Group Privacy Lead Counsel – Innovation, Arlo EU, AI

Verisure; Malmö kommun; Hybrid; SEK 658 000 - 989 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading security solutions company is seeking an Innovation, Arlo Europe and AI Privacy Lead Counsel in Malmö, Sweden. This role involves overseeing privacy governance for cutting-edge technologies and ensuring compliance with evolving regulations. The ideal candidate will bring over 5 years of experience in data privacy and a law degree focused on technology law. This position offers a dynamic environment where you will play a key role in shaping data governance and AI compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in data privacy and protection, ideally in a multinational context.
• Strong working knowledge of GDPR and other relevant privacy regulations.
• Experience advising on privacy matters in cross-border contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead privacy assessments for new products and services, ensuring compliance.
• Act as the first point of contact for operational privacy matters.
• Manage DPIAs/PIAs, ROPA entries, and contribute to regulatory workstreams.

Skills

Data privacy knowledge

Problem Solving and Analytics

Agility and Flexibility

Communication

Education

Law degree specializing in data protection or technology law

Job description

The Innovation, Arlo Europe and AI Privacy Lead Counsel role offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of emerging technologies and innovation, driving privacy governance across dynamic product and service landscapes.

Reporting to the Group Head of Data Privacy, this position combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, acting as the first point of contact for a wide range of privacy matters. The role stands out for its cross-functional influence—spanning product and service innovation, AI compliance, and regulatory engagement—while embedding privacy by design into cutting-edge technologies. With responsibilities that include leading privacy assessments for new initiatives, managing operational privacy tasks, and contributing to regulatory workstreams such as the EU Data Act, this position is ideal for a privacy professional eager to drive impact across jurisdictions and collaborate with senior stakeholders in a dynamic, forward-looking environment.

Verisure’s strategic context and growth journey

Verisure is the leading European provider of professionally monitored security systems with 24/7 response services. We protect more than 5 million families and small businesses across 17 countries in Europe and Latin America. Under our Arlo brand, we are also a leading provider of cameras and video-surveillance services in Europe. Our mission is to provide our customers peace of mind by protecting what matters most to them.

With over 35 years of insight, experience, and innovation, Verisure is known for category-creating marketing, sales excellence, innovative products and services, and customer-centricity. The trajectory over the past 35 years has been one of uninterrupted, double-digit annual growth. Verisure now proudly protects more than 5 million customers, and is on track to become the world’s #1 Home Security provider.

The company’s success in the marketplace is based on high customer satisfaction, continuous technological and service innovation, its people and DNA and a best-in-class go-to-market approach. Thanks to a strong focus on high quality, our customers are amongst the most satisfied and loyal in our industry. We have some of the strongest growth and retention rates globally in consumer-facing services which demonstrates our exceptional service levels and strong value proposition to our customers.

Verisure is currently a privately held company, backed by strategic investors Hellman & Friedman, GIC and Alba Capital.

Location

Preferred locations: Madrid or Malmö.

Responsibilities of the Group Privacy Lead Counsel

As Innovation, Arlo Europe and AI Privacy Lead Counsel, you will join a forward-thinking, cross-functional privacy team that plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of data governance and AI compliance across innovative product and service landscapes. Reporting to the Group Head of Data Privacy, you will work closely with the Arlo Europe & Innovation AB DPO, Group Legal Commercial & Innovation Team, Group AI Counsel and business directors—forming part of a collaborative, high-impact legal function that values agility, ownership, and strategic foresight.

The team has a strong track record of embedding privacy by design into cutting-edge technologies and navigating complex regulatory environments with confidence and clarity. Its mission is to ensure that privacy is not just a compliance requirement but a core enabler of innovation and trust. As part of this mission, the team is increasingly focused on AI governance, data ethics, and the evolving regulatory landscape, including the EU Data Act.

In this role, your impact will be felt across multiple dimensions: you will directly influence the success of new product and service launches, ensure regulatory readiness, and safeguard the integrity of data practices that underpin business growth.

Success in this role means becoming a trusted advisor and proactively identifying risks and opportunities, leading assessments for AI and data-driven initiatives, and ensuring that privacy frameworks are not only compliant but future-ready. You will be seen as a key enabler of innovation, helping the business move fast while staying aligned with global privacy expectations.

