Legal Contracting Associate Manager

Accenture; Madrid; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Life, and Accident Insurance

Medical service and wellness programs

Flexible compensation program andStock

Flexibility programs (schedules, days)

Individualized training itinerary

Sustainability programs and Accenture

Employee network for diversity

Bankinter office with special terms

Job summary

Accenture in Madrid is seeking a Contracting Legal Professional to draft and negotiate master services, outsourcing, SaaS, and data-transfer agreements in a fast-paced corporate setting. You will advise executives on legal and risk issues, and collaborate with business teams to structure transactions.

Fluent in English and Spanish, you will stay abreast of regulatory developments, manage high-volume deals, and help develop internal guidelines.

Qualifications

• JD (or equivalent) and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
• Minimum 5 years of transactional experience in digital, consulting, systems integration, and/or outsourcing.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience negotiating Intellectual Property and Data Privacy issues.
• Languages: English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Independently, and help to, structure, negotiate and close client transactions to be most advantageous from a legal and business perspective
• Strategize with senior CLPs and internal business clients prior to client negotiations
• Stay abreast of developments affecting the company, its clients, and industries and synthesize the information to incorporate it into company’s transactional practices
• Educate and advise company executives with respect to legal and risk management issues
• Develop subject matter expertise in one of more areas that benefit Legal and/or our business
• Participate in developing internal guidelines, toolkits, and packaged knowledge capital on various legal and business issues
• Support, promote and implement Legal Group initiatives
• 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
• Fluent in English & Spanish
• Extensive knowledge of Spanish legislation relating to the matters described.

Skills

Negotiation

Transaction management

Tech contracts

IP & Data privacy

Bilingual English/Spanish

Executive presence

Contract drafting

Finance basics

Education

JD or equivalent

Job description

Accenture, recognized as a Great Place To Work®, is a leading global professional services company that helps major businesses, public administrations, and other organizations around the world develop their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and improve services for citizens, creating tangible value at speed and scale.

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.

Job Summary

Review, draft, and negotiate several types of contractual agreements in a fast-paced corporate environment which may include: 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. Team with more senior CLPs in supporting more complex contracts and deal structures. Act, and continuously evolve as, a knowledgeable and relevant advisor on legal and commercial risks associated with transactions.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently, and help to, structure, negotiate and close client transactions to be most advantageous from a legal and business perspective

• Strategize with senior CLPs and internal business clients prior to client negotiations

• Stay abreast of developments affecting the company, its clients, and industries and synthesize the information to incorporate it into company’s transactional practices

• Educate and advise company executives with respect to legal and risk management issues

• Develop subject matter expertise in one of more areas that benefit Legal and/or our business

• Participate in developing internal guidelines, toolkits, and packaged knowledge capital on various legal and business issues

• Support, promote and implement Legal Group initiatives

• 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

• Fluent in English & Spanish

• Extensive knowledge of Spanish legislation relating to the matters described.

Relationships

Reports to: Contracting Lead

Supervises: No direct supervisory responsibility
External Relationships: Accenture client executives and negotiating teams; Outside Counsel

Qualifications

• JD (or equivalent)

• Authorized and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction

• Minimum 5years 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

• Minimum of 2 years of experience negotiating Intellectual Property and Data Privacy issues

• Languages: English and Spanish

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• 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

Additional Desirable Criteria

• Broad experience in working with state and local government agencies or working with clients in the healthcare arena.

Work Requirements

• Travel required.

• Candidates who are currently on assignment as part of the Global Careers program are not eligible for consideration.

• Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Accenture (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

• Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

At Accenture, a company recognized as a Great Place To Work®, we are committed to a hybrid work model that, thanks to technology and our facilities, allows us to maintain the essential human connection to work with our teams and clients. This connection enables us to uphold our culture of inclusion and diversity and be, according to Refinitiv, the most diverse company in the world.

Additionally, we offer you other benefits such as:

• Medical, Life, and Accident Insurance

• Medical service and wellness programs

• Flexible compensation program and stock purchase

• Flexibility programs (schedules, days off, vacations...)

• Individualized training itinerary

• Sustainability programs and Accenture Foundation

• Employee network for diversity

• Other benefits: Bankinter office with special conditions and profit sharing