Accenture · 11 hours ago
General Counsel Associate Director
Albany, New York Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$163K/yr - $434K/yr
10+ years expAccenture is a program and construction management engineering firm that delivers complex infrastructure and data-center projects. They are seeking an experienced General Counsel to lead the legal function, providing strategic legal advice, overseeing contract negotiations, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Business Information SystemsConstructionConsultingInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyInfrastructureManagement ConsultingOutsourcing
No H1B
Responsibilities
Contract Development and Management: Heavy emphasis on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating engineering, construction, design‑build, EPC, and infrastructure contracts
Negotiation Skills: Strong negotiating capabilities for major project agreements, dispute settlements, and complex client/partner transactions
Compliance and Regulatory Expertise: Managing compliance with federal/state regulations, provincial laws, global standards, corporate policies, corporate governance requirements, and emerging policies
Risk Management: Identifying legal risks, developing mitigation strategies, and aligning risk posture with business objectives; leading initiatives to assess legal risks in project execution and organizational strategy
Litigation and Claims Management: Supervising outside counsel, managing disputes, and overseeing litigation budgets
Cross-functional Collaboration: Strong collaborative skills; well versed at balancing the multiple needs of various stakeholders including technical teams, leadership, commercial staff, and project teams across regions
Advanced Communication and Drafting Skills: Preparing legal documents, briefs, public disclosures, memoranda, and training materials
Strategic Advisory and Business Acumen: Providing high‑level legal counsel, shaping policy, influencing strategy, and operating as a business partner to executive leadership
Managing Disputes and Litigation: Supervising outside counsel, handling subpoenas, managing claims, and overseeing legal budgets
Researching Laws and Regulatory Change: Monitoring legislative and regulatory developments impacting engineering, construction, infrastructure delivery, and data-center sectors
Providing Strategic Legal Guidance: Advising project leaders and executives on complex legal issues affecting operations, procurement, governance, and risk
Supporting Corporate Governance and Disclosure: Managing policies, filings, disclosures, and corporate secretary activities. Training and Knowledge Sharing: Leading internal legal training, lessons learned, compliance awareness, and best practices
Qualification
Required
Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school
Minimum of 10 years of experience in construction, engineering, commercial contracting, or infrastructure law
Minimum of 5 years of experience with engineering and construction contracts, including alternative delivery methods (design-build, EPC, P3)
Minimum of 5 years of experience handling disputes in construction, engineering, and infrastructure contracts and delivery
Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar, with ability to practice in the firm's primary jurisdiction
Contract Development and Management: Heavy emphasis on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating engineering, construction, design-build, EPC, and infrastructure contracts
Negotiation Skills: Strong negotiating capabilities for major project agreements, dispute settlements, and complex client/partner transactions
Compliance and Regulatory Expertise: Managing compliance with federal/state regulations, provincial laws, global standards, corporate policies, corporate governance requirements, and emerging policies
Risk Management: Identifying legal risks, developing mitigation strategies, and aligning risk posture with business objectives; leading initiatives to assess legal risks in project execution and organizational strategy
Litigation and Claims Management: Supervising outside counsel, managing disputes, and overseeing litigation budgets
Cross-functional Collaboration: Strong collaborative skills; well versed at balancing the multiple needs of various stakeholders including technical teams, leadership, commercial staff, and project teams across regions
Advanced Communication and Drafting Skills: Preparing legal documents, briefs, public disclosures, memoranda, and training materials
Strategic Advisory and Business Acumen: Providing high-level legal counsel, shaping policy, influencing strategy, and operating as a business partner to executive leadership
Managing Disputes and Litigation: Supervising outside counsel, handling subpoenas, managing claims, and overseeing legal budgets
Researching Laws and Regulatory Change: Monitoring legislative and regulatory developments impacting engineering, construction, infrastructure delivery, and data-center sectors
Providing Strategic Legal Guidance: Advising project leaders and executives on complex legal issues affecting operations, procurement, governance, and risk
Supporting Corporate Governance and Disclosure: Managing policies, filings, disclosures, and corporate secretary activities
Training and Knowledge Sharing: Leading internal legal training, lessons learned, compliance awareness, and best practices
Preferred
Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage complex matters, and interface with senior leadership
Experience with data-center development, advanced facilities, or large-scale infrastructure projects
Experience in privacy, IP, insurance, digital law, governance, and compliance frameworks relevant to technology-intensive facilities
Strong leadership, influence, and stakeholder management, with the ability to collaborate across technical and business functions
Training or mentoring experience for project teams on legal and compliance issues
Proficiency in office productivity tools (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including legal drafting and executive-level presentations
Ability to travel periodically (approx. 10%)
Company
Accenture
Accenture is a professional services company that provides solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6MKey Investors
Youth Business International
2018-10-01Grant· $6M
2001-07-27IPO
Leadership Team
Jeff Laue
CEO and Senior Managing Director of Accenture Digital Inside Sales
Aditya Tandon
Intelligent Automation Canada Lead
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