Contract Manager

Job Description

Contract Management is part of Accenture’s 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 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 and commercial outcomes for priority engagements and portfolios, including:

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

Key responsibilities

• 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.
• Contract Managers are client-facing and have a key role in building trusted relationships with client counterparts.