Innovation Legal Counsel Manager

Posted:
9/19/2024, 12:31:10 PM

Location(s):
São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil ⋅ State of São Paulo, Brazil ⋅ Delaware, United States ⋅ São Paulo, Brazil

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Legal & Compliance

Note: For this position, it is necessary to attach your resume in English.

Imagine being part of team that helps transform leading organizations and communities around the world!

At Accenture we put innovation at the heart of everything we do and coupled with our core values of client value creation, one global network, respect for the individual, best people, integrity and stewardship, we offer careers that provide unparalleled opportunities for career growth and job satisfaction.

The Global Services Legal team is a strategic partner and a product counsel towards all Accenture Services. This team also functions as the integrator between various other parts of the Legal team, coordinating between the multidisciplinary areas of deep expertise across the wider Legal team, to deliver one holistic Legal perspective to the business.

We are a diverse team and our team’s mission is to help our business to grow in a responsible, inclusive, and sustainable way, by providing early-stage legal advice and support in relation to the key business strategies and priorities.

The GSL Team is now looking for a manager-level attorney to serve as Legal Counsel supporting the Innovation team.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

“We are an equal opportunity employer. We have an unwavering commitment to equality for all. Together, we are acting, we are leading, and we will drive change across the globe.”

Benefits:

Medical Assistance - 100% subsidized by the company (employee and dependents)

Dental Assistance

Meal or Food Voucher without discount

Life insurance

Private Pension Plan

Wellhub (ex Gympass)

Option to purchase company stocks with a discount

Pharmacy Discount*

Daycare Assistance*

Partnership with language school*

Extended Maternity and Paternity Leave

PPR* (*According to current policy)

Job location: São Paulo - SP

We are looking for profiles aligned with the company's values, enthusiasts to work in a collaborative and dynamic environment, with excellence in delivery and innovation present in their daily lives. We value competencies regardless of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, creed, disability, and political conviction. The diversity of our people allows us to fulfill the promise of technology and human creativity. We recognize the unique characteristics of individuals, respect differences, and invest in an increasingly inclusive environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the Global Innovation Network teams to efficiently identify and support first impression innovation legal issues.
  • Conduct legal assessments of new innovative initiatives, including identifying risks and related mitigation strategies in collaboration with colleagues across GSL and the wider Accenture Legal Team.
  • Develop clear communication messages and guidance to enable the business and other Legal teams across Accenture.
  • Contribute to templates and training materials for the Innovation teams and other Legal teams including those responsible for client-facing contracting.
  • Take on assignments as required by the Innovation Legal Lead or the changes in business priorities.

Knowledge Skills and Experience

  • 6+ years relevant experience in a corporate or law firm setting.
  • Extensive experience at a law firm and/or as in-house counsel with special focus on product and offering counsel work, identifying risks and proposing solutions in a legally compliant manner.
  • Understanding of or willingness to learn about regulatory frameworks that may apply to the innovations.
  • Experience in drafting and reviewing a variety of low to high complexity agreements with vendors, clients, partners (including Academics partners).

Behavior and Attributes

  • Strong interest in learning about emerging technologies
  • Commitment to a creative, inclusive, and diverse workplace.  
  • Good communication skills, and the ability to influence and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
  • Ability to working with diverse teams, adapting quickly to changes in business strategies, and developing trusted relationships with business leaders. 
  • Open to work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout the Accenture global organization.  

Education and Qualifications

Education: JD or equivalent degree or legal qualification and admitted to the bar (or local equivalents) in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law

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 750,000 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. 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 Song. These capabilities, 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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Buscamos perfis que estejam alinhados aos valores da empresa, entusiastas em trabalhar em um ambiente colaborativo e dinâmico, com excelência na entrega e inovação presentes em seu dia a dia.
Valorizamos competências independentemente de raça, idade, gênero, orientação sexual, credo, deficiência e convicção política. A diversidade das nossas pessoas é o que nos permite cumprir a promessa da tecnologia e da criatividade humana. Reconhecemos as características únicas dos indivíduos, respeitamos as diferenças e investimos em um ambiente cada vez mais inclusivo.

Accenture

Website: https://accenture.com/

Headquarter Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1989

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Grant

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