<p>Job Description</p> <p>Contracting Legal Professionals (CLP) in Accenture's Corporate Functions organization coordinate and deliver legal, contract and commercial counsel in support of Accenture's business. CLPs identify and help manage and mitigate risk and ensure ethical behavior and compliance with laws and company policies, while providing guidance and negotiating contracts leveraging commercial and market relevant positions.</p> <p>Lead, structure, draft and negotiate complex client transactions in a fast-paced corporate environment including: master services agreements, outsourcing agreements, statements of work, service level agreements, licensing agreements, SaaS agreements, data transfer agreements, requests for proposals and agreements involving cloud, blockchain security, automation, systems integration and agile development. Advise senior company leadership on legal risks associated with transactions and understanding of the larger market. Manage and advise junior legal professionals in transactions and related matters. 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 strategies.</p> <p>Job Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Lead, structure, negotiate and close Accenture's complex client transactions to be most advantageous from a legal and business perspective </li><li>Counsel, guide, train and support junior CLPs </li><li>Stay abreast of developments affecting the company, its clients, and industries and synthesize the information to incorporate it into company's transactional practices </li><li>Educate and advise company executives with respect to legal and risk management issues </li><li>Develop subject matter expertise in one of more areas that benefit Legal and/or our business </li><li>Participate in developing internal guidelines, toolkits, and packaged knowledge capital on various legal and business issues </li><li>Support, promote and implement Legal Group initiatives </li><li>Embrace and evolve to gain expertise in seven Contracting attributes, including becoming a pathfinder, architect, business-minded, nonconformist, inspired, relevant and technology enabled contracting professional </li></ul> <p>Relationships:</p> <p>Reports to: Contracting Lead</p> <p>Supervises: No direct supervisory responsibility</p> <p>External Relationships: Accenture client executives and negotiating teams; Outside Counsel</p> <p>Qualification</p> <p>Basic Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>JD </li><li>Authorized and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction in the US </li><li>Minimum 6 years of transactional experience in digital, consulting, systems integration, and/or outsourcing areas in roles with increasing responsibility, such experience should be in a law firm or in a fast-paced corporate legal/transaction group in a relevant industry </li><li>Minimum of 3 years of experience negotiating Intellectual Property and Data Privacy issues preferred </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Accomplished negotiator with an understanding of principle-based negotiation strategy and tactics including the ability to present alternatives with proposed solutions </li><li>Proven ability to efficiently manage a large volume of transactions independently </li><li>Experience negotiating and drafting technology-based agreements </li><li>Understand basic principles of Finance, Accounting, Marketing, and Management </li><li>Strong executive presence </li><li>Good understanding of contracting/risk issues, including IP, as they apply to digital, consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing transactions </li><li>Excellent oral and written communication skills </li></ul> <p>Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.</p> <p>We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.</p> <p>Information on benefits is here.</p> <p>Role Location Annual Salary Range</p> <p>California $94,400 to $293,800</p> <p>Cleveland $87,400 to $235,000</p> <p>Colorado $94,400 to $253,800</p> <p>District of Columbia $100,500 to $270,300</p> <p>Illinois $87,400 to $253,800</p> <p>Maryland $94,400 to $253,800</p> <p>Massachusetts $94,400 to $270,300</p> <p>Minnesota $94,400 to $253,800</p> <p>New York/New Jersey $87,400 to $293,800</p> <p>Washington $100,500 to $270,300</p> <p>Locations</p>