Job Specifications
Keywords Studios now has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated professional to act as the Global Head of Privacy & AI Governance for the organisation. As the Global Head of Privacy & AI Governance, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of privacy compliance and data protection within Keywords Studios, and for working with the business to continue building its responsible AI framework and strategy. You will provide strategic guidance and ensure adherence to global privacy and AI regulations, working closely with cross-functional teams to establish and maintain robust privacy and AI programmes in a global setting. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of data privacy and AI laws and regulations, strong leadership skills, and experience working in a large multinational.
Joining our team as the Global Head of Privacy & AI Governance offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a globally recognised video games company at the forefront of innovation. If you have a passion for privacy, data protection, AI, and the gaming or technology industries, and you thrive in a dynamic and creative environment, we would love to hear from you.
This role can be based out of any of these locations: Ireland / UK / EU
Keywords Studios is privately owned by an investor group led by EQT, together with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Temasek. See www.keywordsstudios.com for further information.
Requirements
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES
Further develop and maintain a strategic privacy programme, aligning it with business objectives while minimising risk and ensuring the protection of client and employee information across all media types
Design an agile AI governance framework that facilitates rapid, safe adoption of Generative AI and ML tools, ensuring engineering teams have clear 'guardrails' to innovate without roadblocking development
Design and implement a scalable 'core-flex' operating model, optimising cost-efficiency by leveraging offshore/nearshore capabilities for routine high-volume tasks (e.g., initial DSAR triage, vendor assessments) while maintaining strategic third-party partnerships to provide on-demand surge capacity for incident response and peak business activity
Drive and lead internal awareness and training programs specifically on responsible AI and ethical data practices related to machine learning models
Collaborate with the organisation's senior management and various departments, including the production, information security, legal and HR teams to develop, implement and maintain the governance structure for its privacy programme and to embed responsible AI principles (including fairness, transparency, accountability, and security)
Collaborate with information security to align policies, practices, investigations with the information security framework
Serve as the organisation's leader for privacy compliance and the subject matter expert on privacy matters, collaborating with internal stakeholders at all levels to provide guidance and support
Drive the selection, implementation, and management of Privacy and AI Governance tooling (e.g., consent management platforms, data discovery tools, ML Ops governance plugins) to automate compliance and reduce manual overhead. Partner with Data Engineering to integrate privacy controls directly into the data lake and pipeline architecture
Establish and maintain privacy policies, standards, and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable data protection laws, including GDPR. Monitor emerging global privacy and AI laws (e.g. EU AI Act) and proactively adjust internal frameworks to maintain compliance
Work closely with the legal team to ensure that privacy practices align with legal requirements, and mitigate potential legal risks, including establish a 'sandbox' environment and vetting process for testing new AI tools, allowing the business to experiment with emerging technologies while containing data leakage risks and then creating streamlined approval pathways for new tools and LLMs
Translate legal requirements into technical specifications and engineering standards (Privacy by Design), ensuring privacy controls are embedded into the CI/CD pipeline and product architecture from the outset
Conduct privacy impact assessments (PIAs), data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) and AI impact assessments (AIIAs) for new AI initiatives to identify risks and recommend appropriate risk mitigation strategies
Lead in developing training materials and providing training to employees on privacy and AI related obligations, to further develop the organisation's privacy and data protection practices globally
Work with production to manage access to proprietary and personal information
Manage breach determination and notification processes in compliance with applicable privacy rules
Oversee the management of data subject requests and privacy complaints, ensuring timely and appropriate responses
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About the Company
We provide creative services to the global video games industry and beyond through our end-to-end platform, supercharged by our own technology. Our goal is to help you imagine more for your IP, bringing to life digital content that entertains, connects, and educates people worldwide.
Established in 1998, we are a team of over 13,000 based across more than 70 studios in 25+ countries. We provide game-ready art, marketing services, game development, functional and localization testing, text and audio localization, everything ...
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