Senior Security Legal Counsel

The Global Services Legal team is a strategic partner and a product counsel for the five Service lines of Accenture, i.e., Technology, Strategy & Consulting, Operations, Song and IndustryX. The Global Services Legal team is now looking to appoint a senior legal counsel to join the Security Legal team.

Accenture Security is a part of Accenture’s Technology service line; its Mission is to Secure the World - helping Accenture’s clients prepare for and protect against an expanding threat landscape, detect malicious activity in their environments, and respond and recover in the event of a security incident. Click here for more information on Accenture Security.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Security Global Legal Lead, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior Security leadership and collaborate with senior stakeholders across Legal and other Corporate Functions Key areas of responsibility for the Senior Security Counsel role include:

• Lead legal support for our managed security business, including participating in service domain leads meetings, briefing senior legal and business leadership and mentoring/managing more junior team members;
• Assess new Security product and service offerings, and guide them to market in a legally compliant manner with appropriate risk mitigations (contractual, operational, technical);
• Team with Accenture regulatory and compliance counsel to synthesize and provide regulatory and compliance advice, including anticipating the impact of regulatory changes on the business;
• Develop guidance and templates for Security offerings to enable Accenture’s client-facing Legal team to efficiently handle day-to-day contracting;
• Play a key role in escalations and, in collaboration with Quality & Risk, continuously improve overall governance and risk management;
• Develop and deliver clear communications, guidance, and trainings regarding legal considerations for the offering development and sales teams;
• Collaborate with business and legal in support of thought leadership activities;
• Help evaluate prospective acquisition targets, conduct due diligence, and shape post-merger integration strategy.

Qualifications and Skills Requirements

• JD degree or equivalent degree or legal qualification.
• Admitted to the bar (or local equivalent) and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law.
• 8+ years legal experience, with a preference for some experience advising on new product or service offerings.
• Candidates will be
  • pragmatic and practical in their approach to advising and delivering legal support;
  • Experienced in analyzing complex facts, using good judgement to spot risks and make risk mitigation recommendations;
  • Adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity;
  • A good communicator, and able to influence and collaborate with multiple stakeholders;
  • Flexible to work global hours when necessary; and
  • Experienced in working in diverse teams.

• Candidates should have a strong understanding of
  • The cybersecurity industry, including security technologies and legal issues related to cybersecurity services;
  • Intellectual property commercial and transactional issues;
  • Deal shaping and evaluation of innovative commercial models;
  • Applicable regulatory landscapes and their effect on service offerings; and

• Candidates should ideally also have experience in
  • Reviewing, drafting and negotiating agreements client and supplier agreements (e.g. security products or services, outsourcing, technology), including understanding of intellectual property, data privacy and data protection issues;
  • Providing guidance and training to business and other legal teams;
  • Risk identification in relation to operational technology; and

Developing trusted relationships with business leaders.

About Accenture

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