Senior Legal Counsel - Compliance (Privacy & AI)

About the role

Genpact is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join its global Legal and Compliance team in Romania. The role sits within the global Privacy Office and provides legal guidance on privacy and AI compliance. It suits someone with a strong background in European privacy law and data protection, including EU and UK GDPR and the EU AI Act.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter authority on data privacy and protection law, giving strategic advice on EU and UK GDPR, the e-Privacy Directive, the AI Act and emerging frameworks.
• Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of the privacy governance framework, including policies, procedures and standards.
• Oversee complex privacy risk assessments, data privacy impact assessments, privacy maturity reviews, client audits, data subject rights frameworks and AI governance matters.
• Advise on AI-related products and services under the EU AI Act.
• Support responses to data security incidents and breaches, direct investigations, coordinate with regulators and advise senior management on legal risk and remediation.
• Negotiate and draft complex data processing agreements, international data transfer mechanisms and other privacy-related commercial contracts.
• Monitor the global privacy and AI regulatory landscape and update company policies, templates and commercial frameworks.
• Drive a culture of privacy awareness through training programmes with the compliance team, and support engagement with data protection authorities and regulators.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Company Law, Law / Legal Studies, Legal Management, Paralegal studies, or a Master's in Corporate Law.
• Certified Compliance Officer (CCO) certification.
• Advanced English (C1).
• Proven track record of practical, commercial legal advice on privacy and AI compliance.

Required skills

• EU AI Act and GDPR
• Incident response and legal advisory
• Client contracting and project management

The position is regular, hybrid, with a standard work shift in Romania.