Contract Associate Manager

Skill required: Contract Management - Contract management
Designation: Contract Associate Manager
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:10 to 14 years
About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security.Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 699,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com
What would you do? Accenture is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Accenture will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Accenture encourages applicants of all ages. Global Legal Network is a group of professionals operating globally from 10 countries. It provides a broad spectrum of differentiated services - focused on delivering value and innovation. We partner with Legal teams across Accenture to build efficiencies and centers of excellence related to Legal services; and through our size, geographic spread and language diversity, the Global Legal Network is able to drive quality, agility and speed in our services, aligned to Accenture’s relentless focus on maximum efficiency and operational effectiveness. Contract Management is part of our Legal and Commercial Services. Our professionals bring innovative ideas to commercial reality with a focus on maximising value for all parties through a deep understanding of legal, business, and commercial risks. We work alongside Accenture sales and delivery teams throughout the entire contract lifecycle to provide high quality advice and support for negotiation, drafting and ongoing management of client contracts. Management Level Description Complexity: ? Requires analysis and solving of moderately complex problems. Typically creates new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures. ? Requires understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals. ? Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor or team leads. Generally, interacts with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture. Authority: ? Requires minimal guidance when determining methods and procedures on new assignments. Impact or Decision Impact: ? Decisions often impact the team in which they reside and occasionally impact other teams. Scope: ? Manages medium-small sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture.
What are we looking for? Education: ? Bachelor’s degree required Membership: ? Member of World Commerce and Contracting (previously International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)) or National Contract Management Association (NCMA) and/ or professional certification considered a plus Work Requirements: ? Travel may be required ? Fluency in English and/or any other language(s) depending on geography supported KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE: Contract Management Knowledge and Experience: ? Minimum 5 yrs. relevant experience in contract management ? Able to collaborate and communicate effectively with client executives at all levels of the organization ? Basic understanding of commercial contracting regulations and fundamentals, subcontracting practices; and commercial contracting terms and conditions SKILLS, BEHAVIOURS AND ATTRIBUTES: ? Open to work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout Accenture global organization ? Understand the value of diversity and recognize the strengths that different styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to Accenture ? Demonstrate inclusion and respect for all team members regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, culture, social status and/or sexuality ? Leader as well as team player, collaborative and persuasive; able to work well with executives and non-executives RELATIONSHIP AND REPORTING: Supervises: ? Team members providing services on a project, account or portfolio of accounts External Relationships: ? Client commercial, procurement, contract management, business executives, outside counsels, vendors
Roles and Responsibilities: •KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: ? Manage/support contract management teams across projects and accounts; work with account management, client commercial and business stakeholders to understand and support client needs and priorities; account strategy, goals and opportunities. ? Work with contract management staff across multiple projects and accounts providing input into performance management activities. ? Support the identification, escalation and resolution of commercial and contract risks and issues working with CM and project managementto ensure the best outcome for all parties. ? Engage in pre-award sales activities, engage in discussions with delivery team regarding potential deal shaping and contractual outcomes with sales and business teams, including contract drafting support. ? The contract management function is client facing and has a key role in building trusted relationships with client counterparts.Any Graduation

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 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 atwww.accenture.com

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