Associate General Counsel, Legal & Compliance

2026 - Associate General Counsel, Legal & Compliance

Boston;
Charlotte;
Chicago;
New York

We are the better way to work in finance. As private equity’s value creation partner, we sit at the heart of PE—where sponsors and CFOs meet. Through financial consulting rooted in data, technology, and AI, we help clients drive value—supporting the office of the CFO to drive end-to-end value creation.

If you crave challenging work and are looking to grow, come solve complex issues alongside 1,400+ finance & technology experts in a supportive, collaborative environment.

Backed by premier private equity firms and headquartered in New York with 10 offices around the globe, we are a high‑growth, entrepreneurial firm looking for people who want to be part of building something great. Come make your mark.

Accordion’s Associate General Counsel – Legal & Compliance will play a key role in assisting the General Counsel manage the commercial and transactional legal and the compliance functions of the company, from commercial contracts to technology solution product counseling, with an eye towards innovation and leveraging strategic AI tools. The AGC handles a broad range of day‑to‑day transactional legal and compliance matters while improving their practice, as well as working with the General Counsel in building the department and the legal and compliance functions.

Accordion’s General Counsel is looking for a proactive and pragmatic AGC who seeks a significant amount of autonomy and growth while partnering with practice leaders to design solutions to novel legal and strategic challenges as our business scales.

This position must be based in our New York City, Boston, Chicago, or Charlotte offices and is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week. Ideal candidates should be local to the desired locations.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Legal - Client Engagement, Business Partnership with Practice Leads & Contract Strategy

• Help build and run a global client and commercial contracts strategy.
• Structure, draft and negotiate a wide range of consulting, technology, IP, and data focused commercial agreements, covering:
  • Client contracts for management, data and analytics, AI, SaaS, and technology consulting engagements, including engagement letters, MSAs, EULAs, SOWs and Change Orders
  • Data privacy, transfer, and protection agreements (DPAs, BAAs, etc.), and IT security exhibits
  • Commercial vendor and third‑party services, SaaS, licensing, data exchange, software development, and subcontractor agreements
  • Technology alliance and partnership agreements, including co‑marketing, referral, reseller, and co‑development arrangements
  • NDAs and other agreements
• Provide real‑time contract strategy and negotiation support, including participation in client calls and direct communication regarding contract modifications.
• Provide responsive language and direction to internal stakeholders on non‑standard, controversial Agreement content provided by clients. Interface with General Counsel and Associate General Counsels on substantive recommendations.
• Serve as product counsel to technology and data & analytics product teams offering AI, Machine Learning, SaaS, and other solutions regarding:
  • Model development and deployment risk
  • Responsible AI, transparency, and explainability
  • Training data rights, output ownership, and open‑source considerations
  • IP strategy for AI‑enabled or technology‑driven solutions
• Partner with solution leaders to draft and negotiate AI, SaaS, and other IP licensing terms.
• Collaborate and coordinate with technical and security teams (CTO, CISO) to evaluate risks related to AI, SaaS, cloud architecture, data pipelines/transfers, third‑party integrations, and new solution designs.
• Maintain and enhance standard contract templates, playbooks, fallback options, and legal process documentation.
• Build repeatable workflows leveraging GenAI and other legal tech tools for contract review and drafting, legal research and writing, and knowledge management.
• Maintain historical records on all Client‑related interactions and modifications to standard…