Buyside Contracting Counsel Specialist

Overview

Buyside Contracting Counsel Specialist role at Accenture, responsible for drafting, reviewing and negotiating buyside and supplier agreements for procurement of goods and services, in line with Accenture's supplier contracting standards and applicable laws.

What you'll do

• Draft, review and negotiate supplier/buyside agreements and related documentation with Accenture suppliers across categories including Contractors, Human Resources Support, IT & Telecom, Marketing & Communications, Workplace Support (Facilities & Services), and Software as a Service.
• Customize existing templates in exceptional cases to suit business requirements while ensuring compliance with applicable local laws and Accenture's supplier contracting standards.
• Review supplier templates and identify and highlight deviations from Accenture's supplier contracting standards to the business where they pose risks to Accenture operations.
• Participate in negotiations representing Accenture's interests and interface directly with client/vendor negotiating teams, suppliers, third parties and subcontractors.
• Liaise and collaborate with internal stakeholders such as deal teams, Solution Architects, Procurement, HR, Workplace, Finance, and Marketing & Communications, and external parties such as suppliers and external counsel.
• Help stakeholders understand contractual clauses, their interpretation and applicability to the business opportunity.
• Advise the business from a legal perspective on potential contractual risks to Accenture business operations.
• Conduct gap analysis and legal risk assessments, flagging potential risks and non-negotiable clauses, and provide recommendations to minimize or mitigate risk.
• Structure legal transactions to be most advantageous from a contracting and business perspective and escalate to SME/leadership on deals as appropriate.
• Develop subject-matter knowledge in the support area and act as its point of contact; liaise directly with internal stakeholders and build effective relationships within the team.
• Support recruitment, supervise resources, assist the Team Lead or Group Lead in people management, provide developmental feedback, and coach and mentor junior team members.
• Identify training needs for the team and support new initiatives in Legal Buyside Contracting or within Legal/GLN.
• Manage SharePoint and communication records.
• Leverage analytics to speed the contract review process and calibrate contract risk.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Law.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience at a law firm or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing.
• Experience with drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements.
• Fluency in English (and other languages depending on geography supported) with strong oral and written communication skills.
• Understanding of Accenture offerings and function-specific services, general corporate business practices, contracting regulations, commercial agreements, and legal and compliance fundamentals.
• Promptness, accuracy, consistency, and ability to drive tasks to closure.
• Strong time management, prioritization, attention to detail, sound judgement and organization skills.
• Ability to recommend high-quality, timely advice for risk mitigation by efficiently assessing business and legal implications.
• Collaborative and persuasive, able to work well with executives and non-executives.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru.
• Travel may be required.
• Reports to Team Lead or Group Lead; supervises team members providing services on a process, project, account or portfolio.