Senior Contracting Counsel & Deal Architect

Accenture; Singapore; On-site; SGD 260,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior transactional lawyer to lead and structure complex client deals in a fast-paced Singapore corporate environment. You will draft and negotiate master services agreements, outsourcing contracts, statements of work, SLAs, licenses, SaaS and data transfer agreements, and RFPs to protect the company’s commercial interests.

You will advise senior leadership on legal risks, mentor junior lawyers, stay current with market developments, and contribute to internal guidelines

Qualifications

• LLB or JD required.
• Authorized and licensed to practice law in at least one South East Asian jurisdiction.
• Approximately 13 years of transactional experience in digital, consulting, systems integration, and/or outsourcing areas in roles with increasing responsibility.
• Approximately 3 years of experience negotiating intellectual property and data privacy issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead, structure, negotiate and close Accenture’s largest and most complex client transactions to be most advantageous from a legal and business perspective
• Oversee, counsel, guide, train and support junior legal professionals
• 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 Accenture Legal’s initiatives
• Embrace and evolve to gain expertise in seven Contracting attributes, including becoming a pathfinder, an architect, as well as a business-minded, nonconformist, inspired, relevant and technology-enabled Contracting lawyer

Skills

Negotiation

Contracting

Risk management

Executive presence

Legal advisory

Education

LLB or JD (or equivalent)

Job description

Accenture is seeking a senior transactional lawyer to lead and structure complex client deals in a fast-paced Singapore corporate environment. You will draft and negotiate master services agreements, outsourcing contracts, statements of work, SLAs, licenses, SaaS and data transfer agreements, and RFPs to protect the company’s commercial interests.

You will advise senior leadership on legal risks, mentor junior lawyers, stay current with market developments, and contribute to internal guidelines