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In-House
Attorney
Information Technology
Min 8 yrs required
Senior Legal Counsel Responsibilities: Reporting to the Global Legal Lead, will act as a trusted advisor to leadership, and collaborate with senior stakeholders across Legal and other Corporate Functions. Provide input into and shape strategic decisions that impact, with an emphasis on support to the business in North America; Assess new product and service offerings and guide them to market in a legally compliant manner with appropriate risk mitigations (contractual, operational, technical); Develop guidance to enable Accenture’s Sales & Delivery Legal team to efficiently handle day-to-day contracting for offerings; 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 business; Play a key role in escalations and, in collaboration with Enterprise Risk Management, continuously improve overall governance and risk management; Work with stakeholders across Corporate Functions to evolve Accenture policies, procedures & systems to accommodate the requirements of the business; Enable new third-party strategic alliances and partnerships; Help evaluate prospective acquisition targets on behalf of the business, conduct due diligence, and shape post-merger integration strategies; and Participate in initiatives related to cutting edge, cross-industry topics that address technology, ethics, human rights, legal and societal issues.
Qualification and Experience
Qualifications: JD degree or equivalent degree or legal qualification. Admitted to the Bar (or local equivalent) and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law. 8+ years’ legal experience, with a preference for prior experience advising on the development of new product and service offerings (including ‘as-a-Service’ offerings). Should ideally also have experience with: Risk identification, analysis, and management relating to hardware and software product design, development and engineering (and, for hardware, manufacturing) and/or operational technology, as distinct from information technology services; Product liability in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer contexts; Applicable regulatory landscapes and their effect on product and service qualification, development & launch (e.g., for hardware, embedded systems, and/or software); Quality management systems & organizational safety Drafting and negotiation of client and supplier agreements, including understanding of intellectual property, data privacy and data protection issues; Deal shaping and evaluation of innovative commercial models for new product and service offerings; and Developing trusted relationships with senior Business leaders. Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated interest in, industry awareness or prior experience with key digital engineering & manufacturing technologies, such as digital twins, Internet of Things/edge computing, 5G, cloud computing, robotics and artificial intelligence, and these technologies’ application in the automotive, aerospace & defense, energy, industrial equipment and/or consumer goods industries.
Job No. R00051522
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