Head of Legal, Protex AI
AI-powered health & safety technology
Job no longer available
AI-powered health & safety technology
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
21-100 employees
Company mission
To help enterprise EHS teams revolutionise how they make proactive safety decisions that help contribute to a safer work environment.
Role
Who you are
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
- 8+ years of practising law in Ireland and/or United Kingdom, with 2+ years in-house and 2+ years commercial experience (startup experience preferred)
- Experienced with negotiating and reviewing SaaS contracts
- Strong understanding of data security principles and practices (including privacy impact assessments and data protection audits)
- Organised with excellent analytical, written, verbal communication, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience working with external regulators and stakeholders
- Ability to provide training and guidance on privacy-related matters
- Experience advising on cross-border data transfers
- Strong grasp of recent regulations including EU AI Act, and state AI acts in the U.S
- Demonstrated record of success and interest in shaping policy and communication strategies
- Curiosity and passion about the AI field and Protex’s products and services
What the job involves
- As Head of Legal, you'll be at the forefront of business growth. You'll provide comprehensive legal guidance on our SaaS offerings, manage commercial contracts, and ensure our products meet evolving global AI standards
- Working closely with Sales, Engineering, and Finance teams, you'll help navigate complex regulatory landscapes while enabling business growth. You'll develop and implement privacy programs, conduct risk assessments, and serve as our primary advisor on AI legislation worldwide
- This position offers a unique opportunity to shape privacy and AI strategies at a growing technology company, while working with cutting-edge AI products that are transforming workplace safety
- Collaborate with various departments to draft streamlined SaaS commercial contracts
- Support Sales & Engineering teams with legal issues by answering questions in the pre-sales process for new commercial contracts
- Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in law, providing legal advice on commercial and privacy matters, including regulations and industry standards
- Provide legal advice on privacy and data protection issues
- Monitor proactively Worldwide AI legislation efforts
- Develop, implement, and monitor compliance and privacy programs and policies
- Conduct impact and risk assessments, as well as data protection
- Review and negotiate data protection agreements
- Provide training and guidance to employees on privacy-related matters
- Work with external regulators and stakeholders on privacy issues
- Support product counselling efforts to ensure compliance with AI laws and promote responsible/ethical AI development
- Review and update privacy notices and disclosures
Our take
Health and safety in industrial, factory and warehouse environments has long been bemoaned for how it slows work processes down, and for how imperfect it is. It often takes accidents to happen (or be narrowly missed) for interventions to take place, and as a result, thousands of people a year are still killed in workplace accidents in the US alone.
Protex AI is out to make workplaces safer by turning CCTV cameras into AI-powered safety auditors. Its software plugs into an existing CCTV system and maps the actions of people, vehicles and other equipment. The system can automatically capture and report on risks – ultimately allowing H&S teams to make more data-informed decisions.
Since being founded in 2021, Protex AI’s forward thinking approach has seen it expand into locations across Ireland, the UK and the US, winning major customers such as Marks & Spencer and P&G. With significant funding at its back, the company continues to scale to bring AI-powered safety to more workplaces.
Freddie
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Feb 2025
$36m
SERIES B
Aug 2022
$18m
SERIES A
Total funding: $54.2m
Company benefits
- Company Laptop (Choice of Mac or Windows)
- Participation in Employee Share Option Programme
- Monthly Company Events
- Pension Scheme
- Health Insurance & Wellbeing Allowance
- Truly Unlimited Holidays
- Nomad Working for 20 Days
- Remote and Hybrid working opportunities
Company HQ
Dublin, Ireland
Leadership
Dan Hobbs
(Co-Founder & CEO)Co-founded online exam management platform BetterExaminations in 2015, serving as CEO for six years until TERMINALFOUR acquired the startup.
Ciarán O'Mara
(Co-Founder & CPTO)Has a PhD in Computer Vision Privacy. Previously worked as a Machine Learning Engineer at Emdalo Technologies and a Software Developer at Cashbook.
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