Product Counsel Legal Lead

Imagine being part of team that helps transform leading organisations 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 mission statement of Global Services Legal is to “drive sustainable business growth for Accenture by providing deep legal expertise at the intersection of business strategy, industry and technology in a highly dynamic environment.” The Global Services Legal team 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. The Global Services Legal team is seeking to appoint a senior manager to act as Products Counsel. 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.” Products COunsel - CL6 (Senior Manager)– GLOBAL SERVICES LEGAL Key Responsibilities Lead a team of global legal professionals focused on go to market enablement of software products, including through management of team structure, workflow, relationship building, project execution, and creation of reports and risk assessments. Support senior business leadership in strategic initiatives, including designing new software products and bringing those products to market. Review global software products and provide practical legal risk analyses, mitigation strategies, and enable those products to go to market in a legally compliant and strategic manner. Work with Business teams and legal SMEs to evaluate the technology and use cases related to new products, including reviewing inbound technology, data supply, regulatory challenges and internal client facing templates in different geographies. Develop clear communication messages, guidance, templates and trainings regarding the technology/data components of products for go to market teams, development teams and the rest of the Legal organization on how to bring software products to market in a legally compliant and strategic manner. Help in design and implementation of tools and processes to enhance request management, legal risk assessments and coordination with business and other legal colleagues. Preserve path to productization by providing guidance to transaction teams on operational and contractual measures to take before deal closure. Knowledge, Skills and Experience Minimum of 12 years of experience at law firm and/or as in-house counsel at a technology company, in managing software products and/or services offerings, complex commercial arrangements (client, alliances, and/or vendor side). Hold a Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school. Passion for supporting innovative technology and taking software products, agentic frameworks and services to market are pre-requisites. Fluency in English with strong oral and written communications skills. Experience of working with international teams in a global business. Open to work with and understand cross-cultures throughout the Accenture global organization Team management experience, including training of junior team members, with remote employees across multiple time zones. Individual achiever that can operate with minimal oversight and direction Track record of developing trusted relationships with business leaders Ability to adapt quickly to changes in business strategies. Technology transactional experience either in drafting and negotiating technology focused client-facing and/or vendor-facing agreements (i.e. data licensing, software as a service agreements, cloud, software license agreements, or software development agreements). Working knowledge of: (a) data and security privacy issues; (b) IP law; (c) OSS licensing; and (d) general product development considerations. Understanding connection between in-bound agreements and client-facing agreements. Appetite for tech enablement of legal, including exploring the capacity and implementation of legal AI agents Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint) Experience leading teams, mentoring legal team members, and supporting career Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 07/16/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. 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