Compliance Ethics Counsel

• →Understand the CORE areas, relevant company policies
• →Develop subject-matter knowledge and proficiency in the concerned support area and act as its POC

• →Directly liaison with internal stakeholders on various issues and build credible and effective relationships with onshore counsels and within GLN team
• →Understand and suggest process improvements in the support area, support LTO/CIO in development of new tool or enhancement of existing ones, assist team in drafting checklists and process documents, manage SharePoint and communication records
• →Support recruitment efforts for the team, supervise resources, and assist GLN Team Lead in people management, as required, provide team members with positive and developmental feedback
• →Identify and support any specific trainings for the team, provide coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team
• →Support implementation of new initiatives in CORE support area or within Legal/GLN, try to ‘give back’ to GLN/Legal.

• →Support the Team Lead manage and deliver services to global Ethics & Compliance Team as per direction from E&C team; Work on E&C advisory matters; Address questions by business and Leadership; Provide E&C tailored guidance including but not limited to Business, Delivery, and Finance Teams; Review contracts and other documents relevant to E&C area; Be PoC for E&C process issues; Recognize issues and provide timely escalation to E&C Leadership, Counsels, or appropriate stakeholders, in a precise and concise manner; Research and monitor global regulations related to E&C area
• →Ensure compliance with E&C covenants, internal policies, and procedures; Build good working relationships with key stakeholders in applicable geographies (including, but not limited to: E&C, Country Legal, etc.); Develop and deliver trainings inside the E&C Team and across Accenture to spread E&C related awareness amongst CM, Business, and regional stakeholders; Ensure general understanding of E&C process within/outside the team
• →Support Team Lead in allocation of work, delegation of tasks per bandwidth, and plan organizational adjustments in the Team; Support quality assessment and audit of the work completed by team Members; Drive the development of junior team members in higher complexity E&C tasks

• Team members providing services on a process/project or account/portfolio of accounts

Accenture Counsels, Client commercial, procurement, contract management, business executives, outside counsels, vendors, corporate function

• Experience in generic legal in-house matters, including but not limited to risk identification and mitigation, compliances, contracts, legal research, etc. E&C specific experience will be a plus
• Understand Accenture offerings and function specific services, general basic corporate business practices, contracting regulations, commercial agreements, legal and compliance fundamentals
• Able to recommend high quality and timely advice for risk mitigation by efficiently assessing business and legal implications
• Able to work under pressure, effectively manage priorities and stakeholder expectations, build trust-based relationships by delivering on commitments, and able to influence senior management
• Demonstrate promptness, accuracy, consistency, and drives tasks to closure
• Able to work with internal and external teams to assist with day to day support and to understand delivery requirements
• Demonstrate adaptability, positive & collaborative attitude, good interpersonal skills, strong time management and prioritization skills, attention to detail, sound judgement, and organization skills
• Comfortable with technology, has experience in tools & databases, with proficiency using Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Travel may be required

• Fluency in English (and other language, depending on geography supported) with strong oral and written communication skills

• Not Applicable

• Bachelor’s degree in Law

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience at law firms or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing. Experience with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements.

• Understand cross-cultures and open to work with team members across the globe
• Understand the value of diversity and recognize the strengths that different styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to Accenture
• Demonstrate inclusion and respect for all individuals regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, culture, social status and/or sexuality
• Collaborative and persuasive; able to work well with executives and non-executives.

• Not Applicable

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