Buyside Contracting Counsel Manager

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate high value and high complex supplier/buyside agreements and similar/related documentation with Accenture suppliers, to procure various goods and services including but not limited to Contactors, Human Resources Support, IT & Telecom, Marketing & Communications, Workplace Support (Facilities & Services), Software as a Service etc. in accordance with Accenture’s supplier’s contracting standards, applicable laws, and business requirements.
• Address complex contract queries and matters regarding contract negotiations, obligations and revisions. Identify risks and issues, suggest alternatives that lead to the best solutions. In this regard effectively manage the internal stakeholders such as deal teams, Solution Architects, Procurement, HR, Workplace, Finance, Marketing & Communications etc.,
• Strategize with company executives prior to vendor negotiations and represent the company’s interests and liaise directly with vendor negotiating teams for legal point on complex contract reviews with high stakes for the company.
• Act as a point of contact from legal and work closely with the stakeholders to help them understand the contractual clauses in terms of interpretation and its applicability in the contract basis the business opportunity.
• Advise the Business from legal perspective to address the potential contractual risks that may pose as risks to Accenture business operations.
• Conduct gap analysis and create legal risk assessment by identifying and flagging potential risks to Accenture and/or clauses which are non-negotiable. Provide recommendations to Business and other related stakeholders to sensitize them on the extent of risk Accenture exposes itself in context of the services and to minimize or mitigate such risks effectively.
• Educate and bring awareness to the Business teams and other relevant stakeholders with respect to vendor contracting practice and risk management issues
• Structure the legal transactions to be most advantageous from a contracting and business perspective and manage escalations
• Autonomously works across all categories and complexities of contractual agreements with vendor/clients deals including reviewing, advising and negotiating legal issues.
• Assign & Manage Tasks to the team.
• Manages escalations of serious or unresolved issues in accordance with prescribed guidelines and ensures all interested parties are kept informed and escalation controlled.
• Responsible for consultation and escalation to a senior director, of contractual, business or resource positioning issues which are not solved satisfactorily by the project team in a timely manner.

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Law
• Certifications and Membership:
• Contract related global professional certification considered a plus
• Work Experience:
• Minimum of 13 years of experience at law firm or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing
• Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
• Expert level understanding of both commercial and legal contractual risks and displays 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 and/or areas, work with internal and external teams, and understands delivery requirements
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, is detail-oriented, has sound judgement, is adaptable, demonstrate promptness, accuracy, and consistency with the activities supported, and drive tasks to closure, has strong time management, prioritization, organizational skills
• Build trust-based relationships by delivering on commitments, ability to work under pressure, with exposure to senior management
• Effectively manage priorities and stakeholder expectations
• Able to effectively influence senior management.
• Good understanding of Accenture offerings and function specific services performed, very good understanding of commercial agreements, legal and compliance fundamentals, corporate business practices, and contracting regulations
• Comfortable with technology and has experience in the use of tools & databases