Strategic Growth Initiative Counsel Specialist

Overview

Strategic counsel role supporting Accenture's Supply Chain and Engineering business, with emphasis on the Growth Markets leadership team and a subset of global Solutions Leads.

What you'll do

• Provide input into and shape strategic decisions that impact Supply Chain and Engineering, with emphasis on support to the leadership team in the Growth Markets and a subset of global Solutions Leads.
• Assess new Supply Chain and Engineering solutions and guide them to market in a legally compliant manner with appropriate risk mitigations (contractual, operational, technical).
• Conduct internal and external legal research and fact-gathering related to new and innovative technologies, applicable laws and regulations, and their impact on the business.
• Develop guidance, guardrails and playbooks to enable Accenture's Sales & Delivery Legal team to efficiently support client transactions.
• Team with Accenture's regulatory and compliance counsel to synthesize and apply regulatory and compliance advice, including anticipating the impact of regulatory changes on the Supply Chain and Engineering business.
• Play a key role in escalations and, in collaboration with colleagues from Quality and Enterprise Risk Management, continuously improve Industry X's overall governance and risk management.
• Work with stakeholders across Corporate Functions to evolve Accenture policies and procedures to accommodate the requirements of the Supply Chain and Engineering business.
• Help evaluate prospective acquisition targets on behalf of the Supply Chain and Engineering business, conduct due diligence, and shape post-merger integration strategies.

What you'll need

• 5+ years relevant experience in a corporate or law firm setting.
• Strong understanding of core legal issues relating to Supply Chain and Engineering, including applications of cutting-edge technologies such as digital manufacturing, digital twins, Internet of Things/edge computing, cloud computing, embedded systems, and artificial intelligence (AI).
• Strong understanding of core legal issues relating to Supply Chain and Engineering, including product liability in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer contexts.
• Strong understanding of core legal issues relating to Supply Chain and Engineering, including applicable regulatory landscapes and their effect on product and service qualification, development and launch (e.g., for hardware, embedded systems, and/or software).
• JD degree or equivalent degree or legal qualification and admitted to the bar (or local equivalent); in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law.

Nice to have

• Prior industry experience advising on the development of new product or service-based solutions.
• Experience in risk identification, analysis, and management relating to product creation, engineering and operational technology, as distinct from information technology consulting.
• Experience drafting and negotiating client and supplier agreements, including understanding of intellectual property, data privacy and data protection issues.
• Experience in deal shaping and evaluation of new commercial models.
• Experience developing trusted relationships with senior Business leaders.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru.