Geographic Legal Counsel Specialist Data Privacy
Finance, Banking & Legal · Legal Services · Compliance & Regulatory
In short
Accenture is seeking a Geographic Legal Counsel Specialist in Data Privacy for a full-time role in New Delhi. This position requires 5-7 years of experience and involves providing comprehensive legal support, with a focus on data privacy laws, compliance, and risk mitigation for various geographies and internal teams.
Responsibilities
- Act as local Data Privacy specialist for different geographies and/or teams, understanding local laws and global company policies to ensure compliance.
- Serve as the local Data Privacy legal advisor and point of contact for cross-legal reviews concerning internal data processing (platforms, applications, tools, systems).
- Identify potential legal/compliance vulnerabilities and risks, develop corrective action plans, and provide guidance on issue resolution.
- Collaborate with global and local legal teams to identify and escalate key legal/compliance issues.
- Provide legal support to Accenture Corporate Functions and other areas on local & global legal matters.
- Advise various Accenture teams on daily operations including Workplace Solutions, Marketing & Communication, HR, Corporate Citizenship, CIO, IT, and business teams.
- Support compliance efforts in areas such as Ethics & Compliance, Anticorruption, Competition Law, Regulatory, Data Privacy, Accenture’s policies, Intellectual Property, and conflicts of interests.
- Assist in providing training to Accenture teams on matters related to Corporate Functions support.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Law.
- Minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience at law firms or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing.
- Holds law degree and experience in legal compliance matters.
- Expertise in Data Privacy laws and practices, including risk identification and mitigation, compliances, contracts, and legal research.
- Strong legal advice and drafting skills.
- Ability to recommend high-quality and timely advice for risk mitigation by efficiently assessing business and legal implications.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Desired Qualifications
- Demonstrate sound judgment, ability to make decisions and an elevated level of common sense.
- Demonstrate promptness, accuracy, consistency, and drives tasks to closure.
- Demonstrate adaptability, positive & collaborative attitude, good interpersonal skills, strong time management and prioritization skills, attention to detail, sound judgement, and organization skills.
- Comfortable with technology, tools & databases.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work on Data Privacy legal matters across various geographies.
- Support and collaboration with global and local legal teams.
- Continuous learning and development opportunities.
- Recognition as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.
- Holistic well-being support (physical, mental, and financial health).
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Company
Accenture
Job Posted
1 month ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
New Delhi, India
Qualification
Bachelor
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