Overview
Career Level: CL8 | Role: Sales & Delivery - Contract Management | Talent Segment: Legal and Commercial
Contract Management is part of our Legal and Commercial Services. Our professionals bring innovative ideas to commercial reality with a focus on maximizing 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. We apply commercial and contractual expertise to lead the delivery of legal & commercial outcomes for our priority engagements and portfolios.
Key focus areas include: sales growth, revenue protection, margin improvement and compliance with contract obligations and Accenture policy.
Responsibilities
* Lead/support contract management teams across projects and accounts; work with account leadership, client commercial and business stakeholders to understand and support client needs and priorities; account strategy, objectives 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 leadership to 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 teams and business leadership, including contract drafting support.
* The contract management function is client facing and has a key role in building trusted relationships with client counterparts.
Qualifications & Knowledge
* Bachelor's degree required.
* 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 principles, subcontracting practices; and commercial contracting terms and conditions.
Behaviours & Attributes
* Open to work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout the 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 individuals 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.
Work Requirements
Some travel may be required.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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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.
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. We hire and develop people who have different backgrounds, different perspectives and different lived experiences to deliver the innovation needed to reinvent, and we hold our leaders accountable for ensuring we have the most innovative and talented people in our industry. Learn more at www.accenture.com.
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