Junior Privacy & AI Counsel, TravelPerk
Plus stock options
3 days a week in office
Corporate travel platform
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Corporate travel platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Plus stock options
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect people in real life in the most enjoyable and sustainable way possible.
Role
Who you are
- The role demands deep expertise in privacy and AI governance laws, the ability to quickly grasp complex, emerging data technologies, and a strong drive to foster global collaboration in creating innovative compliance solutions
- Candidates with between 2-4 PQE of experience of working in an in-house function or a law firm are likely to have the relevant skills/ knowledge for this position, but we will consider any applicants with relevant experience (and it is not essential that you have prior experience of working in-house)
- Relevant privacy certifications, such as Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), or Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP), are also desirable
What the job involves
- As Junior Privacy & AI Counsel at TravelPerk, you’ll help shape the future of privacy and AI in travel and spend management tech
- You will be at the crossroads of cutting-edge technology, evolving privacy and AI governance regulations, and a deeply customer-focused and innovative legal team - making an impact from day one as TravelPerk moves toward being an AI-first company
- Your work will help us earn and keep our customers’ trust, while empowering teams with clear, scalable, and future-ready privacy and AI governance that drives TravelPerk’s growth
- However, this is just the start: we’ll provide you with the resources you need to help us consolidate a world-class data privacy and responsible AI culture for TravelPerk, and to grow your own profile as a leading professional in the privacy and AI governance spaces
- This role sits within TravelPerk’s legal and privacy team
- Reporting to TravelPerk’s Senior Privacy Manager, you will work closely with our Privacy & AI Counsel & DPO
- Contribute to resolving global legal and regulatory privacy and AI governance matters, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations (GDPR, CCPA, EU AI Act, etc.)
- Anticipate relevant regulatory changes in these areas and help prepare teams to confidently navigate them while maintaining compliance
- Investigate, implement, and refine privacy and AI governance policies, leveraging technology and a process-minded approach to work to improve efficiency and speed-to-market
- Develop close relationships with stakeholders across product, engineering, security, customer care, people, and marketing teams, to understand their needs and objectives and align privacy and AI governance outcomes accordingly
- Assist with product launches and updates to ensure they comply with privacy by design and responsible AI standards
- Lead and improve handling of impact assessments, data subject requests, risk reviews, incident response, PET adoption, and more
- Monitor compliance through audits, assessments, and vendor evaluations
- Track and report privacy and AI metrics, trends, and risks to senior management
- Contribute to training, communication strategies, and other resources to strengthen TravelPerk’s privacy and AI culture
- Proactively and holistically identify areas of risk and collaborate with relevant team members to mitigate risks effectively
- A successful occupant of this role will, after a suitable period of time, have exceptional experience of working in a fast scaling, global tech (and specifically SaaS) business
- He or she will develop the tools and techniques to deliver internal privacy capability at scale which subverts the expectations of stakeholders regarding privacy and AI governance laws (i.e. that it is bureaucracy) and drives tangible business outcomes
Application process
- During our interview process, we’ll look for your ability to demonstrate specific competencies which derive from TravelPerk’s values
Our take
Although business travellers are often at the forefront of driving company growth, booking travel is typically a logistical nightmare as corporate travel tools are underdeveloped and stuck way in the past. TravelPerk has built a platform free from micromanagement, creating an experience that puts business travellers first.
TravelPerk's number of active users has grown year on year. Further, as well as more customers using the platform, those on it are using it more regularly. This is a clear signal that TravelPerk has a product-market fit and is in scaling mode. The company has more than 2,000 customers, including scaleups like GetYourGuide, Breilting, Aesop and Medskin.
According to TravelPerk, its unit economics are strong already, which puts it in a good position to grow without diluting itself too much through investment. The company is still innovating and is planning to release more products that will give the business traveller more freedom and flexibility than ever before. A US expansion included the 2024 acquisition of AmTrav, whilst the acquisition of AI spend management leader Yokoy in Europe indicates a period of international scaling. Further exemplifying this is its Series E funding of $200 million awarded in 2025, which raised TravelPerk's valuation to $2.7 billion and will help it continue its growth.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Jan 2025
$200m
SERIES E
Jan 2024
$104m
SERIES D
Total funding: $659m
Company benefits
- Stock options in the company
- Great healthcare benefits, including private healthcare and wellness programs
- Beautiful office with different spaces for every mood
- Fully stocked kitchen loaded with healthy food, snacks, and coffee
- Generous vacation time and flexible working hours
- The finest tech and anything else you need to do your best work
Company values
- We are owners
- Impact over effort
- A 7* experience
- We are a team
- Be a good person
Company HQ
El Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou, Barcelona, Spain
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Leadership
Avi Meir
(CEO)Founded Hotel Ninjas (hotel software) acquired 2 years later by Booking.com. Previously VP of budgetplaces.com (marketplace for hotels).
People progressing
Initially joined the TravelPerk team in 2020 as a Data Analyst before becoming a Senior Data Analyst in 2021 and a Data Analytics Manager in 2022.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at TravelPerk
Felicia Norman-Williams (VP People)
- We have created the Perk Promise: our commitment to ensuring our people live their best life, do their best work and fulfil their potential in a community where they feel like they belong. This forms part of our Belonging philosophy, centred on creating an inclusive workplace.
- Beyond nationality and gender, we embrace various forms of diversity. Our hiring processes and language are inclusive, encouraging all candidates to apply. We follow a meritocratic approach in rewarding the right behaviours and performance.
- In our Tech department, we're dedicated to supporting women in tech. We’ve launched the TravelPerk Academy in partnership with All Women, promoting equal opportunities. Our first graduates include five talented women who became our Software Engineers. We also have a 'Women in Builders' community, which provides a safe space for women in tech to learn and share together. We run workshops on product diversity, inclusion, and unconscious bias for the Builders team.
- Through these efforts, we cultivate a diverse, inclusive organisation where every individual can excel, contributing to our shared success
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