Organization: Corporate Functions/Legal
Location: negotiable
Level: 7 Manager
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People in the Corporate Function career track contribute to the running of Accenture as a high- performance business through specialization within a specific functional area, and grow into internally focused roles by deepening their skills and/or developing new skills within an internal functional area.
Legal and Commercial Services professionals deliver and coordinate legal, contract and commercial advice and counsel in support of Accenture's or our clients' business, working to manage and mitigate risk and ensure ethical behavior and compliance with laws and company policies.
Job Description
Legal Services professionals support Accenture's business, minimize risk and assure compliance with laws and company policies; provide specialized and deep areas of expertise; and coordinate all legal advice and counsel related to commercial arrangements and offerings, third-party alliances, complex outsourcing deals and transactions, intellectual property, public company responsibilities, board of directors support, mergers and acquisitions, compliance and regulatory support, and employment law.
Accenture Security counsel focuses on supporting Accenture Security’s go-to-market/sales organization help sell our clients security services and technologies.Accenture Security counsel is responsible for: i) determining the conditions under which such security offerings are lawfully sellable and deliverable, ii) reviewing, drafting and negotiating complex client transactions in a corporate environment; and iii) producing recommendations, guidelines, template materials and training necessary to enable the Legal Sales and Delivery Team with appropriate legal knowledge and tools to support the Accenture Security offerings.
A professional at this position level within Accenture has the following responsibilities: Identifies, assesses and solves complex business problems for area of responsibility, where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Closely follows the strategic direction set by senior management when establishing near term goals. Interacts with senior management at a client and/or within Accenture on matters where they may need to gain acceptance on an alternate approach. Has some latitude in decision-making. Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments. Decisions have a major day to day impact on area of responsibility. Manages large - medium sized work efforts within Accenture.
Basic Qualifications
Juris Doctorate from accredited law school required
Licensed and active member of a Bar
Minimum of 6 years post-qualifying transactional experience in a law firm or in a fast-paced corporate legal/transaction or military group
Minimum of 3 years leading legal support in drafting and negotiating security services agreements, software license agreements, consulting service agreements, outsourcing agreements, teaming and alliance agreements, subcontractor agreements, and non-disclosure agreements
Preferred Qualifications:
Deep skills in contracting, drafting and negotiations.
Hands on technology experience, including industry awareness/experience with security standards such as ISO 27001 or HIPAA Security Rule, security accreditations such as CISSSP, completion of relevant training such as through SANS, or familiarity with COPPA, CAN-SPAM, ECPA, government requests for information, and compliance with FTC requirements;
Experience in complex technology and/or outsourcing transactions within a large corporation, consulting firm, government agency or law firm in IT areas;
Experience with third party software components embedded into a company’s software product;
Understanding of open source issues and potential impact in Accenture’s business and experience in embedded systems;
Proven ability to manage diverse deals to drive successful outcomes to often complex licensing transactions while maintaining Accenture policy and best practices;
Demonstrated business/commercial acumen;
Strong negotiation skills, solid legal presence and the ability to influence significant decisions;
Resilient under high pressure; able to balance between moving a deal forward and maintaining objectivity about the soundness of the deal and compliance with Accenture principles and standards;
Firm grasp of Accenture approach to balancing risk/reward;
Understanding of or willingness to learn regulatory landscape and its effect on product development & deployment;
Ability to meet travel requirements
Professional Skill Requirements
Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment
Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
Desire to work in an information systems environment
Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
Excellent leadership and management skills.
Strong executive presence and ability to work effectively with senior business leaders to influence significant decisions.
Business / commercial acumen and ability to learn company's business strategy.
Good judgment, an ability to prioritize and make decisions, and spot risks before they materialize.
Proven ability to work independently and as a team member.
Demonstrated ability to efficiently manage a large volume of transactions.
Good organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills.
You'll have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization.
We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster.
Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates.
The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.
Demonstrated leadership in professional setting; either military or civilian
Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting; either military or civilian
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Accenture (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
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