Compliance & Ethics Counsel Specialist

Role Summary
The Compliance & Ethics Counsel Specialist for Data Privacy is responsible for conducting privacy reviews and supporting the implementation of the global data privacy program. This role requires regular communication and collaboration with internal stakeholders and external counsel. While the position involves considerable independent work, strong teamwork and communication skills are essential. Additionally, it contributes to process improvements, conducts privacy research, supports data subject rights and regulatory inquiries, and presents project updates to leadership and business teams.

Responsibilities aligned to the role

• Draft, design, align and improve compliance processes and templates to implement different data privacy laws and other requirements that come into effect.
• Coordinate with different stakeholders to understand and collect process requirements and advise on approaches.
• Act as a project manager for new initiatives and introduce measures for existing processes and ad-hoc initiatives.
• Conduct data privacy assessments, such as local country risk assessments, privacy reviews and/or DP Impact Assessments, to ensure compliance with data privacy program and regulations.
• Support ventures & acquisitions due diligence activities, and policy administration.
• Understand the contractual principles required to draft, review, and assist in negotiation data privacy schedules for contractual arrangements.
• Monitor legal developments, regulatory changes, and global trends related to data privacy, and analyze their impact on business operations and prepare internal guidance, communications, and training materials.
• Draft internal support documents.
• Identify and support subject access/individual rights request responses in alignment with internal policies and procedures.
• Understand relevant Accenture policies and their application to the data privacy area, and Accenture’s business operations, regulatory environment and potential data privacy risks in regulated areas.
• Develop training for team members, Legal and other Accenture functions on data privacy processes or regulatory requirements.
• Understand the different CORE (Compliance, Operations, Regulatory & Ethics) areas and the surrounding issues and statutory regulation. Build credibility and effective relationships internally within the Legal team.
• Support senior data privacy counsels in operational and advisory matters..
• Serve as tier 1 support to inquiries about data privacy and escalate issues appropriately.

Educational Requirement:

Must have:

• Law Degree

Skills and Work Experience

Must Have:

• Law degree with 3–4 years of experience in data privacy.
• Understanding of regulatory principles governing data privacy at a global level.
• Fluent in English with excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.
• Experience in conducting data privacy assessments, such as local country risk assessments, privacy reviews and/or DP Impact Assessments, to ensure compliance with data privacy program and regulations.
• Understand the contractual principles required to draft, review, and assist in negotiation data privacy schedules for contractual arrangements.
• For just 1 on the CL9 roles: Experience in supporting ventures & acquisitions due diligence activities, and policy administration.
• Ability to understand and design process flows and metrics.
• PREFERRED BUT NOT A MUST - IAPP certifications, such as CIPP/E or similar are a plus.
• Effectively stakeholders’ management skills, including experience with senior leadership.
• Skilled in legal research, including the use of GenAI tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; PowerBI proficiency is an advantage.
• Sound judgment in applying company policies, identifying risks, and escalating issues in a timely manner.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work effectively in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent time management, prioritization, and analytical skills.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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