Strat Growth Init Counsel Assoc Manager

Skill required: Contract Management - Intellectual Property Law

Designation: Strat Growth Init Counsel Assoc Manager

Qualifications:Any Graduation

Years of Experience:10 to 14 years

What would you do? The mission statement of Global Services Legal (GSL) is to ??drive sustainable business growth for Accenture by providing deep legal expertise at the intersection of business strategy, industry and technology in a highly dynamic environment.? The Global Services Legal team functions as the integrator between various other parts of the Legal team, coordinating between the multidisciplinary areas of deep expertise across the wider Legal team, to deliver one holistic Legal perspective to the business.

What are we looking for? Education and Qualifications
Education: Graduate Law degree (JD) and admission in good standing with applicable bar association(s) (or local equivalents)
Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a corporate or law firm setting, ideally advising on software including AI

Knowledge of SaaS, Software License, and AI- related contract structures preferred

Understanding or willingness to learn applicable regulatory landscapes as required for the offerings, including with respect to AI & Data

High degree of organization with the ability to manage multiple workstreams

Fluency in English with strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate with global and cross-functional teams

Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
Behaviours and Attributes

Strong interest in continuous learning about emerging technologies

Commitment to a creative, inclusive, and diverse workplace; Understanding the value of diversity and recognize the strengths that different styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to Accenture

Focus on analysis of the business, guidance to the right business and legal teams, and industrialization of more mature processes

Good 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 leadership within business and Legal teams

Roles and Responsibilities:

Support the Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Data business team within Accenture Technology by conducting assessments of new service and product offerings, and offering general product counsel support as the business prepares offerings to go to market.

Develop subject-matter expertise in AI & Data and act as point of contact, together with other members of the team, for the business and assets teams

Collaborate with other teams within GSL and across legal, including colleagues in Resale, Strategic Partnering, Intellectual Property, Data Privacy, Regulatory and Contracting teams

Support the Contracting team as product counsel and subject matter expert regarding playbooks, templates and occasional deal support.

Support Accenture??s Ventures & Acquisitions legal and business teams in evaluation of prospective acquisition AI & Data targets.

Assist the team with legal research.

Support the development, review maintenance and improvement of processes, tools and efficiency initiatives across the team, which may include producing PowerPoint decks, workplans, and guidance materials.
Maintain awareness of emerging legal and regulatory trends related to technology, including LLMs, generative and agentic AI.


Qualification Any Graduation