Job DescriptionContracting Counsel Senior ManagerSalary: Competitive based on skills and experience
Location: London (some travel may be required)
As a Contracting Counsel Senior Manager, you will play a key role in supporting Accenture’s business by leading complex client transactions and providing strategic legal and commercial advice. You will help manage risk, ensure compliance, and enable business growth by negotiating and structuring innovative technology and outsourcing agreements.
Working closely with senior stakeholders across Legal, Sales, and the business, you will shape and deliver high-value deals while mentoring junior legal professionals and contributing to the evolution of Accenture’s contracting practices.
Key Responsibilities:- Lead, structure, draft, negotiate and close complex client agreements including master services agreements, outsourcing agreements, SaaS and licensing agreements, statements of work, and data transfer agreements.
- Support strategic deals across areas such as cloud, automation, systems integration, blockchain security, and agile development.
- Provide clear legal and commercial advice to senior leaders on transactional risks and opportunities.
- Guide and mentor junior Contracting Legal Professionals on transactions and best practices.
- Develop subject matter expertise in key legal or commercial areas that support the business.
- Contribute to internal contracting frameworks, tools, and knowledge resources on various legal and business issues.
- Support, promote and implement Legal Group initiatives.
- Embrace and evolve to gainexpertisein sevenContracting attributes,including becominga pathfinder, architect, business-minded, nonconformist, inspired, relevant and technology enabled contracting professional.
QualificationQualifications:- JD (or equivalent law degree)
- Authorized and licensed to practice law in at least onejurisdiction
- Proven track record of transactional experience, ideally within digital, consulting, systems integration, or outsourcing environments (law firm or corporate legal team).
- Experience negotiating technology-based agreements.
- Intellectual Property and Data Privacy negotiation experience preferred.
Skills & Experience:- Accomplished negotiator with an understanding of principle-based negotiation strategy and tactics including the ability to present alternatives with proposed solutions;
- Proven ability to efficiently manage a large volume of transactions independently.
- Experience negotiating and drafting technology-based agreements.
- Understand basic principles of Finance, Accounting, Marketing, and Management.
- Strong executive presence.
- Good understanding of contracting/risk issues, including IP, as they apply to digital, consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing transactions.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Note: Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
LocationsLondon
Additional InformationEqual Employment Opportunity Statement All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
Please read Accenture’s Recruiting and Hiring Statement for more information on how we process your data during the Recruiting and Hiring process.
About AccentureWe work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.
We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.
At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.
Join Accenture to work at the heart of change. Visit us at www.accenture.com .
