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 complex buyside deals.

What you'll do

• Draft, review and negotiate high value and high complex supplier/buyside agreements and related documentation with Accenture suppliers across categories such as contractors, HR support, IT and telecom, marketing and communications, workplace support, and Software as a Service.
• Provide comprehensive legal support to Procurement and Business teams, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating and executing contracts, NDAs and other procurement documents.
• Create, standardize and continuously improve contract templates and procedures for complex buyside deals in line with changing laws and company policies.
• Address complex contract queries and matters on negotiations, obligations and revisions; identify risks and issues and suggest alternatives.
• Conduct gap analysis and legal risk assessments, flag potential risks and non-negotiable clauses, and advise the business on contractual risk.
• Strategize with company executives before vendor negotiations, represent the company's interests and liaise directly with vendor negotiating teams on high-stakes reviews.
• Manage internal stakeholders such as deal teams, Solution Architects, Procurement, HR, Workplace, Finance, and Marketing & Communications.
• Manage and supervise the team, including performance management, task assignment, audits of team work, conflict resolution, coaching and mentoring, and talent discussions.
• Create training materials, playbooks, toolkits, checklists and process documents, and implement initiatives and trainings within the group.
• Provide legal support on local and global Data Privacy initiatives and ensure compliance with the Code of Business Ethics, Data Privacy, Information Security and Anti-Corruption Laws.
• Manage escalations of serious or unresolved issues and keep interested parties informed.
• Drive recruitment for the team and act as point of contact with HR for interviews.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Law.
• Minimum of 5 to 15 years of experience at a law firm, as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing.
• Expert level understanding of commercial and legal contractual risks and ability to provide business-oriented legal advice.
• Fluent in English with strong oral and written skills.
• Experience in managing end-to-end projects and teams on function-specific processes, working with internal and external teams.
• Good understanding of commercial agreements, legal and compliance fundamentals, corporate business practices, and contracting regulations.
• Ability to influence senior management and work under pressure with exposure to senior management.
• Comfortable with technology and experience using tools and databases.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, detail-oriented, sound judgement, strong time management, prioritization and organizational skills.

Nice to have

• Contract-related global professional certification.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru.
• Travel may be required.
• Fluency in English and other languages depending on geography supported.