Contracting Manager

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Job Description


The future workforce is an equal one - we are setting the goal to achieve a gender balanced workforce by 2025. Find out more .\' . 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 738,000 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 with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360 value, enable us to help our clients succeed 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 Job Summary: Lead, structure, draft and negotiate complex client transactions in a fast-paced corporate environment including: master services agreements, outsourcing agreements, statements of work, service level agreements, licensing agreements, SaaS agreements, data transfer agreements, requests for proposals and agreements involving cloud, blockchain security, automation, systems integration and agile development. Advise senior company leadership on legal risks associated with transactions and understanding of the larger market. Manage and advise junior legal professionals in transactions and related matters. Act, and continuously evolve as, a knowledgeable and relevant advisor on legal and commercial risks associated with transactions while supporting Legal, Business and Sales Leadership in shaping and executing Accenture\'s market-facing strategies. Key Responsibilities: Lead, structure, negotiate and close Accenture\'s complex client transactions to be most advantageous from a legal and business perspective and educate and advise company executives with respect to legal and risk management issues Counsel, guide, train and support junior CLPs Stay abreast of developments affecting the company, its clients, and industries and synthesize the information to incorporate it into company\'s transactional practices Develop subject matter experience 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 Legal Group initiatives Embrace and evolve to gain experience in seven Contracting attributes, including becoming a pathfinder, architect, business-minded, nonconformist, inspired, relevant and technology enabled contracting professional Relationships: Reports to: Contracting Lead for the MU Supervises: As per designated role External Relationships: Accenture client executives and negotiating teams Outside Counsel Qualifications: Law Degree Authorized and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction Minimum 6 years of transactional experience in digital, consulting, systems integration, and/or outsourcing areas in roles with increasing responsibility, such experience should be in a law firm or in a fast-paced corporate legal/transaction group in a relevant industry Minimum of 3 years of experience negotiating Intellectual Property and Data Privacy issues preferred Knowledge and Skill Requirements: Accomplished negotiator with an understanding of principle-based negotiation strategy and tactics including the ability to present alternatives with proposed solutions Demonstrated ability to efficiently manage a large volume of transactions with high degree of autonomy Experience negotiating and drafting technology-based agreements Understand basic principles of Finance, Accounting, Marketing, and Management Strong executive presence Good understanding of contracting/risk issues, including IP, as they apply to digital, consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing transactions Excellent oral and written communication skills Additional Desirable Criteria: 12-15 years of experience in legal services (for GLN Applicants) Work Requirements: Travel required. Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration. [REMOVE IF REQUIRED PER LOCAL PROCESS] Permanent Transfer Requirements [For Internal Applicants] : When applying to an open internal position, all employees must meet the Permanent Transfers Requirements in Policy 500 - Permanent Position and Career Model Transfers. A summary of the employee requirements are listed below. See the policy for full information (link to policy is highlighted below). Employees must meet the requirements for the position, including the minimum and/or basic qualifications and performance requirements. Employees are expected to be in their current position for a minimum of 12 months before applying to a new position. If considering a cross-border position, please pay particular attention to the visa and/or work permit requirements. In most cases, employees must already possess the appropriate work authorization for the country where the position is located. Employees participating in a group program for temporary international transfers, including those in the Global Careers Program (GCP), who are interested in applying to a posted internal position outside of their home location, need to comply with Policy 750 International Temporary Transfers for Groups (link to policy is highlighted below). Employees applying concurrently for more than one position must make the recruiter aware of the other applications during their first interview. EEO Statement \'Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind.\' \'Accenture is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.Accenture will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Accenture encourages applicants of allages.\' All of our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You\'ll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career. Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law . \'If you choose to apply for this role, please note the special circumstances relating to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data. In addition to the \'Consent and Acknowledgment - Personal Data\' terms and conditions set out in Accenture\'s Workday webpage, if you apply for this role, we will be sharing your personal data with our client. While Accenture is the hiring entity, all candidates hired for this role will be working on Accenture\'s project with the client (\'Project\'). As the client is separately hiring for this Project, your personal data will be shared with the client for the recruitment purposes of either party. Accenture and the client remain separate entities and all recruitment decisions are made independently and separately. By choosing to submit your CV and/or application for this role, you agree that Accenture can collect, use and disclose your personal data in the manner set out above.\' Equal Employment Opportunity Statement All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

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  • Job Id
    JD975779
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Education
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