DE027756 - Contract Associate Manager

ONLY THOSE APPLICANTS WHO ALREADY HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND WORK IN THIS COUNTRY ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE---

WORK SETUP: RTO

Responsibilities: Specific Responsibilities aligned to Role

• Draft, review and negotiate high value and high complex supplier/buyside agreements and similar/related documentation with Accenture suppliers, to procure various goods and services including but not limited to Contactors, Human Resources Support, IT & Telecom, Marketing & Communications, Workplace Support (Facilities & Services), Software as a Service etc. in accordance with Accenture’s supplier’s contracting standards, applicable laws, and business requirements.
• Address complex contract queries and matters regarding contract negotiations, obligations and revisions. Identify risks and issues, suggest alternatives that lead to the best solutions. In this regard effectively manage the internal stakeholders such as deal teams, Solution Architects, Procurement, HR, Workplace, Finance, Marketing & Communications etc.,
• Strategize with company executives prior to vendor negotiations and represent the company’s interests and liaise directly with vendor negotiating teams for legal point on complex contract reviews with high stakes for the company.
• Act as a point of contact from legal and work closely with the stakeholders to help them understand the contractual clauses in terms of interpretation and its applicability in the contract basis the business opportunity.
• Advise the Business from legal perspective to address the potential contractual risks that may pose as risks to Accenture business operations.
• Conduct gap analysis and create legal risk assessment by identifying and flagging potential risks to Accenture and/or clauses which are non-negotiable. Provide recommendations to Business and other related stakeholders to sensitize them on the extent of risk Accenture exposes itself in context of the services and to minimize or mitigate such risks effectively.
• Structure the legal transactions to be most advantageous from a contracting and business perspective and manage escalations
• Autonomously works across all categories and complexities of contractual agreements with vendor/clients deals including reviewing, advising and negotiating legal issues.
• Assign & Manage Tasks to the team.
• Manages escalations of serious or unresolved issues in accordance with prescribed guidelines and ensures all interested parties are kept informed and escalation controlled.
• Provide team members with positive and developmental feedback on their work product, conduct etc. as a supervisor or QA resource.

• Collaborate with other functional leads, sub leads to strategize and develop additional capabilities and create efficiencies within the team
• Manage the team and performance related aspects of the team (not applicable to individuals working as an independent contributor) Supervise the management of SharePoint and communication records, ensure creation of checklists and other process documents

Project/Team Location: Mandaluyong Robinsons Cybergate Tower 2