AI Privacy Engineer M/F (Remote - 1x Month - Lisbon)

Sysmatch is a Portuguese company that has been on the IT market for almost 20 years. Our core business is IT Outsourcing and Software Development for the finance sector. We invest a lot of effort on our client relationships and always deliver the best candidate or product available for their need and that is the main reason behind our success! At the moment we are looking for the following candidate: AI Privacy Engineer (Remote - 1x Month - Lisbon) (M/F) Responsibilities: - Own the AI data protection gate for AI use cases developed within Central AI, including preparation of decision-ready evidence and clear go/no-go recommendations; - Translate data protection and regulatory requirements (e.g. GDPR, EU AI Act, GLS Group Data Protection - Framework, internal policies) into clear actionable technical guidance for AI engineers and platform teams; Ensure that data protection requirements are embedded into system design and implementation, enabling AI teams to build compliant solutions by design; - Establish and maintain comprehensive, structured, and up-to-date documentation (e.g. data flows, RoPAs, design decisions, controls, and safeguards) that allows for efficient review and oversight by Data Protection functions; - Carry out privacy risk assessments (e.g. DPIA and AI risk analysis) for AI use cases, identifying risks related to personal data processing, model behavior, and system architecture; - Define and drive the implementation of pragmatic mitigation measures, working hands-on with engineering teams to ensure risks are effectively addressed; - Act as a bridge between engineering and data protection functions, ensuring that technical implementations are transparent, reviewable, and aligned with compliance expectations; - Enable scalable governance by ensuring that technical implementations and documentation provide clear, auditable evidence of compliance and accountability; - Embed data protection by design and by default across AI use cases, agents and platform integrations, with strong attention to lawful basis, purpose limitation, data minimization, retention and transparency; - Coordinate handling of data subject rights requests involving AI systems and ensure readiness for AI-related personal data incidents in collaboration with AI Security and central DP teams. Profile: - Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar technical field (or equivalent experience) with additional legal qualification (eg. LL.B., LL.M., CIP/E) in an EU jurisdiction or fully qualified lawyer in an EU jurisdiction with additional technology experience (eg. CIP/T); - 3+ years of experience, ideally in an international corporation; - Strong working knowledge of the GDPR; - Solid technical grounding in how modern AI systems work - LLMs, RAG, vector stores, agents, tool use; - Experience with DPIAs, international data transfers and data subject rights at scale; - Strong stakeholder management and ability to challenge solution design - Pragmatic, outcome-driven, comfortable operating under ambiguity; - Fluent English; additional European language is a plus. Salary Range: €40k - €50k Gross/Annual + Other Components/Benefits. What we offer: - Salary classification according to the experience shown; - Good working environment with young and dynamic teams; - Integration into exciting and technologically innovative projects; - Training plan and opportunities;