Reporting into the Employment Law Lead, this is an exciting opportunity to work directly with key stakeholders across a workload that is both interesting and varied:

• Provide strategic and pragmatic Employment Law advice on a wide range of advisory matters to key internal stakeholders – including Human Resources, Employee Relations, Inclusion and Diversity, Total Rewards, Mobility, Mobilisation and Leadership.
• Oversee and provide support for litigation and pre-litigation matters, in conjunction with Employee Relations team and external counsel.
• Provide operational and strategic support for transactional matters:

o Outsourcing – negotiating and advising on contractual aspects of outsourcing deals including risk management and transition of staff into (and out from) Accenture.

o Ventures andamp; Acquisitions – negotiating and advising on Mergers and Acquisition/joint venture deals, including due diligence, deal execution and post-merger integration support.

• Advise on industrial relations and collective bargaining issues, particularly collective consultation requirements.
• Contribute to development of internal guidelines, toolkits, and packaged knowledge on Employment Law and business issues for the region.
• Manage and oversee external counsel relationships with law firms as appropriate, including budget management.
• Stay abreast of legal developments impacting on Accenture, its clients, and industries and incorporate it into company practices.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Qualified lawyer with post-qualification experience within an Employment Law team, in private practice and/or – ideally – in an in-house environment.

Work Experience: We anticipate hiring a candidate with a minimum of around 10 years post qualification experience, but we will review applications from all levels of post qualification experience.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Enthusiasm for continuous learning.
• Able to present innovative, original solutions which understand our business, and to act as a strategic thinker.
• Leader as well as team player, collaborative, and persuasive; able to work well with a wide range of personnel, across many roles and levels.
• Understand the value of diversity and recognize the strengths that unique styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to Accenture.
• Demonstrate respect for individuals regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, or other personal characteristics.
• Strong time management, prioritization, and project management skills.
• Build trust-based relationships – through interpersonal skills and by delivering on commitments.
• Preferably, some exposure to cross-border work or European projects.

WORK REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to work flexibly, including from home as well as in the office.