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Geographic Compliance & Corporate Specialist
Bucharest
Job No. r00229219
Full-time
Job Description
Accenture is an equal opportunity employer. We have an unwavering commitment to equality for all. Together, we are acting, we are leading, and we will drive change across the globe.
At Accenture, we believe that greatness comes from the collective effort of exceptional individuals. Our company culture fosters creativity, encourages collaboration, and rewards excellence. We are committed to providing our employees with an inspiring work environment where they can thrive and make a meaningful impact.
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.
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 program, 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.
Your responsabilities:
- 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 program duration, consistent with your skills and prior experience. (Functional areas: Corporate Investigations/ Ethics & Compliance/ Entity Matters/ Corporate & Compliance/ Regulatory Compliance/ Legal Buyside/ Litigation & Disputes/ Global Services Legal/Merger & Acquisitions)
- 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.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team, and support development feedback activities for team members.
- Demonstrate leadership mindset and behaviors, exemplifying Accenture’s Core Values and modelling behaviors consistent with our Code of Business Ethics, being an ambassador for change and client centric approach.
Qualifications
Behaviors and Attributes that will help you succeed:
Minimum 4 - 6 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.
- Additional certifications and experience, including compliance related global professional certification(s) (e.g. data privacy, data governance, Information Security) and/or corporate law and/or company experience, considered a plus.
Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) (or equivalent) or higher from a recognized institution and admission in good standing with applicable bar association(s) (or their local equivalents).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 and areas of risk and turn insights to action.
- Effective management of external counsel, often in multi-jurisdictional context.
Your perks at Accenture...
You are important to us as a person. This is something you’ll feel and experience daily, as our working environment is completely adjusted to you.
Enjoy…
- flexible working hours
- excellent further training and certification opportunities
- Enjoy other personalized benefits package, including meal vouchers, public transportation, private pension, life insurance, gym, additional vacation days
- our work culture that promotes diversity & inclusion
- other benefits for you and your family such as health and Income protection, employee share program, dental and vision coverage, wellness program, and parental benefits
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