Contract Associate Manager

Job Description

Imagine being part of team that helps transform leading organizations and communities around the world!

At Accenture we put innovation at the heart of everything we do and coupled with our core values of client value creation, one global network, respect for the individual, best people, integrity and stewardship, we offer careers that provide unparalleled opportunities for career growth and job satisfaction.

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, including:

 

• Sales growth: expanding the footprint of our agreements and supporting new business;
  
  
• Revenue protection: delivering on our contractual commitments;
  
  
•  Margin improvement: effectively managing commercial levers, risks and issues; and
  
  
•  Compliance with contract obligations and Accenture policy.
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer.  We have an unwavering commitment to equality for all.  Together, we are acting, we are leading, and we will drive change across the globe.

Key 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.
  
  
• Review agreements which include but are not limited to providing inputs to the commercial and legal sections of the agreement, identify statements in the agreements that could create unnecessary risks, draft contractual clauses and commercial levers to protect Accenture interests
  
  
• Support or lead negotiations with the client for agreements at various stages and collaborate with all the internal stakeholders to receive the appropriate inputs and required approvals prior to agreement with the client
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Build strong relationships with all the key stakeholders of the client account(s) assigned
  
  
• Ability to operate autonomously with basic guidance
  
  
• Engage in pre-award sales activities, engage in discussions with the delivery teams and any other stakeholders, as required, regarding potential deal shaping and contractual outcomes with sales teams and business leadership, including contract drafting support, reviewing proposals.
  
  
• The contract management function is client facing and has a key role in building trusted relationships with client counterparts.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
  
  
• Minimum 5 yrs. relevant experience in contract management
  
  
• Fully written and spoken fluency in French (Bilingual – French and English)
  
  
• English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with stakeholders across Canada, US and other countries across our Global footprint where English is the common language. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.
  
  
• Experience and demonstrated capability in conducting and supervising investigations (including compliance-related investigations, employment investigations, and governmental investigations) and in drafting confidential reports and advising senior leadership on such risks.
  
  
• In-depth knowledge of local ethical/conduct/compliance-related risks, employee rights and obligations, and related laws
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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