Contracting Counsel Manager

Skill required: Contract Management - Contract management
Designation: Contracting Counsel Manager
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:13 to 18 years
About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security.Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 699,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com
What would you do? TALENT SEGMENT Accenture is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Accenture will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Accenture encourages applicants of all ages. Global Legal Network (GLN) is a group of professionals operating globally from 13 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.
What are we looking for? •Education: JD or equivalent law degree required Work Experience: 5+ years of experience as an attorney, at least 4 of which involved mergers and acquisitions, entity transactions such as restructurings, share transfers, mergers, liquidation, etc. and corporate governance; cross border transactional experience is required. Knowledge and Skills: • Strong executive presence and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with senior business leaders and manage board meetings, present on complex transactions/issues, etc. • Deep understanding of company corporate structures and ability to advise on and implement tax efficient structures alongside our Tax Team • Excellent understanding of director’s liabilities • Deep knowledge of corporate principles and ability to support complex transactions involving multiple countries/legal systems • Proven track record of managing teams of professionals and external law firms • Self-starter and goal-orientated; demonstrates excellent judgment, ability to prioritize and make decisions, and identify risks • Able to manage, counsel, educate, persuade, motivate, and supervise legal professionals from various cultures and backgrounds • Fluent in English; ability to work in multiple languages including German is a plus BEHAVIORS & ATTRIBUTES: • 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. RELATIONSHIPS: Reports to: • Venture & Acquisitions PMI Lead and GCC Strategic Corporate Initiatives Lead Supervises: ? Team members providing services on the process External Relationships: ? Accenture Counsels, Client commercial, procurement, contract management, business executives, outside counsels, vendors, corporate function.
Roles and Responsibilities: •JOB LOCATION: Poland, Romania SCOPE OF THE ROLE i) Manage corporate entity matters work (e.g., intra group reorganizations, share transfers, in-kind distributions/contributions, business transfers, mergers and liquidations, etc.) ii) Assist in managing global corporate programs such as entity eliminations, and in some cases governance including corporate secretarial activities in support of shareholder- and board meetings (e.g., prepare board briefing packages, presentations, minutes and instruct external advisers on any filings with the relevant corporate authorities) iii) Manage due diligence for entity/corporate transactions and projects iv) Collaborate with members of Legal, HR, tax, treasury, controllership and other teams v) Coordinate entity transactions related to the acquisition of target groups and their integration into Accenture entities across multiple countries vi) Assume Market Unit specific assignments on an ad hoc basis vii) Supervise outside counsel and manage legal budgets for different projects viii) Leverage internal and external resources with reusable and industrialized knowledge, including curating precedent documents for future use (and help establish precedent library) ix) Collaborate with and leverage team responsible for tracking entity information and maintaining entity books and records for legal entities and proactively manage the liquidation / dissolution of unnecessary legal entities Management Level Description Complexity: • Requires identifying and assessing complex problems for area of responsibility. Creates solutions in situations in which analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. • Requires adherence to strategic direction set by senior management when establishing near- long term goals. • Interaction is with senior management at a client and/or within Accenture, involving matters that may require acceptance of an alternate approach. Authority: Latitude in decision-making. Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments. Impact or Decision Impact: Decisions have a major day to day impact on area of responsibility. Scope: Manages large sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture.