Lime is hiring a Director, Global Data Privacy, Security & AI to lead our efforts in these critical domains. Reporting to the VP, Head of Risk & Compliance, you will develop and implement a comprehensive global strategy that ensures legal compliance and builds trust. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping our data governance, cybersecurity, and ethical AI approach.
What You'll Do
- Design, implement, maintain, and continuously scale a pragmatic, business-oriented global data privacy program to ensure compliance with worldwide regulations across operations in ~30 countries.
- Take the lead in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) and other privacy and security-related contractual clauses with partners, vendors, and corporate customers.
- Coordinate the Legal & Compliance response to any data privacy or security incidents, including investigation, remediation, and communication.
- Maintain line of sight on rapidly emerging AI laws and regulations to ensure ethical and responsible development and deployment of AI and machine learning models at Lime.
- Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Operations teams to integrate privacy-by-design and security-by-design principles into the entire product development lifecycle.
- Manage Lime’s DSAR responses, revise DPAs, and conduct DPIAs.
What We're Looking For
- The legal qualifications necessary to serve as an in-house data privacy counsel.
- Extensive experience working at the intersection of data privacy, security and governance.
- Demonstrated ability to build compliant privacy programs in a risk-based way.
- An understanding that in-house advice has to be sensible, defensible and actionable.
- An unusually high tolerance for ambiguity, flexibility and the ability to thrive in a high velocity environment while working remotely with minimal oversight or supervision.
- A remarkably strong ability to work collaboratively with legal colleagues and business, security, and engineering partners.
- Deep familiarity with global data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.), cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, etc.), and the evolving landscape of AI governance.
- Strong communication skills.
- Residence in the EMEA region, with a strong preference for UK-based residency.
Nice to Have
- Experience in the mobility, transportation, or IoT industries.
- Professional certifications such as CIPP/E, AIGP, etc.
- Have done something interesting with AI.
- Fluency in multiple languages.
Team & Environment
You will report to the VP, Head of Risk & Compliance. We operate in a high-velocity, high autonomy environment.
Work Mode
This is a remote position for candidates based in the EMEA region, with a strong preference for the UK.
Lime is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to hiring and developing the most talented and globally diverse team – which includes individuals with different backgrounds, abilities, identities and experiences.
