Contract Specialist

Overview

Contract Manager in Accenture's Legal and Commercial Services, working alongside sales and delivery teams across the contract lifecycle to negotiate, draft and manage client contracts.

What you'll do

• Lead contract management teams at all levels across large projects and accounts.
• Work with account leadership and client commercial and business stakeholders to understand client needs, priorities, account strategy, objectives and opportunities.
• Develop contract management staff across multiple projects and accounts, supporting performance management activities.
• Take accountability for identifying, escalating and resolving commercial and contract risks and issues, working with leadership to achieve the best outcome for all parties.
• Engage in pre-award sales activities, assist with deal shaping, and negotiate commercial and contractual outcomes with sales teams and business leadership, including contract drafting support.
• Build trusted relationships with client counterparts as a client-facing Contract Manager.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience as a contract manager with exposure to complex deals.
• Proven team management experience.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with client executives at all levels and support discussions that influence key commercial and contracting decisions.
• Significant understanding of commercial contracting regulations and principles, subcontracting practices, and commercial contracting terms and conditions.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree.
• Membership of World Commerce and Contracting (previously IACCM) or National Contract Management Association (NCMA) and/or professional certification.

Details

• Extensive travel may be required.