Regulatory Legal Counsel

The role

As Regulatory Legal Counsel, 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. You will turn complex obligations into clear, practical advice and implementation plans, working with Safety, Product, Engineering, Policy, Compliance and other Legal teams.

What you will do

• Advise on implementation and compliance with EU, UK and other EMEA digital regulations, including the EU AI Act, DSA, UK Online Safety Act, AVMSD, national codes such as Ireland's Online Safety Code,
• Support regulatory engagement and investigations with the European Commission, EU AI Office, Ofcom, Coimisiún na Meán and other regulators
• Work with Safety, Product and Engineering to assess new features and AI products against regulatory requirements
• Track and analyze new legislation, codes of practice, guidelines and enforcement trends across EMEA
• Help build scalable processes, templates and playbooks for regulatory compliance and product review
• Partner with Compliance, Product Counsel, Privacy, Litigation and Policy colleagues to keep positions consistent across jurisdictions
• Manage outside counsel effectively and cost-consciously
• Support needs across the legal department, even if unfamiliar
• Adopt daily use of AI products to accelerate learning and productivity

Required qualifications

• Qualified lawyer of good standing in the UK and/or EU
• 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
• Commitment to being in-office 5 days per week

Nice to have

• Strong working knowledge of the DSA and/or UK OSA
• Strong understanding of the legislative process and the technology industry
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to explain complex ideas succinctly
• Ability to work with technical and non-legal teams and understand how products work
• Strong sense of ownership, sound judgment and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Experience with the EU AI Act, AVMSD or Ireland's Online Safety Code
• Experience responding to regulatory requests 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 experience

Before you apply

• Commitment to being in-office 5 days per week is required
• Basic qualification: qualified lawyer in the UK and/or EU

About the company

SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe, including Colossus supercomputers, Grok models, and applications such as Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. SpaceX was founded with the goal of making life multiplanetary.