Regulatory Legal Counsel

The role

As Regulatory Legal Counsel, EMEA, you will advise on platform, AI and digital regulation for X, Grok and other SpaceXSI products 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 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, Ireland's Online Safety Code and the eCommerce Direct
• 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
• Manage outside counsel effectively and cost-consciously
• Support what is needed in 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 a 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 the 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 a week is required
• SpaceXSI is an equal opportunity employer

About the company

SpaceX was founded to make life multiplanetary. 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.