Key Responsibilities and Priorities:

• Act as the first point of contact for day-to-day privacy matters across Arlo Europe and Innovation AB entities.
• Lead privacy assessments for new products, services, and privacy in AI systems, ensuring privacy by design is embedded from the outset.
• Serve as the local AI Officer for Arlo Europe, collaborating on AI Act compliance and system mapping.
• Manage operational privacy tasks including DPIAs/PIAs, ROPA entries, DSRs, incident response, and contract reviews.
• Contribute to regulatory workstreams, including legal analysis and implementation of new data regulations such as the Data Act.

Candidate profile

The ideal candidate is a forward-thinking privacy professional with a strong legal foundation and a passion for innovation, particularly in the context of emerging technologies and AI. They are comfortable operating in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment and thrive on translating complex regulatory requirements into practical, business-enabling solutions. This person is both a strategic thinker and a hands-on executor, capable of managing day-to-day privacy operations while also shaping the future of privacy governance across product and service innovation.

Qualifications and Experience

• Law degree with specialization or strong focus on data protection, technology law, or AI governance.
• +5 years of proven experience in data privacy and protection, ideally within a multinational or technology-driven environment.
• Strong working knowledge of GDPR and other relevant privacy regulations, including practical experience with DPIAs/PIAs, ROPA, DSRs, and incident management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead privacy assessments for new products and services, including those involving AI.
• Experience advising on privacy matters in cross-border contexts and working with global stakeholders.
• Ability to act as a first point of contact for operational privacy matters and provide clear, actionable legal advice.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate legal concepts into business-friendly guidance.

Competencies

• Problem Solving and Analytics – strong at structuring complex problems through quantitatively sound analysis, demonstrating exceptional business and commercial judgment. Ability to synthesize information into actionable conclusions enabling efficient decision making.
• Agility and Flexibility - thrives in dynamic environments, adapting swiftly to new information and changing circumstances, and with a solid ability to navigate and operate successfully amidst complexity.
• Effectiveness and Impact - self-motivated, proactive in self-development and demonstrates a hands-on approach to deliver by rolling up their sleeves and deep dive into the details
• Entrepreneurial - forward thinker who can challenge the status quo while maintaining a strong customer focus. Willing to take a hands-on approach, while keeping the strategic objectives in mind.
• Communication - active listener, with high emotional intelligence and decision-making ability with discernment, who communicates clearly and effectively, projecting credibility, capable of influencing stakeholders across various levels. Also good at managing confidentiality.

Strong fit with our Company DNA

Passionate in Everything We Do: Our people bring a contagious energy and a sense of urgency that is unmistakable. We create a vision and inspire others around that vision with full engagement and focus. We are all-in, and we love what we do.

Committed to Making a Difference: We are courageous, we deliver what we promise through hard work and resilience. We make a difference, through operating with discipline and doing what is needed. We are hands-on, and we aren’t afraid to get into the detail. We deliver results and we execute with excellence.

Always Innovating: Our people make the impossible possible; it’s a continuous state of mind. We are purpose-driven, curious and we challenge the status quo. We believe good ideas travel, we share and reapply. We take smart risks, and we are not afraid to fail. We believe innovation can be big or small.

Winning as a Team: We are determined to become number 1, and to do that we need to listen to one another, collaborate and work together. We play our part, fuelled by a winning attitude and a fighting spirit. We celebrate our successes. We play to our strengths and our diversity to deliver even better outcomes, while developing and supporting one another. We believe that together we go further, and that nothing is impossible.

With Trust & Responsibility: Our people take responsibility for the people we protect. We are accountable and reliable. We role model operating with integrity. We trust and empower one another to do the right thing, always. We deliver on our promise through world-class expertise and meticulous know-how. And we do this with humility while being honoured to play such an important role in society.

Strong fit with Verisure RISE Leadership Model

• Role Model Responsible Owner: Acting as a long-term owner, always putting the customer first, thinking and acting big and being accountable and responsible.
• Inspire Outstanding Performance: Motivating others for high performance, prioritising and making decisions with an analytical approach and executing with excellence.
• Stреngthen and grow a high-performance, diverse organisation: Building high-performance and diverse teams, enhancing a learning culture by setting continuously higher standards.
• Empower and lead with courage, integrity, and purpose: Inspiring our people, honouring our mission and purpose by leading with confidence, positive energy and genuine empathy and humility.

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