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About cosantio

AI governance for regulated firms, built in Ireland

We help regulated firms and their suppliers govern the AI they use, starting with the EU AI Act. The same work applies under every regime: know which AI systems you run, govern them, and keep the evidence. Every client has a named person to call when an auditor or supervisor asks.

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Why cosantio exists

Built for the firms least equipped for AI regulation

We named the company after cosaint, the Irish word for protection.

We chose it because the small and mid-sized firms most exposed to AI regulation, in insurance, financial services and employment, are often the least equipped to deal with it. Most have no AI ethics committee and no model-risk team. The person responsible might be a head of risk and compliance who already owns three other regimes, the managing director, or an operations or HR lead who handles compliance alongside everything else.

cosantio is built for them. Today that means the EU AI Act. We turn it, and the regimes beside it such as GDPR and DORA, into work a regulated firm can run in weeks, with a named person to call when an auditor or supervisor asks.

Enterprise governance suites are built for firms with dedicated AI teams. We build for the firms without one.

Mission and values

What we are here to do

Our mission

To protect regulated firms and the people their decisions affect, by keeping their AI systems and agents safe and compliant.

Values and how we work

  • Rigour

    We check our work against verifiable sources and make decisions grounded in reliable data.

  • Candour

    We tell clients what they need to hear, in plain language, and we are transparent in our communication.

  • Ownership

    Whoever picks up a problem sees it through, for clients and for each other.

  • Care

    Behind every AI decision we assess is a person who gets hired, insured or refused credit.

Who we are

Led by our founder, and growing

cosantio is founder-led today. Through 2027 we are building the team, adding full-time hires and appointing key leadership and board positions.

Niall Lalor

Founder and CEO

Niall Lalor on LinkedIn(opens in a new tab)

Niall has 25 years of experience in consulting and enterprise software for insurers, including technical consulting roles for regulated clients at Accenture.

Niall joined Guidewire Software in 2011 and rose to VP, Global Professional Services, leading a delivery organisation of 350+ people that served insurers in over 40 countries. In parallel, he was also Guidewire's Country Manager for Ireland, growing the Irish operation from its first employee into a European hub of more than 460 people.

Niall founded cosantio in 2026 to bring that experience of large-scale delivery in a regulated industry to AI governance.

Education
BSc in Computer ApplicationsDublin City University (opens in a new tab)
Executive MBATrinity College Dublin (opens in a new tab)
Careers

We are hiring in early 2027

Every business now has to work out how to govern the AI it uses, and most have barely started. We are an early-stage company working on that problem for regulated firms, and we are taking on our first people in early 2027.

Early hires will shape what we build and how we work. Expect to wear more than one hat while the team is small. We would like our first hires to be based in Ireland.

Roles we are looking to fill

  1. 01

    Commercial lead and AI governance practitioners

    Full-time and contract

    A strong background in law, data protection (DPO) or AI governance consulting. IAPP AI Governance Professional (AIGP) certification or similar is an advantage.

  2. 02

    Software engineers

    Full-time and contract

    Experience in RegTech or cyber security, and current knowledge of AI development tools and practices.

  3. 03

    Fractional CTO

    Part-time, from Q1 2027

    Technical leadership for the platform and the engineering team as both grow.

Full job descriptions will be published before the end of 2026. If one of these roles interests you, email us your CV or LinkedIn profile and a few lines about yourself.

careers@cosantio.com
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