Key Responsibilities
- 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, accounts, and geographies
- 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.
- Support 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
Work Requirements: Travel may be required.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- University degree required (business management or law preferred)
- Min 2-year post-graduation work experience in a professional capacity
Preferred Qualifications:
- Basic understanding of contract life cycle and commercial contracting principles and regulations
- Membership: Member of International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM) or National Contract Management Association (NCMA) and/ or professional certification considered a plus
Professional Skills:
- Able to collaborate and communicate effectively with client executives at all levels of the organization
- 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 nonexecutives
- Demonstrated leadership in professional setting; either military or civilian
- Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting; either military or civilian