Legal Buyside Contracting Specialist: Responsible Ai & Data Sourcing Nrr 3517

Legal Buyside Contracting Specialist – Responsible AI & Data Sourcing - NRR 3517 Specialty: Data privacy, AI, drafting, reviewing and negotiating third party supplier contracts

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Legal Buyside Contracting is a focused legal function for third party contracting. The team is involved with drafting, reviewing and negotiating third party supplier contracts for Accenture and acts as a legal advisory services function leveraging technology to deliver support.

Draft, review and negotiate the buyside agreements and similar/related documentation with Accenture vendor, to procure various goods and services including but not limited to Contractors, Human Resources Support, IT & Telecom, Marketing & Communications, Workplace Support (Facilities & Services), Software as a Service etc. in accordance with Accenture's vendor's contracting standards, applicable laws, and business requirements to ensure contractual risks are clearly identified and addressed in compliance with Accenture's policies and standards. The role is mainly focused on the negotiation of contracts related to Artificial Intelligence and Data Services.

Leverage analytics to speed contract review process and calibrate contract risk.

What Challenges Await You: Draft, review and negotiate the supplier/buyside agreements and similar/related documentation with Accenture suppliers, to procure various goods and services including but not limited to Contractors, Human Resources Support, IT & Telecom, Marketing & Communications, Workplace Support (Facilities & Services), Software as a Service etc. in accordance with Accenture's supplier's contracting standards, applicable laws, and business requirements. Provide legal advisory services in supply chain of Artificial Intelligence and Data Services. Customize the existing templates in exceptional cases to suit the business requirements thereby ensuring compliance to applicable local laws and Accenture's supplier's contracting standards. Review the supplier templates and ensure that the deviations to the Accenture's supplier's contracting standards are timely identified and highlighted to the business whenever they pose as risks to Accenture operations. Participate in negotiations by representing company's interests and interface directly with client/vendor negotiating teams with suppliers, third parties, subcontractors etc., to agree to contractual terms in accordance with Accenture's supplier's contracting standards, applicable laws, and stakeholder requirements. Liaise and effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders such as deal teams, Solution Architects, Procurement, HR, Workplace, Finance, Marketing & Communications etc., as well as with external parties such as suppliers, external counsel etc. to ensure contractual risks are clearly identified and addressed in compliance with Accenture's policies and standards. Work closely with the stakeholders to help them understand the contractual clauses in terms of interpretation and its applicability in the contract based on the business opportunity. Advise the Business from legal perspective to address the potential contractual risks that may pose as risks to Accenture business operations. Conduct gap analysis and create legal risk assessment by identifying and flagging potential risks to Accenture and/or clauses which are non-negotiable. Provide recommendations to Business and other related stakeholders to sensitize them on the extent of risk Accenture exposes itself in context of the services and to minimize or mitigate such risks effectively. Structure the legal transactions to be most advantageous from a contracting and business perspective and escalate accordingly to the SME/leadership on the deal etc. What will make you successful: Education: Bachelor's degree in Law.
Work Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience at law firm or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing. Experience with drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements. Experience in dealing with Data Privacy and Artificial Intelligence matters.
Work Requirements: Fluency in English (and other language, depending on geography supported) with strong oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements: Demonstrate promptness, accuracy, consistency, and drive tasks to closure. Able to work with internal and external teams to assist with day to day support and to understand delivery requirements. Demonstrate adaptability, positive & collaborative attitude, good interpersonal skills, strong time management and prioritization skills, attention to detail, sound judgement, and organization skills. Demonstrates keenness to learn and train on new processes and areas, able to assist with day-to-day support and to understand delivery requirements. Able to recommend high quality and timely advice for risk mitigation by efficiently assessing business and legal implications. Understand Accenture offerings and function specific services, general basic corporate business practices, contracting regulations, commercial agreements, legal and compliance fundamentals. A unique workplace, discover the benefits we have for you:

Prepay Swiss Medical at no cost for you and your primary family group. Refund of Connectivity. 100% Bonus Gym. Vacation balance flexibility. Flex day. Bonus certifications. Birthday day off. Accenture Days: 5 extra days off per year. Flexible benefits package. Extended Paternity & Maternity Leave. Financial Aid for Daycare.
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