Geographic Legal Counsel Assoc Manager
Designation: Geographic Legal Counsel Assoc Manager
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:10 to 14 years
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What would you do? Global Offerings Counsel Role Summary – To provide comprehensive support to business teams from a global regulatory perspective in Industry X and Energy offerings, which includes support with license management, communication with regulatory authorities, compliance with laws, compliance with internal policies, corporate matters, risk mitigation and legal research using various tools and methodologies. Generic Responsibilities • Good understanding of relevant company policies, understands CORE area needs and priorities, strategy, goals, and opportunities, work to enhance subject-matter knowledge and proficiency in the concerned support area, act as a POC and escalation point for support area • Supervise the management of SharePoint and communication records, create checklists and other process documents, understand, suggest, and encourage process improvements in the support area, collaborate with tech teams in development of new tool or enhancement of existing ones • Represent GLN; directly liaison with internal stakeholders on various issues, build credible and effective relationships with onshore counsels and within GLN team • Provide coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team, 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, commit to ‘give back’ to GLN/Legal. Behaviors and 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.
What are we looking for? Qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s degree in Law Work Experience: Minimum of 7 to 10 years of experience at law firms or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing Knowledge and Skill Requirements: • Experience in engineering/EPC companies, managing general legal tasks and generic in-house matters, including but not limited to risk identification and mitigation, compliance, regulatory, legal research, contracting, among others. • Proven experience in addressing legal considerations within technology domains, including Software, Hardware, Software as a Service (SaaS), automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI). • Experience with communication with regulatory authorities. Experience with environmental laws and Health and Safety is a plus. • Demonstrate very good interpersonal skills, demonstrate promptness, accuracy and consistency with the activities supported, drive tasks to closure, is detail-oriented, with sound judgement, adaptable, with strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills • Able to work with internal and external teams, and understands delivery requirements, takes End-to-End responsibility of projects and teams, on function specific processes • Good understanding of Accenture offerings and function specific services performed, of commercial agreements, legal and compliance fundamentals, of corporate business practices and contracting regulations • Build trust-based relationships by delivering on commitments, ability to work under pressure, with exposure to senior management • Effectively manage priorities and stakeholder expectations • Comfortable with technology and has experience in the use of tools & databases
Roles and Responsibilities: •Specific Responsibilities Global Regulatory Advisory • Provide expert legal analysis and strategic guidance on the interpretation and application of diverse regulations in different countries related to Energy and Industry X. • Perform the review of local & global initiatives and client deals. Identify risks according to local law and Accenture policies and flag potential issues and risk mitigations. • Provide guidance to the business and other legal teams through expertise in specific regulatory matters. • Identify need for relevant licensing and/or corporate requirements to comply with local laws. Regulatory Monitoring and Compliance Management • Proactively monitor and analyze emerging legislation, regulatory developments, and enforcement trends worldwide, ensuring timely dissemination of critical information to relevant stakeholders. • Implement and oversee compliance programs to ensure adherence to applicable regulations, including conducting internal audits and risk assessments. Licensing and Authorization Management • Design and implement comprehensive processes for end-to-end licensing and authorization management related to Industry X (engineering and related authorizations) and Energy products, services, and operations • Manage the full lifecycle of new licensing applications, including preparation, submission, and negotiation with regulatory authorities. Stakeholder Collaboration and Regulatory Engagement: • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including engineering, Contracting, Taxes, Geographic Compliance and Corporate, Entity Matters and Litigation, among others, to ensure integrated and consistent regulatory compliance. • Serve as a primary point of contact for external regulatory authorities, engaging in proactive dialogue and responding to inquiries related to cybersecurity compliance. • Represent the organization in industry forums and regulatory working groups to advocate for sound policies and best practices. • Interact with global regulators to address regulatory inquiries, and to help influence future regulatory direction.
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