About this role
The Senior Privacy Specialist at Fireworks AI is a senior individual contributor role based in London to lead the privacy presence across the UK and EU as the company scales its European footprint. This position suits an autonomous privacy professional experienced in tech environments who can handle regulatory correspondence and build efficient compliance systems without a large team.
Role Overview
Fireworks AI is hiring a Senior Privacy Specialist in London to act as the primary privacy point of contact for the UK and EU regions. Reporting to the Privacy Lead within a small global privacy team, this hands-on advisory role involves managing supervisory authority correspondence and owning operational compliance processes under UK GDPR, EU GDPR, and the Data Protection Act 2018. The specialist provides critical guidance to engineering, product, go-to-market, and legal teams.
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About the Company
Fireworks is a platform for specialized intelligence that enables enterprises to build, train, and serve AI models tailored to their own workflows, products, and data. Founded by the team behind PyTorch and backed by notable investors including AMD, Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, Lightspeed, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital, and TCV, the company powers production AI across various open model modalities. Fireworks AI operates as a Series D company valued at $17.5 billion.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply directly on the official Fireworks AI careers page.
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Where is this job located?
The role is based in London, serving as the privacy presence for the UK and EU regions.
How many years of experience are required for the Senior Privacy Specialist?
Candidates must have 5 to 7 years of experience in privacy or data protection, ideally within a tech, SaaS, or cloud company.
What level of autonomy does this role have?
This is a hands-on senior individual contributor and advisory role offering real autonomy over the UK and EU side of the privacy program.
What regulatory frameworks will this specialist manage?
The specialist will manage UK GDPR, EU GDPR, and Data Protection Act 2018 obligations, alongside handling correspondence with the ICO and EU supervisory authorities.
Are privacy certifications mandatory?
No, privacy certifications like CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, or FIP are listed as nice-to-have qualifications rather than strict requirements.