Geographic Compliance & Corporate Associate Manager

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We put innovation at the heart of everything we do, coupled with our core values of client value creation, one global network, respect for the individual, best people, integrity and stewardship.  We offer careers that provide unparalleled opportunities for career growth and job satisfaction.

Accenture Legal is in the business of experience and we are transforming ourselves to be our best credential and are focused on developing power skills across our entire organization for the future intelligent enterprise.

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.

Acquisitions and Corporate Advisory (ACA) is a group of legal professionals working and supporting different legal areas such as V&A, Corporate Matters (Treasury and Equity), Government Relations, Litigations and Dispute Management (Litigations, Legal Cyber Security, Corporate Investigations, Forensic Accounting), Contract Documentation Alignment. 

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

Legal Buyside Contracting (LBC) is a focused legal function for third party contracting. The team is involved with drafting, reviewing and negotiating third party supplier contracts for Accenture and acts as a legal advisory function leveraging technology to deliver support.

Accenture Legal TalentForce

You have been selected to be part of Accenture Legal TalentForce as a talented legal professional with valued subject matter expertise across several disciplines who is seeking a new challenge and a unique career development proposition.  We believe Accenture Legal TalentForce offers the opportunity to thrive in an agile and pioneering global environment and innovate our approach to legal support for our business.   

Through participation in this programme, you will be given opportunity to hone your capabilities in high-impact and complex legal areas based on your skills and experience. You will work closely and collaboratively with other legal colleagues and business teams in providing strategic advice and guidance that support the growth of our business.

Accordingly, you will be assigned to support one or more of our teams in Accenture Legal, consistent with your skills, abilities and experience.   Dependent on demand, capacity to support the programme and your specific pre-existing skill mix, it is anticipated that you would either:

rotate to different specialist teams within Accenture Legal consecutively; or

be assigned to one or more of such specialist teams concurrently. 

Whichever approach, you will be expected to enhance your knowledge and skills in the areas supported by these teams, deepen and broaden your experience of these functional areas within Accenture and demonstrate a global mindset. In so doing, our intent is to build greater resilience and breadth of capabilities for our more specialised teams. 

Through the programme, you will receive support on your learning journey from your relevant functional supervisor associated with your assignment, as you progress through the Legal TalentForce programme.   Such functional supervisor and your People Lead will be notified to you by the overall TalentForce Lead and updated periodically, dependent on your functional alignment in the programme and any rotational changes.

It is anticipated that participation in the programme would be between 12 – 18 months duration (which we may extend depending on the business need), with final selection of your functional alignment confirmed, commensurate with your skills, capabilities and experience, at the conclusion of your participation in the programme. We may also provide a confirmed functional alignment ahead of completion of the programme, dependent on business need.

Knowledge Skills and Experience

• Minimum 7 - 10 yrs. relevant experience in a dynamic in-house/corporate legal or law firm environment, with familiarity of working across different jurisdictions and with multi-national clients.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience practicing patent law, drafting/prosecuting or managing the prosecution of patents globally, particularly in the areas of business method, software and computer-related technologies.
• Licensed member of a Bar of at least one state (or equivalent in your jurisdiction).
• Experience performing detailed competitive analyses using global patent data is a plus.
• Additional certifications and experience, including compliance related global professional certification(s) (e.g. IP, data privacy, data governance, Information Security) and/or corporate law and/or company experience, considered a plus.

Behaviours and Attributes

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English (and other language, depending on geography supported).
• Enthusiasm for continuous learning and exemplifying a growth mindset.
• Detail orientated, sound judgement, organized and adaptable.
• Able to present innovative, original solutions which understand our business, and to act as a strategic thinker.
• Committed to collaborating with colleagues in the IP team as well as other stakeholders to achieve shared goals, build relationships, and be a strong team player.
• Analytical skills, business acumen, and ability to bridge the legal and business aspects of IP law by providing solid IP advice in a business practical manner.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, understand and assess trends and developments in functional areas of expertise and to explain issues in a practical, results-focused manner.
• Experienced in research, including due-diligence, reporting, drafting and presentation skills and proven ability to contextual business need, and embrace a client-centric approach.
• Demonstrate autonomy, take ownership and drive tasks to closure.
• Strong time management, ability to work under pressure and display positive approach.
• Ability to prioritize and make decisions, and possess a high level of common sense, including the ability to see around the corner and spot risks before they materialize.
• Ability to effectively influence and persuade senior leadership and work collaboratively and build trusted relationships within a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Leadership, people development and/or management experience, managing team and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role).
• Support to the enablement of our designated locations teams to undertake work of increased complexity, including through industrialization of processes.
• Commitment to a creative, inclusive, and diverse workplace and recognize the strengths that unique styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to Accenture.
• Strong inter-personal skills and ability to build a sense of belonging in a team and establish a sense of common purpose across Accenture Legal.
• Open to work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout the Accenture global organization and work well with executives and non-executives.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and online communication tools.
• Proactive approach, comfortable with technology and use of tools and databases.
• Willingness to embrace change, conversant with, and curiosity to explore new and emerging technologies, industry best practices, areas of risk and turn insights to action.
• Effective management of external counsel, often in multi-jurisdictional context.

Education and Qualifications

Education: Law degree from an accredited law school; Undergraduate degree or comparable education in electrical or computer engineering, or computer science preferred.

Key Responsibilities for all Functional alignments in the TalentForce programme

• Develop a detailed understanding of the relevant functional area and of relevant company policies and procedures.
• Be a credible business advisor through familiarity with Accenture’s strategic priorities, target areas for growth and its business and operations and adopting a proactive learning approach, effective stakeholder engagement and cross-functional networking.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Legal, relevant Corporate Functions stakeholders, Accenture Leadership and business teams to identify and manage legal, regulatory, compliance risks and develop mitigation strategies, with due regard to ethical and reputational considerations.
• Review internal and client facing projects and initiatives to ensure compliance with law, regulations and voluntary commitments and standards, and provide required guidance to other teams.
• Demonstrate functional subject matter expertise in the concerned support area and act as POC for such area and provide credible and efficient operational and strategic support.
• Be efficient and effective in the discharge of specific responsibilities associated with the relevant functional area to which assigned during the programme duration, consistent with your skills and prior experience.  (Illustrative functional summaries provided in the Appendix.)
• Stay abreast of legal developments and wider governmental policy or regulatory change affecting the company, its clients, people and communities and synthesize the information to incorporate it into legal assessments, drive recommendations and guidance on any adaptations to company practices, services, offerings, projects, products and initiatives.
• Drive the creation, development and maintenance of enablement materials, trainings, presentations, templates, guidance and checklists and other materials, ensuring completeness, accuracy and accessibility, and having due regard to Accenture Legal’s Technology strategy and enterprise tool adoption.
• Direct and manage local and global teams on legal projects, including strategic initiatives and support implementation of new initiatives within functional scope area.
• Supervise resources and assist GLN Global and Area Function lead in people management, as required.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team, and support development feedback activities for team members.
• Demonstrate leadership mindset and behaviours, exemplifying Accenture’s Core Values and modelling behaviors consistent with our Code of Business Ethics, being an ambassador for change and client centric approach.