Skill required:
Contract Services - Contract Negotiations
Designation:
Delivery Operations Associate Manager
Qualifications:
Graduate - Diploma in Any Discipline
Years of Experience:
7 to 9 years
About Accenture
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What would you do?
Deliver complex contracting projects within the Source-to-Contract lifecycle, balancing execution and advisory responsibilities. Key activities include:
- Leading multi-phase contracting projects across procurement agreements.
- Independently drafting, redlining, and negotiating legal terms, escalating only high-risk items.
- Negotiating commercial terms with suppliers, ensuring alignment with sourcing managers and accurate documentation.
- Acting as primary contracting contact for clients, providing trusted advice.
- Mentoring peers and junior colleagues, sharing best practices and building capability.
- Contributing to contracting playbook updates, templates, and governance processes.
- Preparing and disseminating updates on contract status, compliance, risks, and modifications.
- Partnering with Legal, COE, and Sourcing teams.
- Applying AI tools to streamline redlining, clause review, and reporting.
- Tailoring communications for executives, stakeholders, suppliers, and partners.
- Managing multiple concurrent workstreams in dynamic, matrixed environments. What are we looking for?
- 7–9 years in procurement and/or legal/paralegal roles, with at least 5 years in contract management.
- Contracting Expertise: Ability to independently draft, redline, and negotiate complex agreements, using playbooks, templates, and governance frameworks to ensure compliance.
- AI Literacy: o Apply AI tools for clause review, redlining, and summarization. o Validate AI outputs against playbooks, policies, and guidance. o Drive responsible adoption of new AI technologies for efficiency and accuracy.
- Skills: Strong numeric/text-based analysis; ability to evaluate supplier terms, identify risks, and propose commercially sound solutions.
- Collaboration & Engagement: Build trust with suppliers, sourcing managers, and legal teams. Proven ability to act as primary contracting contact for clients.
- Leadership & Mentorship: Mentor peers and junior colleagues; contribute to shaping best practices and contracting governance.
- Project Management: Lead complex, multi-phase projects across multiple workstreams; adapt to global and matrixed environments.
- Tools: Proficiency in procurement platforms, Microsoft Office, and AI productivity tools.
- Education: Bachelor’s required; legal degree and/or paralegal certification preferred.
- Value-Add Proficiency (Preferred)
- Expertise in contract management and legal drafting.
- Advanced use of AI tools for clause review, redlining, and summarization.
- Proven capability to validate AI outputs and integrate responsibly into workflows.
- Strong numeric and text-based analysis to identify risks and savings opportunities.
- Trusted collaborator with suppliers, sourcing managers, and legal partners.
- Ability to mentor and coach colleagues while shaping governance practices.
- Skilled communicator tailoring outputs for executives and stakeholders.
- Proficiency in procurement systems, Microsoft Office, and productivity platforms.
- Resilient, adaptable, and committed to continuous learning.
- Certifications - Preferred: Legal degree and/or paralegal certification. Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead complex, multi-phase contracting projects across procurement agreements.
- Draft, redline, and negotiate legal terms independently, escalating only high-risk issues.
- Negotiate supplier commercial terms, aligning with sourcing managers and documenting outcomes.
- Act as trusted contracting contact for clients, offering clear, solution-focused guidance.
- Mentor peers and junior staff; share best practices and strengthen contracting capability.
- Contribute to governance processes, playbook updates, and template improvements.
- Partner with cross-functional teams (Legal, COE, Sourcing) to manage contract status, compliance, and risk reporting.
- Prepare and disseminate updates on contract modifications and compliance metrics.
- Apply AI tools to redlining, clause review, and reporting for efficiency and accuracy.
- Communicate effectively with executives, suppliers, stakeholders, and cross-functional partners.
- Manage multiple contracting workstreams simultaneously in dynamic, global, and matrixed environments.
- Balance hands-on contracting work with advisory contributions, advancing contracting excellence across regions.
- Other Competencies: o Independent thinker, proactive problem-solver, resilient, and adaptable. o Effective communicator with strong written/verbal skills; deliver structured outputs tailored to executives, stakeholders, and suppliers.
