Associate Manager in the Global Delivery Network [GDN] Legal Group

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, Accenture offers Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services and Accenture Song—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers.

Accenture India has operations in 16 cities across India and have more than 300k employees spread across these locations.

Requirement:

• We are looking for a lawyer for a position of Associate Manager in the Global Delivery Network [GDN] Legal Group
• Reporting will be to Vice-President [Legal]
• Location: Bangalore (preferred) or Gurgaon
• Languages: fluent in English, Hindi and Kannada (preferably)

GDN Legal Group supports a broad portfolio and supports the Delivery Centers, in end-to-end operations. Internal clients range from HR, Finance, Controllership, Taxation, Recruitment, Real Estate, Workplace, Global Asset Protection (GAP), Marketing and Communication (Marcom), Infrastructure Services, and Government Relations

Role Description:

This role is broad and could involve providing advice on various facets of legal and compliance areas.

Focus for the current position is as follows:

• Advise company in connection with varied laws such as data related laws, advise on alignment with global data privacy practices per Accenture Global Policies and GDPR, legal aspects with respect to information security, advise on compliances to Accenture Global Policies such as anti-corruption, competition law, trade sanctions; assist in the review of HR policies, review and advise on issues with respect to conflict of interest, advise on V&A and post-merger integration activities
• Review and interpret Accenture Global Policies to be able to provide guidance to internal clients on policy matter and ensure alignment with Global stakeholders
• Prepare executive summaries, position papers, build litigation strategies, legal updates on emerging legal trends affecting business and internal processes for India and Global leadership
• Expected to add to the knowledge base, contribute legal insights, perform independent legal research on emerging legislative changes, analyze impact of proposed legislative changes on Accenture’s business in India and redefine processes in response to legal dynamics
• Monitor existing processes and identify opportunities to create processes as part of best practices to ensure standardization. Build re-usable guidance, playbooks, FAQs for internal clients
• Contribute to internal and external legal publications
• Liaisoning with labour and other regulatory authorities,

Key Skills:

• Able to embrace ambiguity and comfortable in working in a matrixed organization
• Ability to operate independently and work in fast-paced environment
• Multi-stakeholder management and solution-oriented approach
• Build external network within the legal fraternity / external ecosystem
• Strong presentation (PowerPoint/Excel) skills
• Thoroughness and attention to detail
• Engagement activities via CSR, Inclusion and Diversity

Education and experience requirements

• Required- LLB
• 8 to 10 years’ relevant work experience in law firms or in-house; combination of law firm and working as in-house in IT/ITeS industry is ideal

Education and experience requirements

• Required- LLB
• 8 to 10 years’ relevant work experience in law firms or in-house; combination of law firm and working as in-house in IT/ITeS industry is ideal

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