Strat Growth Init Counsel Assoc Manager

8003 Accenture Inc Company; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior legal professional to support the AI & Data business within Accenture Technology, assessing offerings and providing product counsel to bring services to market.

Develop expertise in AI & Data, serve as a point of contact for business and assets teams, and collaborate with legal, privacy, and contracting colleagues.

A JD and 5+ years in corporate or law firm settings advising on software/AI are required, with fluent English and strong stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in corporate or law firm settings advising on software including AI.
• Experience with AI, software and non-transactional legal work.
• Knowledge of SaaS, Software License and AI‑related contract structures.
• Willingness to learn applicable regulatory landscapes for AI & Data.
• High degree of organization and ability to manage multiple workstreams.
• Fluency in English with strong communication; collaborate globally.

Responsibilities

• Assess new AI & Data service offerings and provide product counsel.
• Develop AI & Data expertise and act as contact for business/assets teams.
• Collaborate with GSL, Resale, Strategic Partnering, IP, Data Privacy, Regulatory and Contracting teams.
• Support contracting as product counsel; assist with playbooks, templates and deal support.
• Assist Ventures & Acquisitions teams in evaluating targets; conduct legal research.
• Develop, maintain and improve processes/tools; produce decks and guidance materials.
• Monitor emerging legal/regulatory trends related to technology and AI.
• Provide analysis and guidance to leadership across teams.

Skills

US time zones

AI & software legal

5+ years experience

SaaS contracts

AI & Data regulatory

organization

English fluency

MS Office

Education

JD / Lawyer licensed

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Data business team within Accenture Technology by conducting assessments of new service and product offerings, and offering general product counsel support as the business prepares offerings to go to market.
• Develop subject-matter expertise in AI & Data and act as point of contact, together with other members of the team, for the business and assets teams
• Collaborate with other teams within GSL and across legal, including colleagues in Resale, Strategic Partnering, Intellectual Property, Data Privacy, Regulatory and Contracting teams
• Support the Contracting team as product counsel and subject matter expert regarding playbooks, templates and occasional deal support. Support Accenture’s Ventures & Acquisitions legal and business teams in evaluation of prospective acquisition AI & Data targets. Assist the team with legal research. Support the development, review maintenance and improvement of processes, tools and efficiency initiatives across the team, which may include producing PowerPoint decks, workplans, and guidance materials. Maintain awareness of emerging legal and regulatory trends related to technology, including LLMs, generative and agentic AI.
• Behaviours and Attributes Strong interest in continuous learning about emerging technologies Commitment to a creative, inclusive, and diverse workplace; Understanding the value of diversity and recognize the strengths that different styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to Accenture Focus on analysis of the business, guidance to the right business and legal teams, and industrialization of more mature processes Good commercial acumen, ability to deal with ambiguity, and create clarity with a pragmatic approach Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills and ability to develop materials to enable briefings to leadership within business and Legal team

Education and Qualifications

Graduate Law degree (JD) and admission in good standing with applicable bar association(s) (or local equivalents)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Able to work with US time zones
• Must have relevant experience with AI, software and non-transactional legal work
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a corporate or law firm setting, ideally advising on software including AI
• Knowledge of SaaS, Software License, and AI- related contract structures
• Understanding or willingness to learn applicable regulatory landscapes as required for the offerings, including with respect to AI & Data
• High degree of organization with the ability to manage multiple workstreams
• Fluency in English with strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate with global and cross-functional teams
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint)

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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