Contracting Specialist with German
WHO WE ARE
Accenture is a leading global provider of a broad range of professional services in strategy and consulting, interactive marketing, information technology and business operations services, with digital capabilities in all of these areas. With more than 800,000 employees worldwide, we serve clients in more than 120 countries. We have been operating in Slovakia since 1992 and employ more than 2,100 people in Bratislava and Košice.
Accenture globally has ranked 4th on the Great Place to Work® World’s Best Workplaces™.
Join Accenture’s Global Legal Network (GLN) as a Contracting Specialist! GLN is a global team operating across 10 countries, partnering with Accenture’s Legal teams to deliver innovative, efficient, and high-quality legal services. In this role, you’ll provide legal, contract, and commercial counsel, manage risk, ensure compliance, and negotiate contracts to support Accenture’s business. You’ll review, draft, and negotiate a variety of agreements—including master services, outsourcing, SaaS, and data transfer contracts—while collaborating with senior legal professionals and advising on commercial and legal risks.
YOUR MISSION:
Independently, and help to, structure, negotiate and close client transactions to be most advantageous from a legal and business perspective.
Strategize with senior Contracting Legal Professionals (CLPs) and internal business clients prior to client negotiations.
Stay abreast of developments affecting the company, its clients, and industries and synthesize the information to incorporate it into company’s transactional practices.
Educate and advise company executives with respect to legal and risk management issues.
Develop subject matter expertise in one of more areas that benefit Legal and/or our business.
Participate in developing internal guidelines, toolkits, and packaged knowledge capital on various legal and business issues.
Support, promote and implement Legal Group initiatives.
Embrace and evolve to gain expertise in seven Contracting attributes, including becoming a pathfinder, architect, business-minded, nonconformist, inspired, relevant and technology enabled contracting professional.
WHO YOU ARE:
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Law Degree
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Authorized and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction
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Minimum 2 years of experience in digital, consulting, systems integration, and/or outsourcing areas in roles with increasing responsibility, such experience should be in a law firm or in a fast-paced corporate legal/transaction group in a relevant industry
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4-7 years of experience in legal services
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Fluent English and German (B2+) language skills
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Understanding of principle-based negotiation strategy and tactics including the ability to present alternatives with proposed solutions
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Proven ability to efficiently manage a large volume of transactions independently
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Experience negotiating and drafting technology-based agreements
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Understand basic principles of Finance, Accounting, Marketing, and Management
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Strong executive presence
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Good understanding of contracting/risk issues, including IP, as they apply to digital, consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing transactions
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Excellent oral and written communication skills
GET IN CONTACT:
Any questions? Then please send an email to your recruiter kristina.balazova@accenture.com.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Accenture offers a competitive compensation package. As required by the Slovak law we state that the legal monthly minimum gross base pay starting from 2 170 € depending on your professional and personal qualifications in the required areas. We offer a bonus for your German language skills on top of your monthly salary.
Flexibility:
• Flexible working arrangements (time & place of work)
Recognition:
• Guaranteed paid overtime or overtime vacation
• Flexible Benefit System - budget to be spent on services of your choice
• Competitive bonus structure
• Refer-a-Friend – get a bonus in the employee referral program
• Loyalty rewards
Future:
• Wide range of trainings and expert lectures
• Regular performance review and career growth possibilities
• Ongoing career guidance and mentoring (Global Mentoring Program, Lean In)
• Employee share purchase plan
Family & Health:
• 3 extra days off
• Sick leave salary compensation (up to 100%)
• Home-office equipment
• Family oriented benefits (Wedding, Parental and Baby days-off and bonuses)
• Employee assistance services (professional psychological, financial and legal help)
• Multisport card
• Contribution to special vision correction appliances
• Life and disability group insurance
• Sport vouchers for children’s sport activities and children camps
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