Buyside Contracting Counsel Associate Manager

Overview

Buyside Contracting Counsel Associate Manager in Accenture's Global Legal Network, drafting, reviewing and negotiating third-party supplier contracts and leading a team of legal professionals on buyside contracting matters.

What you'll do

• Draft, review and negotiate high value and high complex supplier/buyside agreements with Accenture suppliers across goods and services such as Contractors, Human Resources Support, IT & Telecom, Marketing & Communications, Workplace Support and Software as a Service.
• Address complex contract queries and matters regarding contract negotiations, obligations and revisions.
• Identify risks and issues, and suggest alternatives that lead to the best solutions.
• Manage internal stakeholders such as deal teams, Solution Architects, Procurement, HR, Workplace, Finance, and Marketing & Communications.
• Strategize with company executives prior to vendor negotiations and liaise directly with vendor negotiating teams on complex contract reviews with high stakes.
• Conduct gap analysis and create legal risk assessments, flagging potential risks and non-negotiable clauses.
• Advise the business on contractual risks and on the interpretation and applicability of contractual clauses.
• Create and standardize contract templates and playbooks, and identify process improvements.
• Manage and supervise the team, including performance management, audits of team work, training, recruitment, and coaching and mentoring of junior members.
• Manage escalations of serious or unresolved issues and keep interested parties informed.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Law.
• Minimum of 5 to 15 years of experience at a law firm or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing.
• Expert level understanding of both commercial and legal contractual risks, with the ability to provide business-oriented legal advice.
• Fluent in English with strong oral and written skills.
• Experience managing end-to-end projects and teams on function-specific processes and/or areas.
• Ability to influence senior management and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Very good understanding of commercial agreements, legal and compliance fundamentals, corporate business practices, and contracting regulations.
• Comfortable with technology and experienced in the use of tools and databases.

Nice to have

• Contract-related global professional certification.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru.
• Travel may be required.
• Supervises team members providing services on a process/project or account/portfolio of accounts.