Geographic Legal Counsel Associate Manager

OVERVIEW:

Global Legal Network (GLN) is a group of professionals operating globally from 10 countries. It provides a broad spectrum of differentiated services - focused on delivering value and innovation. We partner with Legal teams across Accenture to build efficiencies and centres of excellence related to Legal services; and through our size, geographic spread and language diversity, the Global Legal Network is able to drive quality, agility and speed in our services, aligned to Accenture’s relentless focus on maximum efficiency and operational effectiveness.

CORE and Global Services (CGS) is a group of legal professionals working and supporting different legal areas such as Compliance, Regulatory Offerings, Ethics, Procurement, Corporate Matters and the Services Areas aligned with the new offerings and technologies such as Strategy & Consulting, Interactive, Technology, Security and Operations.

Procurement Role Summary – Support the DCN Legal Team within CGS independently in India in reviewing, redlining, drafting and negotiating, terms and conditions through Procurement contracts/sub - contracts, agreements and other documents relevant to Procurement domain; and negotiating NDAs, contracts, Statements of Work and other documents relating to various operating groups in accordance with company policies and procedures, applicable laws, and customer requirements.

Management Level Description

Complexity:

Requires analysis and solving of moderately complex problems. Typically creates new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures.

Requires understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals.

Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor or team leads. Generally interacts with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture.

Authority: Requires minimal guidance when determining methods and procedures on new assignments.

Impact or Decision Impact: Decisions often impact the team in which they reside and occasionally impact other teams.

Scope: Manages medium-small sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Generic Responsibilities

Understands CORE area needs and priorities, strategy, objectives, and opportunities

Good understanding of relevant company policies

Enhance subject-matter experience in the concerned support area

Act as a POC and escalation point for support area

Understand, suggest, and encourage process improvements in the support area

Collaborate with tech teams in development of new tool or enhancement of existing ones

Create checklists and other process documents

Represent GLN, directly liaison with internal stakeholders on various issues

Supervise the management of SharePoint and communication records

Identify and drive trainings for the team for upskilling and professional development

Support implementation of new initiatives in CORE support area or within Legal/GLN

Build credible and effective relationships with onshore counsels and within GLN team

Drive recruitment efforts for the team

Effectively manage direct reports and any assigned team, quick conflict resolution

Provide coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team

Provide team members with positive and developmental feedback

Drive Talent Discussions for the assigned team/team members

Commit to ‘give back’ to GLN/Legal.

Specific Responsibilities aligned to Role

Act as the first point of escalation for support area

Establish strong credibility and relationship with Legal/Legal Services team and with business and/or external Clients

Negotiating, drafting and reviewing of all procurement contracts/subcontracts, affiliate addendum, proposals, agreements, flow downs and other documents relevant to Procurement domains and performing specific research based on internal stakeholder’s requirements

Maintain contract/subcontract compliance in line with company policies and procedures and ensure issues are timely escalated to line manager and resolved

Identify process improvements in Procurement domain and lead team in drafting checklists and process documents

Directly liaising with internal stakeholders and deal teams on various legal issues

Provide training/on job training to the new joiners of the Procurement team

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Law

Certifications and Membership:

Compliance related global professional certification considered a plus

Work Experience:

Minimum of 7 to 10 years of experience at law firm or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing

Work Requirements:

Travel may be required

Fluency in English (and other language, depending on geography supported) with strong oral and written communication skills.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE:

Demonstrate very good interpersonal skills

Take ownership, and drive tasks to closure

Demonstrate promptness, accuracy and consistency with the activities supported

Detail-oriented, sound judgement, and flexible

Strong time management, prioritization, organizational, skills

Able to work with internal and external teams, and understands delivery requirements

Able to take end to end ownership of projects and teams on function specific processes

Good understanding of Accenture offerings and function specific services performed

Good understanding of commercial agreements, legal and compliance fundamentals

Good understanding of corporate business practices and contracting regulations

Comfortable with technology and has experience in the use of tools & databases

Ability to work under pressure, with exposure to senior management

Effectively manage priorities and stakeholder expectations

Build trust-based relationships by delivering on commitments.

BEHAVIOURS:

Open to work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout Accenture global organization

Understand the value of diversity and recognize the strengths that different styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to Accenture

Demonstrate inclusion and respect for all individuals regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, culture, social status and/or sexuality

Leader as well as team player, collaborative and persuasive; able to work well with executives and non-executives.

RELATIONSHIP AND REPORTING:

Supervises:

Team members providing services on a process/project or account/portfolio of accounts

External Relationships:

Accenture Counsels, Client commercial, procurement, contract management, business executives, outside counsels, vendors, corporate function.