Jobs in Varese, Italy

Ethics Risk & Compliance Manager (L7)

• Organization: Corporate Functions/Legal
• Location: Italy, Portugal, or Spain

Join our team at the intersection of technology and antitrust law! We are one of Fortune’s Best Companies to Work For, and have a central place for you on a leading antitrust compliance program. Work with business and legal teams from across the world to sort out novel antitrust questions and help our clients grow. If you are collaborative, a creative thinker and can solve complex questions, we want to hear from you.

Scope of Responsibilities:

You will:

Have a significant amount of individual responsibility in assisting the Director of Competition Law with designing, implementing and managing Accenture's global competition law program, including competition law issues associated with teaming arrangements, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, employment, procurement and data management. Serve as one of Accenture's legal subject matter expert on competition laws by:

• providing advice to Accenture businesses and Legal Professionals regarding compliance with competition laws;
• designing tools, policies and other materials to improve Accenture's global compliance efforts; and
• developing and conducting training on competition law issues.

Collaborate with Legal M&A colleagues to identify, analyze and mitigate substantive antitrust issues and coordinate merger control filings in the United States and around the world, and Assist in responding to government inquires.

If this never-the-same-day-twice work environment sounds appealing, then you may be a great fit for our team! We are a fully virtual Legal department so location is flexible.

Job description – Manager, Competition Law

About Accenture

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, we offer 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. Our 800,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

People in Corporate Functions contribute to the running of Accenture as a high-performance business through specialization within a specific functional area and grow into internally focused roles by deepening their skills and/or developing new skills within an internal functional area.

Legal and Commercial Services professionals deliver and coordinate legal, contract and commercial advice and counsel in support of Accenture's or our clients' businesses, working to manage and mitigate risk and ensure ethical behavior

Work requirements:

• Travel required as needed (likely <10%);
• Must have ability to effectively work with others remotely, manage a schedule with global stakeholders.

Qualifications:

Legal qualifications:

• Law degree;

• 5-7 years of relevant experience as a competition lawyer;
• Ability to work in the country stated in the requisition, or ownership of obtaining those credentials prior to an agreed start date.

Professional skills:

• Fluency in competition law, ethics programs and best practices; working knowledge of codes of conduct/business ethics, ethics and compliance training, and core values/conduct-related programs;
• Highly motivated and proactive with curiosity for learning about ethics and compliance best practices and areas of risk;
• Proven ability to implement strategy and drive change;
• Collaborative, methodical, and strategic in approach to solving problems and evaluating risks; adapts nimbly to changing needs within the organization;
• Ability to effectively communicate with peers and executives at all levels of the organization in English;
• Consistently apply good judgment and prioritize tasks;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook).