Manager Contracting Counsel at Accenture

Job Summary:

Review, draft, and negotiate several types of client-facing contractual agreements in a fast-paced corporate environment including: master services agreements, outsourcing agreements, statements of work, service level agreements, licensing agreements, SaaS agreements, data processing and transfer agreements, requests for proposals and agreements involving cloud, blockchain, information/cyber security, automation, systems integration and agile development methodologies. Act, and continuously evolve as, a knowledgeable and relevant advisor on legal and commercial risks associated with transactions while supporting Legal, Business and Sales Leadership in shaping and executing Accenture’s market-facing strategy.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating agreements and requests for proposals/other client tender documents as indicted above;
• Structure, negotiate and close client transactions to be most advantageous from a legal and business perspective;
• Oversee, counsel, guide, train and support junior CLPs;
• Stay abreast of developments affecting the company, its clients, and industries and synthesize the information to incorporate it into company’s transactional practices;
• Educate and advise company executives with respect to legal and risk management issues;
• Develop subject matter expertise in one of more areas that benefit Legal and/or our business;
• Participate in developing internal guidelines, toolkits, and packaged knowledge capital on various legal and business issues;
• Support, promote and implement Legal Group initiatives;
• Embrace and evolve to gain expertise in the 7 Contracting attributes namely Pathfinder, Architect, Business-Minded, Nonconformist, Inspired, Relevant and Tech Enabled.

Relationships:

Reports to: Contracting Lead

Supervises: No direct supervisory responsibility (the designation “manager” indicates a career level within Accenture’s organisation)
External Relationships: Accenture client executives and negotiating teams; outside counsel

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Proven ability to efficiently manage a large volume of transactions;
• Experience negotiating technology-based arrangements;
• Independently manage drafting and reviewing transactional documents and correspondence;
• Understand basic principles of Finance, Accounting, Marketing, and Management;
• Strong executive presence;
• Basic understanding of contracting/risk issues, including IP, as they apply to digital, consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing transactions;
• Able to present alternatives and proposed solutions;
• Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills;
• Ability to work independently as well as part of local and/or global teams;
• Ability to apply judgment to broaden influence;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Proficient in MS Office suite of products.

Additional Desirable Criteria:

• Experience in working with state and local government agencies.
• Experience in a multi-jurisdictional environment with knowledge of cross-border transactions.

Work Requirements:

• Some travel required.
• Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
• Accenture is an Affirmative Action-Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualifications

• Appropriate Legal degree(s)
• Admitted attorney or advocate (whether practicing or non-practicing) in at least South Africa
• Minimum 6 years of transactional experience in digital, consulting, systems integration, and/or outsourcing areas in roles with increasing responsibility following date of admission as attorney or advocate. Such experience should be in a law firm, private legal practice, or in a fast-paced corporate legal/transaction group in a relevant industry