Contract Manager
CurrentContract management support:Lead contract management teams at all levels across large projects and accounts; work with account leadership, client commercial and business stakeholders to understand client needs and priorities; account strategy, objectives, and opportunities.Develop contract management staff across multiple projects and accounts taking responsibility for supporting performance management activities.Take accountability for identification, escalation and resolution of commercial and contract risks and issues, working with leadership to ensure the best outcome for all parties.Engage in pre-award sales activities, assist with deal shaping, negotiate commercial and contractual outcomes with sales teams and business leadership, including contract drafting support.Collaborate and communicate effectively with client executives at all levels of the organization and be capable of supporting discussions to influence key commercial and contracting decisions.Understand commercial contracting regulations and principles, subcontracting practices, and commercial contracting terms and conditions.Work with various teams in domains such as legal, finance, tax, and service delivery, in a global setting and spanning different time zones.Team administration:Monitoring the utilization of resources in the contract management team and assisting in addressing any issues or challenges the team members may be facing in their daily work.Onboarding of new hires into the team, helping them navigate their way through their first days with Accenture and giving them an overview of how the team is structured.Managing leave requests and approvals, and review of time and expenses reports, in ensuring that these are done in-line in compliance with the applicable Accenture policies.Involvement in the recruitment and interview process for potential hires to the team, in collaboration with the Accenture HR team.
