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xAI (SpaceXSI) is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. The company is developing the full Super Intelligence stack—from Colossus supercomputers to Grok models and applications including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X.
As Regulatory Legal Counsel for EMEA, you will advise on platform, AI, and digital regulation that shapes how X, Grok, and other SpaceXSI products are built and operated across Europe, the UK, the Middle East, and Africa. Europe and the UK have some of the most demanding and actively enforced regulatory regimes, including the EU Digital Services Act, UK Online Safety Act, and EU AI Act. You will translate complex obligations into clear, practical advice and implementation plans, working closely with Safety, Product, Engineering, Policy, Compliance, and other Legal teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Advising on implementation and compliance with EU, UK, and EMEA digital regulations, focusing on the EU AI Act, Digital Services Act (DSA), UK Online Safety Act (OSA), Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD), and national implementations such as Ireland's Online Safety Code and the eCommerce Directive
- Supporting regulatory engagement and investigations with the European Commission, EU AI Office, Ofcom, Coimisiún na Meán, and other regulators, including information requests, risk assessments, audits, consultations, transparency reporting, and enforcement proceedings
- Working cross-functionally with Safety, Product, and Engineering to assess new features and AI products against regulatory requirements, including systemic risk and illegal content risk assessments, age assurance, content moderation, advertising transparency, researcher data access, and AI transparency obligations
- Tracking and analyzing new legislation, codes of practice, guidelines, and enforcement trends across EMEA, translating them into clear, practical guidance
- Building scalable processes, templates, and playbooks for regulatory compliance and product review
- Partnering with Compliance, Product Counsel, Privacy, Litigation, and Policy colleagues to maintain consistent positions across jurisdictions
- Managing outside counsel effectively and cost-consciously
- Supporting the legal department across all needed areas
- Using AI products daily to accelerate learning and optimize productivity
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being close to how products actually work, can move quickly between legal analysis and practical implementation, and is comfortable engaging with regulators.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Qualified lawyer of good standing, ideally UK and/or EU qualified
- Ideally 5+ years of legal experience in technology, platform, or digital regulation, at a top-tier law firm, in-house at a technology company, or at a regulator
- Strong working knowledge of the DSA and/or UK OSA; some combination of the frameworks listed above required
- Strong understanding of the legislative process and the technology industry
- Exceptional communication skills with ability to explain complex ideas succinctly and impactfully
- Ability to work effectively with technical and non-legal teams and understand how products work
- Strong sense of ownership, sound judgment, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Commitment to being in-office 5 days per week
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Experience with the EU AI Act, AVMSD, or Ireland's Online Safety Code
- Experience responding to regulatory requests for information or investigations from the European Commission, Ofcom, or Coimisiún na Meán
- In-house or secondment experience at a social media, consumer platform, or AI company
- Familiarity with GDPR, consumer protection, and advertising regulation
- Contentious legal experience
- Additional European languages
