Compliance Engineer - EU

ElevenLabs ElevenLabs · AI Frontier · London, United Kingdom · Engineering & Product

This role is for a Compliance Engineer focused on the EU market. The individual will navigate complex regulatory environments like GDPR and the EU AI Act, embed compliance into product development, write technical documentation, build compliance tooling, and support enterprise sales. The goal is to turn regulatory complexity into a competitive advantage.

What you'd actually do

  1. help us navigate one of the most complex and fast-moving regulatory environments in the world: GDPR, the EU AI Act, DORA, NIS2, HDS, and beyond.
  2. work closely with engineering, product, and legal teams to embed compliance into how we build
  3. writing the technical documentation that earns enterprise trust
  4. building tooling that makes staying compliant frictionless
  5. directly shaping our go-to-market story for regulated sectors like finance and telecommunications.

Skills

Required

  • EU regulatory frameworks (GDPR, EU AI Act, DORA, NIS2, HDS)
  • ISO 27001, ISO 42001, or ISO 27000 series (gap analysis, risk assessments, audit support)
  • Technical compliance documentation
  • Enterprise sales support (security questionnaires, customer queries)
  • Compliance-as-code tooling

Nice to have

  • Regulated industries experience (financial services, telecommunications)
  • CIS benchmarks
  • Risk documentation at scale
  • Scripting or engineering background
  • Automation

What the JD emphasized

  • Proven experience working with EU regulatory frameworks — GDPR, EU AI Act, DORA, NIS2, and/or HDS
  • Hands-on with ISO 27001, ISO 42001, or the broader ISO 27000 series — gap analysis, risk assessments, audit support
  • Able to produce clear, precise technical compliance documentation that stands up to enterprise scrutiny
  • Comfortable supporting enterprise sales — responding to security questionnaires, customer compliance queries, and regulated-sector procurement
  • Experience building or maintaining compliance-as-code tooling to automate monitoring and reduce manual overhead