Employment Law Counsel Manager

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Manager – Employment Law to manage and oversee legal aspects related to employment practices. This role involves handling end-to-end employment litigation, supporting employee relations matters, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and internal policies. The ideal candidate will work closely with HR and ER teams to provide strategic legal guidance while mitigating organizational risk.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end employment litigation, including legal notices and dispute resolution
• Coordinate with external counsel and ensure effective case management
• Provide legal advice on employee relations and workplace matters
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and applicable employment laws
• Advise on POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) matters
• Support disciplinary proceedings and performance-related actions
• Handle retrenchment processes in line with statutory requirements
• Interpret and implement changes in labour laws and regulations

Partner with HR and ER teams to address legal risks proactively

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Employment Law
• Strong knowledge of Indian Labour Codes and employment legislation
• Experience in managing complex employment matters
• Prior experience in the IT industry is preferred

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Sound legal judgment
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to balance business objectives with legal compliance
• Proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation

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.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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