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Accenture · 4 days ago

Buyside Contracting Counsel Manager

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$94K/yr - $294K/yr

7+ years exp

Accenture is a global professional services company focused on delivering value and innovation. The Buyside Contracting Counsel Manager will provide legal support for procurement and business teams, including drafting and negotiating contracts, while managing a team and ensuring compliance with company policies and legal standards.

Business Information SystemsConstructionConsultingInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyInfrastructureManagement ConsultingOutsourcing

No H1B

Responsibilities

To provide comprehensive legal support to Procurement and Business teams which includes drafting, reviewing, negotiation and execution of contracts, NDA’s and other documents relevant to procurement support in accordance with company policies and procedures, applicable laws and customer requirements

Provide advisory support to procurement and business teams by driving the creation of templates, standardize the templates, maintain and continuously improve the standard contracts templates and procedures for complex buyside deals in accordance with changing laws and company policies

Develop specialized subject-matter expertise in support area to seamlessly address any potential risks or issues

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

Collaborate with other functional leads, sub leads to strategize and develop additional capabilities and create efficiencies within the team

Manage the team and performance related aspects of the team (not applicable to individuals working as an independent contributor) Supervise the management of SharePoint and communication records, ensure creation of checklists and other process documents

Effective management of team, including execution of performance management of direct reports, sub leads, rewarding high performance and correcting deficiencies, demonstrate ability to manage conflict effectively and achieve required team utilization levels

Regularly conducts audit of the work done by the team members, provides reports to the leadership on the gaps observed. Responsible for ensuring such gaps are closed by the respective team members

Understand company's approval processes in context of the services and ensure that all stakeholders are timely engaged and informed on the relevant process including understanding the Code of Business Ethics (COBE), Data Privacy &, Information Security Anti-Corruption Laws and related policies and apply the same to ensure compliance and manage the Accenture deals within the procurement or Corporate Functions domain

Create and develop training materials for the team as well as to the internal stakeholders to ensure transactions are completed in accordance with applicable company policies, procedures and local laws

Work with the leadership team closely to identify and implement new trainings for the team. Lead, support, promote and implement initiatives and trainings within the group

Develop and implement internal best practices, lessons learnt, playbook and toolkits, and packaged knowledge on various vendor contracting and business issues

Stay updated on the leadership vision and developments affecting the company, its clients, and industries and orchestrate the information to incorporate it into company’s vendor contracting practices

Provide Legal support in the review of local & global Data Privacy initiatives. Identify risks according to local law and Accenture policies and flag potential issues

Identify process improvements and effectively lead the team in developing/drafting of guidelines, handbooks, know how material, checklists and process/tools associated documents (global/regional and local) for standardizing the process

Collaborate with tech teams in development of new tool or enhancement of existing ones

Drive and manage the recruitment process for the team. Act as a point of contact from the team and closely work with HR in terms of conducting interviews

Provide coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team, effective management of direct reports and team; quick conflict resolution, provide feedback to team members and drive talent discussions for the team

Qualification

Juris DoctorContract negotiationLegal advisoryRisk assessmentAI contract managementStakeholder managementProject managementInterpersonal skillsTraining developmentTrust-buildingTeam managementCommunication skillsTime managementAdaptabilityConflict resolutionDetail-orientedOrganizational skills

Required

Minimum of 7 years of experience at a law firm or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing reviewing, drafting and negotiating IT contracts and any other general purchase contracts

Juris Doctor and licensed to practice in at least one US jurisdiction

Preferred

Expert level understanding of both commercial and legal contractual risks and displays ability to provide business-oriented legal advice

Experience in managing AI related contracts

Contract related global professional certification considered a plus

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