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Trade Compliance Counsel - EMEA Manager
London
Job No. r00246684
Full-time
Job Description
Position: Trade Compliance Counsel -EMEA Ethics & Compliance
Career Level: Manager
Function: Legal
Location: London
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services — creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 743,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
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Job Summary:
We are hiring a Trade Compliance lawyer, with 5+ years’ experience focused on trade compliance law, including sanctions, to serve as a subject matter expert in our EMEA region. Trade Compliance Counsel—EMEA plays an important part in promoting Accenture’s compliance with international trade control requirements and regulations in EMEA where Accenture does business and helps our Legal team and business to understand trade and export control related risks, compliance, and program controls. This role supports business stakeholders on transactional trade compliance matters in client contracts, and trade-related reviews of the company’s services and offerings and is responsible for developing and delivering relevant trade compliance training and awareness materials, as well as tools, templates, resources, and guidance materials.
Key Responsibilities:
Drives the implementation and maintenance of Accenture’s trade compliance program initiatives in EMEA, including:
Development and delivery of trade compliance training.
Development, review and implementation of trade policies and internal controls.
Planning and drafting trade compliance communications with internal stakeholders.
Working with senior management and outside counsel to conduct risk assessments, recommend improvements to the trade compliance program, and support the implementation of adopted recommendations.
Working with internal stakeholders to build trade compliance and monitoring tools to help Accenture executives flag, escalate and mitigate trade-related risks.
Provides objective, focused, practical advice and solutions to Accenture businesses and Legal Professionals regarding compliance with trade/export laws, Accenture’s Code of Business Ethics, and Accenture’s trade compliance policies, and all other related policies.
Collaborates with Legal colleagues and the business in EMEA to identify, analyze and mitigate trade related risks, and conducts localized training on trade/export law issues.
Responds to and helps manage internal audits and internal investigations related to trade/export law issues in EMEA and assists Litigation & Disputes to respond to government inquires or investigations related to trade/export law issues in EMEA
Key Relationships:
Legal, including Global Services Legal, Sales & Delivery, Contracting, Geographic Compliance and Corporate Counsel.
Corporate Functions and business stakeholders.
Market Unit leadership.
Related subject matter experts (e.g., analytics, security professionals, government compliance).
Privacy professionals at client and peer companies.
Outside counsel/external law firms.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Education: University degree (Master or comparable level) – legal degree and an admitted lawyer.
Work Requirements:
Limited travel required as needed (usually <10%).
Must have ability to effectively work with others remotely, manage a schedule with global clients and engage in contract negotiation.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
Demonstrated command of international trade controls and trade/export regulatory systems around the world.
Experience developing compliance programs, including preparing policies and internal controls; developing and conducting training; responding to government investigations; and drafting and reviewing contracts.
Ability to prioritize and make decisions as well as synthesize complex legal analysis into clear recommendations.
Experience advising multiple clients/industries ideally obtained in a legal private practice environment.
Additional Desirable Criteria:
Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills with the ability to interface, and develop relationships, with all levels of management and staff, and work cross-culturally.
Confidence and credibility in dealing with internal management and personnel at client and peer companies.
Highly motivated and proactive, with the ability to articulate company vision and policy, and to seek out areas of risk and priority.
Strong writing and negotiation skills.
Ability to consistently apply good judgment and prioritize.
Adapts nimbly to changing needs within the business.
Fluent in English
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at accenture.com.
Application deadline: Ongoing
Accenture reserves the right to close the role, should a suitable candidate be found.
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