.
• Ensure data protection requirements are embedded into system design and implementation.
• Maintain structured documentation for review and oversight by Data Protection functions.
• Carry out privacy risk assessments (DPIA, AI risk analysis) for AI use cases.
• Define and drive pragmatic mitigation measures with engineering teams.
• Act as a bridge between engineering and data protection functions.
• Enable scalable governance with auditable evidence of compliance.
• Embed data protection by design and by default across AI use cases and platform integrations.
• Coordinate handling of data subject rights requests with AI Security and DP teams.

Skills

GDPR expertise

Data protection

Stakeholder management

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor in CS/Engineering or equivalent with legal qualification (LL.B./LL.M./ CIP/E) or fully qualified lawyer

Tools

DPIA tooling

Vector stores

LLMs

Job description

Axians Portugal is seeking an experienced data protection professional to own the AI data protection gate for AI use cases within Central AI, translating GDPR and AI Act requirements into actionable guidance for engineers.

You will embed privacy by design, conduct DPIAs, coordinate data subject rights, and collaborate with DP and security teams, with a focus on scalable governance and clear documentation.