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GLOBAL DATA & AI COUNSEL - GLOBAL SERVICES LEGAL

Bucharest Job No. r00233477 Full-time

Job Description

Imagine being part of team that helps transform leading organisations and communities around the world!

At Accenture we put innovation at the heart of everything we do and 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.

The mission statement of Global Services Legal is to “drive sustainable business growth for Accenture by providing deep legal expertise at the intersection of business strategy, industry and technology in a highly dynamic environment.” The Global Services Legal team functions as the integrator between various other parts of the Legal team, coordinating between the multidisciplinary areas of deep expertise across the wider Legal team, to deliver one holistic Legal perspective to the business.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI) business team within Accenture Technology in conducting assessments of new service and product offerings, and preparing those offerings for market
  • Coordinate and collaborate with other teams within Global Services Legal and others across legal in relation to go to market services as well as supporting compliance with applicable Accenture policies
  • Collaborate with colleagues across Legal and Quality & Risk to identify legal and regulatory risks and develop mitigation strategies
  • Enable Accenture’s Sales & Delivery Legal team to efficiently handle day-to-day contracting, including developing contracting templates and guidance and providing SME support to deal teams
  • Support Accenture’s Ventures & Acquisitions Legal team and business leadership in the evaluation of prospective acquisition targets sponsored by Data & AI business and development and implementation of post-merger integration strategy

Qualifications

Knowledge Skills and Experience

  • Minimum [8 yrs.] relevant experience in a corporate or law firm setting, ideally advising on data and AI services
  • Experience analyzing complex facts and situations to provide risk analysis and mitigation strategies
  • Experience with emerging technologies and offerings and related contract structures
  • Understanding or willingness to learn applicable regulatory landscapes as required for the offerings, including with respect to data protection and privacy
  • Track record of developing trusted relationships with senior business leaders
  • Experience shaping deals and evaluating innovative commercial models for new product and service offerings, ideally including data & AI services

Behaviours and Attributes

  • Strong interest in continuous learning about emerging technologies
  • Commitment to a creative, inclusive, and diverse workplace
  • Ability to build a sense of belonging in a team and establish a sense of common purpose inside the larger Accenture Legal department
  • Focus on analysis of the business, guidance to the right business and legal teams, and industrialization of more mature processes
  • Open to learn, work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout the Accenture global organization
  • Excellent commercial acumen, ability to deal with ambiguity, and create clarity with a pragmatic approach
  • Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills and ability to develop materials to enable briefings to senior leadership within business and Legal teams

Education and Qualifications

Education: JD and admission in good standing with applicable bar association(s) (or their local equivalents)

Location: [Flexible]

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