AddressIndustry X’s mission is to help Accenture’s clients use advanced technologies to reinvent products and services from design and engineering to manufacturing and support, accelerating operational efficiency and enterprise-wide growth.
Global Services Legal (GSL) team is a strategic partner and product counsel to the five Services of Accenture, i.e. Song, Strategy & Consulting, Industry X, Technology and Operations. The GSL team’s mission is to help the Accenture business to grow in a responsible, inclusive, and sustainable way, by providing early-stage legal advice and support in relation to the key business strategies and priorities.
Global Services Legal is seeking to appoint a senior attorney with 10+ years’ legal experience as our Industry X Growth Markets Legal Lead
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Industry X Growth Markets LEGAL Lead
GLOBAL SERVICES LEGAL
SENIOR MANAGER / L6
Key Responsibilities
- Provide input into and shape strategic decisions that impact Industry X, with an emphasis on support to the leadership team of Industry X in the Growth Markets and a subset of Industry X's global Solution Leads;
- Assess new Industry X solutions and guide them to market in a legally compliant manner with appropriate risk mitigations (contractual, operational, technical);
- 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 Industry X 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 Industry X business;
- Help evaluate prospective acquisition targets on behalf of the Industry X business, conduct due diligence, and shape post-merger integration strategies; and
Knowledge Skills and Experience
- 10+ years relevant experience in a corporate or law firm setting, with a preference for prior industry experience advising on the development of new product or service-based solutions
- Candidates should have a strong understanding of core legal issues relating to Industry X, including:
- Applications of cutting-edge technologies, such as digital manufacturing, digital twins, Internet of Things/edge computing, cloud computing, embedded systems, and artificial intelligence;
- Product liability in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer contexts; and
- Applicable regulatory landscapes and their effect on product and service qualification, development & launch (e.g., for hardware, embedded systems, and/or software).
- Candidates should ideally also have experience in:
- Risk identification, analysis, and management relating to product creation, engineering and operational technology, as distinct from information technology consulting;
- Drafting and negotiation of client and supplier agreements, including understanding of intellectual property, data privacy and data protection issues;
- Deal shaping and evaluation of new commercial models; and
- Developing trusted relationships with senior Business leaders.
Behaviours and Attributes
- Commitment to a creative, inclusive, and diverse workplace
- Ability to build a sense of belonging in a team and establish connections and a sense of common purpose inside the larger Accenture Legal department
- Resilient, flexible approach to problem solving; capable of keeping things in perspective
- Focus on analysis of the business, guidance to the right business and legal teams, industrialization of processes
- Open to learning, working with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout the Accenture global organization
Education and Qualifications
Education: 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.
Location: Flexible with the requirement for alignment with APAC-based working hours
