Case Study: a Toronto-based technology company strengthens AI ethics and compliance for EU expansion with Lock Search Group

Toronto-based Technology Company places first AI Ethics Officer and completes EU AI Act assessments with Lock Search Group

A Toronto-based technology company needed to hire its first AI Ethics and Compliance Officer to build ethical frameworks and ensure regulatory compliance as it prepared to expand into the European Union under the new AI Act. Facing a challenge due to the lack of an established talent pool for this emerging role, the company engaged Lock Search Group to identify a candidate with a rare blend of technical AI knowledge, multi-jurisdictional regulatory expertise, and strong communication skills.

Lock Search Group executed a creative, cross-disciplinary search targeting professionals from law, research, compliance, and policy backgrounds. Their assessment focused on technical literacy and regulatory knowledge, leading to the successful placement of a former senior policy advisor with both government AI governance experience and technical machine learning certification. For the vendor, Lock Search Group, this resulted in the candidate quickly establishing a company-wide AI ethics framework, ensuring EU AI Act compliance for expansion products, and successfully navigating the company’s first regulatory inquiry in Canada within her first year.

Toronto-based Technology Company