Are you a law graduate/ legal professional looking for job opportunities as a Compliance & Ethics Counsel Specialist? This opportunity might be of interest to you!
About:
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, they offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services — all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Their 699,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. They embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for their clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities
Role:
Compliance & Ethics Counsel Specialist
Qualifications:
- Possess law degree and experience in legal contractual matters.
- Understand general basic corporate business practices and contracting regulations.
- Good understanding of data privacy principles and regulations required to assist and advise on data privacy issues in contracts.
- Strong written and communication skills.
- Understand company’s interests while communicating with executives at all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrate understanding of company’s approval processes and ensure that all stakeholders are timely engaged and informed on the relevant process.
- Understand basic negotiation skills
- Strong time management, prioritization and analytical skills; ability to work within tight deadlines.
- Proficient in English with strong oral and written skills and competent in delivering presentations.
- Efficient in conducting legal research on primary and secondary legal sources such as Nymity, LexisNexis etc.
- Display high level of responsiveness and follow through on commitments.
- Detail-oriented, organized, flexible and focused at all times.
- Advanced Word skills and collaborative work tools; skilled in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Able to work in a multi-cultural and diverse environment.
- Ability to foster good personal relationships within the team and across different areas and levels within the organization.
Responsibilities:
- Support to legal professionals, and business teams providing advice and review of contractual documents for procurement and client engagements from the data privacy perspective;
- Drafting of internal guidance materials, templates and training decks;
- Legal research on data privacy laws and regulations in jurisdictions at global level;
- Works independently with supervision.
- Generic Responsibilities
- Provide support to the Global Data Privacy team in connection with data privacy issues involved in procurement and client contracts;
- Provide support and advice with an overall aim to ensure compliance with data privacy requirements and corporate standards and policies;
- Participate in internal and external conference calls to provide support on data privacy related contractual matters;
- Follow legal developments in the area and perform legal research;
- Draft guidance materials and legal document templates for internal use;
- Provide training sessions or create training materials for other areas;
- Participate in required trainings and work sessions;
- Report to Global Data Privacy team and GLN Core supervisors and coordinators.
Specific Responsibilities Aligned to Role
- Provide support to legal professional and procurement, clients teams on queries related to data privacy laws, compliance requirements, country-specific regulations and contracting requests;
- Review of data privacy related clauses in supplier agreements and related documents, with special focus on EU model clauses and data transfer agreements;
- Provide advice on engagement of suppliers, subcontractors/sub-processors, clients personal data and required compliance mechanisms;
- Participate in internal calls with legal professionals and business teams to provide advice on data privacy related contractual matters;
- Participate in external calls with counsel and/or data privacy officers to provide support to contracting professionals on data privacy specific discussions;
- Follow and keep track of legal changes, news and developments related to data privacy laws at global level, and prepare internal materials and communications;
- Research country-specific data privacy laws and regulations and prepare reports;
- Draft guidance materials, legal document templates and training decks for internal use;
- Participate in required trainings and work sessions.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can Apply here (click here)
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