Global Data & AI Counsel – Global Services Legal Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI) business team within Accenture Technology in conducting assessments of new service and product offerings, and preparing those offerings for market
• Coordinate and collaborate with other teams within Global Services Legal and others across legal in relation to go to market services as well as supporting compliance with applicable Accenture policies
• Collaborate with colleagues across Legal and Quality & Risk to identify legal and regulatory risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Enable Accenture’s Sales & Delivery Legal team to efficiently handle day-to-day contracting, including developing contracting templates and guidance and providing SME support to deal teams
• Support Accenture’s Ventures & Acquisitions Legal team and business leadership in the evaluation of prospective acquisition targets sponsored by Data & AI business and development and implementation of post-merger integration strategy

Knowledge Skills and Experience

• Minimum 8 yrs. relevant experience in a corporate or law firm setting, ideally advising on data and AI services
• Experience analyzing complex facts and situations to provide risk analysis and mitigation strategies
• Experience with emerging technologies and offerings and related contract structures
• Understanding or willingness to learn applicable regulatory landscapes as required for the offerings, including with respect to data protection and privacy
• Track record of developing trusted relationships with senior business leaders
• Experience shaping deals and evaluating innovative commercial models for new product and service offerings, ideally including data & AI services

Behaviours and Attributes

• Strong interest in continuous learning about emerging technologies
• Commitment to a creative, inclusive, and diverse workplace
• Ability to build a sense of belonging in a team and establish a sense of common purpose inside the larger Accenture Legal department
• Focus on analysis of the business, guidance to the right business and legal teams, and industrialization of more mature processes
• Open to learn, work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout the Accenture global organization
• Excellent commercial acumen, ability to deal with ambiguity, and create clarity with a pragmatic approach
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills and ability to develop materials to enable briefings to senior leadership within business and Legal teams

Education and Qualifications

• Education: JD and admission in good standing with applicable bar association(s) (or their local equivalents)

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 750,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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