Services Counsel Manager

Accenture; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Accenture is seeking an experienced Services Counsel to support GSL teams aligned to Digital Core, AI & Data, Cybersecurity, or Technology. The role focuses on assessing new offerings for market readiness, identifying regulatory risks, and enabling efficient contracting processes.

It also involves evaluating acquisition targets and post-merger integration strategies. Ideal candidates have JD with bar admission and 8+ years of relevant experience in corporate or law firm settings, preferably with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in corporate or law firm settings, advising on data and AI services.
• Experience with technology services, emerging technologies and offerings.
• Understanding or willingness to learn applicable regulatory landscapes for the offerings.
• Track record of developing trusted relationships with business leaders.
• Experience shaping deals and evaluating innovative commercial models for new product and service offerings, ideally including data & AI services.
• Experience analyzing complex facts to provide risk analysis and mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Assess new service and product offerings, solutions and capabilities and prepare them for market.
• Identify legal and regulatory risks and develop mitigation strategies with Global Services Legal.
• Support day-to-day contracting by providing guidance, templates and SME input to deal teams.
• Assist in evaluating prospective acquisition targets and post-merger integration planning.

Skills

8+ years experience

AI/data services

Technology services

Regulatory risk mitigation

Deal shaping

Risk analysis

Education

JD and bar admission

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• As Services Counsel, you will support the GSL teams aligned to Digital Core, AI & Data, Cybersecurity, or Technology in conducting assessments of new service and product offerings, solutions, capabilities, and preparing those offerings for market.
• Identify legal and regulatory risks and develop mitigation strategies in collaboration with colleagues across the business, Global Services Legal and the broader Legal team
• Enable Accenture’s Sales & Delivery Legal team to efficiently handle day-to-day contracting, including developing guidance and templates and providing SME support to deal teams
• Support the evaluation of prospective acquisition targets and development and implementation of post-merger integration strategy

Knowledge Skills and Experience

• Minimum [8 yrs.] relevant experience in a corporate or law firm setting, ideally advising on data and AI services
• Experience with technology services, emerging technologies and offerings.
• Understanding or willingness to learn applicable regulatory landscapes as required for the offerings
• Track record of developing trusted relationships with business leaders
• Experience shaping deals and evaluating innovative commercial models for new product and service offerings, ideally including data & AI services
• Experience analyzing complex facts and situations to provide risk analysis and mitigation strategies.

Behaviours and Attributes

• Strong interest in continuous learning about emerging technologies
• Commitment to a creative, inclusive, and diverse workplace
• Ability to build a sense of belonging in a team and establish a sense of common purpose inside the larger Accenture Legal department
• Open to learn, work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout the Accenture global organization
• Excellent commercial acumen, ability to deal with ambiguity, and create clarity with a pragmatic approach
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills

Education and Qualifications

Education: JD and admission in good standing with applicable bar association(s) (or their local equivalents)

Location: [Flexible]

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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