Product Counsel - Data & AI

About Baringa

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation. Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors. Certified as a

Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms. Our Data & AI compliance team are looking for an experienced Product Counsel to lead on Data and AI. The Data & AI Compliance team is a strategic enabler of Baringa’s global Digital & AI services. By unifying our product, Data Privacy and Responsible AI legal and compliance programmes, we provide a joined-up approach to legal support and governance that innovation while maintaining high standards of integrity, accountability and client trust. Our vision is to make responsible innovation and delivery the default with an emphasis on efficiency, consistency and speed to value. We partner closely with our Sectors to help Baringa deliver Digital & AI solutions that are not only compliant, but trusted.

What you will be doing

Enable the continuous iteration of key Responsible AI governance programme components (e.g., AI lifecycle and use case review processes, AI risk and impact assessments, training, policy/standards). Provide day-to-day legal advice on the design, build and delivery of Digital & AI products and solutions, including advising on AI and digital regulations, intellectual property, product terms and the data protection considerations that arise. Provide clear and pragmatic advice, to help enable Baringa’s commercial and strategic product and services strategies. Act as the Legal Business Partner for Baringa’s Capabilities Sector (home to our experts in areas such as digital, data, AI, and business transformation) and collaborate with Baringa’s Technology team on Digital & AI initiatives. Work with the wider team to support operational AI and data governance matters, including AI use case triage and escalations, and AI and data incident response support (working with stakeholders in other teams). Help evolve the Data & AI Compliance team’s service model for queries, triage, prioritisation and tracking, including establishing templates and playbooks. Help evolve practical processes, guidances and tooling (checklists, model clauses, FAQs, decision trees) to optimise user experience and throughput. Lead and support Responsible AI, and product aspects of vendor due diligence. Support our commercial teams on AI, digital and product-related contracting positions and negotiation strategy, including customer questionnaires and assurance materials. Track programme metrics and produce leadership-ready reporting. Keep abreast of relevant AI, digital and data regulatory developments and translate them into practical action for the firm. Influence ways of working and build strong relationships across all Sectors in Baringa. Your skills and experience Qualified solicitor or barrister in England & Wales or Commonwealth or common law country with 5+ years post-qualification experience (but we will consider all relevant equivalent experience). Experience advising in a fast-moving environment (preferably in a technology business with a global footprint) with an ability to balance legal risk, and commercial priorities. Excellent drafting skills (policies, guidance, contract positions, regulator/customer responses). Organised and delivery-focused: comfortable running processes, managing pipelines and using tools to track work. Experience providing legal, AI governance and product advice to product/tech teams (g. SaaS, ML/AI, data platforms, digital products) is an advantage. Working knowledge of AI and digital regulation (e.g. the EU AI Act) and Responsible AI governance frameworks. We’re looking for someone who is responsive, pragmatic, curious, collaborative, and tech-fluent with an ability to build relationships, move work forward promptly, and explain complex issues clearly.

What a career at Baringa will give you

Putting People First. Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.

Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accomm