Program Lead, Safety, Wellbeing and Regulatory
Dublin, Ireland
Posted 1mo ago
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About the job
This is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing AI company as Inflection AI's inaugural hire in Ireland and a vital member of our global Safety, Wellbeing & Trust team. You will be responsible for defining and leading the company's strategy and approach to privacy, regulatory, and corporate compliance, including GDPR, the EU AI Act, and other relevant regulations. Simultaneously, you will ensure the consistent and effective day-to-day enforcement of our content and safety policies worldwide. This role is crucial for establishing our presence in Ireland and ensuring our products, operations, and teams scale responsibly and safely, aligned with our public benefit mission, values, legal obligations, and commitments. The position demands a leader with strong judgment, credibility, and executive presence, capable of navigating policy, operations, regulatory engagement, and cross-functional decision-making in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, while also excelling at detail-oriented, execution-focused operational work.
Responsibilities
- Own global content and safety enforcement, including policy enforcement, misuse detection and response, case resolution, and escalation protocols.
- Serve as the senior escalation point and incident lead for complex safety, integrity, reputational, and operational issues.
- Build internal governance and risk frameworks for AI safety, content moderation, and platform integrity in partnership with Product, Engineering, Legal, Security, Policy, and Operations.
- Act as the operational lead for GDPR and broader regulatory compliance (EU AI Act, Digital Services Act) and support the relationship with the Irish Data Protection Commission.
- Direct the processing of EU personal data, setting purposes and means in coordination with the Ireland-based board and U.S. leadership.
- Build and maintain the Irish entity's compliance documentation, including records of processing activities, data protection impact assessments, and privacy policies.
- Assist in establishing and scaling Inflection AI's Ireland office by recruiting and onboarding the local team, and partnering with Legal, outside counsel, and local regulators.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in trust & safety operations, privacy/data protection, regulatory compliance, corporate compliance, or a combination thereof.
- Significant experience enforcing policies on highly graphic or disturbing content in sensitive areas.
- Strong program management skills with the ability to independently drive complex, cross-functional workstreams from scoping through execution.
- Ability to work autonomously with limited local infrastructure and make sound decisions with incomplete information.
- Comfort operating as a senior individual contributor with the potential to build a team.
- Experience developing and implementing proactive risk management frameworks, escalation protocols, and crisis management playbooks.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, particularly with legal, engineering, and product teams across different time zones and geographies.
- Demonstrated experience building and running enforcement or compliance operations programs at a technology company.
- Familiarity with Governance, Risk, and Compliance functions and regulations such as GDPR, EU AI Act, Digital Services Act, or cross-border data transfer mechanisms.
- Must be based in Ireland or willing to relocate to Dublin.
- Occasional travel (<15%) within Europe, UK, and US.
Benefits
- Meaningful equity