Manager - Legal Counsel & Compliance - LLB

The Role: Legal Counsel and Compliance Manager will be part of the Global Legal network (GLN) support the Regulatory Compliance Team in driving various Regulatory Compliance processes like reviewing deals to ensure Accenture's compliance with regulations, maintaining licenses for Accenture's services etc. The Legal Counsel is responsible for regulatory compliance support globally providing regulatory guidance at deal, offerings development and Ventures & Acquisitions levels, designing and implementing compliance programs, enabling other legal teams (Contracting, Contract Management and Geographic Compliance & Corporate teams) working at local level, on regulatory topics within his/her scope of expertise.

Key Responsibilities:

- Understand the CORE regulatory requirements and Develop subject-matter expertise on it

- Understand relevant company policies and suggest process improvements

- Act as a POC for the area of expertise

- Support LTO/CIO in development of new tool or enhancement of existing ones

- Assist team in drafting compliance checklists and process documents

- Directly liaison with internal and external stakeholders on various issues

- Manage and disseminate changes in regulatory and compliance framework

- Identify and support any specific trainings for the team

- Support implementation of new initiatives in CORE support area or within Legal/Global Legal Network

- Build credible and effective relationships with onshore counsels and within GLN team

- Quality Analysis of Regulatory Reviews prepared by team Members

- Deliver global training and help build key relationships with Business and internal teams and global stakeholders

- Independently conduct Regulatory Reviews for various Offerings under the scope of the team.

- Manage medium to high complexity regulatory reviews.

- Recognize issues and provide timely escalation to Team Leads, in-country Counsels, or appropriate stakeholders

- Direct communication with business teams & internal stakeholders regarding specific regulatory matters.

- Act as escalation point for issues related to Regulatory Reviews and other similar processes

- Interact with external counsel, manage ongoing research requests.

- Understand whether licenses are needed, determine how to obtain them, and acquire them for Accenture's Offerings.

- Conduct and coordinate internal research projects

Skills Required:

- Good experience in generic/legal research and reporting, including due diligence

- Demonstrate promptness, accuracy and consistency with the activities supported

- Demonstrate autonomy, take ownership, and drive tasks to closure

- Detail-oriented, sound judgement, organized, and adaptable

- Basic understanding of Accenture offerings and function specific services performed

- Good understanding of commercial agreements, legal and compliance principles

- Understand general basic corporate business practices and contracting regulations

- Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint)

- Comfortable with technology and has experience in the use of tools & databases

- Effectively manage priorities and stakeholder expectations

- Build trust-based relationships by delivering on commitments

- Demonstrate good oral and written communication skills and an ability to provide appropriate advice

Qualifications & Experience:

- 8+ Years and relevant 4+ years of experience in Legal Counsel

- Education: Bachelor's degree in law