What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Counsel – Data Privacy, AI & Commercial (SaaS) position at Comply365?
About Comply365
This is an excellent opportunity to join Comply365, the market leader in operational content management, safety management and training management serving the global aviation, defense and rail industries with a stellar customer base of 550 customers in 80 countries worldwide and delivering an industry first, connected platform, powered by AI, across these mission critical domains.
The Comply365 platform is an industry-first interconnected, intelligent platform with best-in-class solutions across Operational Content Management, Safety, Risk & Quality Management, and Training Management. Powered by industry-specific AI, our unified platform connects data and insights across operations, safety, and training - eliminating complexity and driving measurable gains in efficiency and productivity for aviation, rail and defense organizations worldwide.
About The Role
This Legal Counsel – Data Privacy, AI & Commercial role will provide subject matter expertise across the organization on complex and evolving privacy, AI, and data regulations. The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of global laws, strong business judgment, and the ability to translate legal requirements into practical, scalable solutions that enable innovation while managing risk. The role is a hands-on position responsible for supporting the organisation’s global data protection, supply chain and AI governance frameworks, as well as handling commercial contracting matters across product lines.
This role operates at the intersection of Legal, Security, Product, and Compliance, ensuring that data privacy and AI risks are proactively managed, embedded into business processes, and aligned with regulatory requirements and customer expectations.
What You'll Be Doing
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✈️ 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays), rising with length of service
🏡 Hybrid working
🌴 Buy/sell up to 3 days holiday
⚕️ Healthcare plans with WPA and Unum
🚀 Career development and professional growth opportunities
😌 Promoting work/life balance
💰 Pension with Scottish Widows
🛍️ Discount Platform via Perkbox
🍫Free drinks and snacks on-site
🚘Octopus EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme *after probation
🚲Cycle to Work Scheme *after probation
This is an excellent opportunity to join Comply365, the market leader in operational content management, safety management and training management serving the global aviation, defense and rail industries with a stellar customer base of 550 customers in 80 countries worldwide and delivering an industry first, connected platform, powered by AI, across these mission critical domains.
The Comply365 platform is an industry-first interconnected, intelligent platform with best-in-class solutions across Operational Content Management, Safety, Risk & Quality Management, and Training Management. Powered by industry-specific AI, our unified platform connects data and insights across operations, safety, and training - eliminating complexity and driving measurable gains in efficiency and productivity for aviation, rail and defense organizations worldwide.
About The Role
This Legal Counsel – Data Privacy, AI & Commercial role will provide subject matter expertise across the organization on complex and evolving privacy, AI, and data regulations. The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of global laws, strong business judgment, and the ability to translate legal requirements into practical, scalable solutions that enable innovation while managing risk. The role is a hands-on position responsible for supporting the organisation’s global data protection, supply chain and AI governance frameworks, as well as handling commercial contracting matters across product lines.
This role operates at the intersection of Legal, Security, Product, and Compliance, ensuring that data privacy and AI risks are proactively managed, embedded into business processes, and aligned with regulatory requirements and customer expectations.
What You'll Be Doing
- Operate and maintain the organisation’s data protection governance framework in line with GDPR, UK GDPR, and global regimes including supporting on maintenance of RoPA, data mapping, and intra-group data transfer governance across Comply365’s global footprint.
- Assist in the maintenance of AI and Supplier governance and risk management frameworks and keep up to date on global regulatory developments within privacy, AI and Security.
- Support global commercial transactions, draft and negotiate SaaS agreements, MSAs, SOWs, DPAs
- Strong SaaS commercial contracting experience
- Hands-on data privacy governance experience including maintenance of global privacy documentation (RoPA, TRAs, SCCs etc).
- Understanding of and experience embedding AI governance and security frameworks
- Assist in protecting and
- Strong stakeholder management and commercial judgement
- Qualified lawyer (UK / US / EU) with 3–6 years PQE (flexible depending on experience)
- Strong background in commercial / technology / SaaS contracting
- Experience working in-house in a global SaaS or tech business preferred
🚑 Private Medical Insurance with Vitality Health
✈️ 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays), rising with length of service
🏡 Hybrid working
🌴 Buy/sell up to 3 days holiday
⚕️ Healthcare plans with WPA and Unum
🚀 Career development and professional growth opportunities
😌 Promoting work/life balance
💰 Pension with Scottish Widows
🛍️ Discount Platform via Perkbox
🍫Free drinks and snacks on-site
🚘Octopus EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme *after probation
🚲Cycle to Work Scheme *after probation