Job Description

Skill required: Contract Management - Contract management
Designation: Contracting Senior Analyst
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:5 to 8 years
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What would you do? Draft, review and negotiate the buyside agreements and similar/related documentation with Accenture vendor, to procure various goods and services including but not limited to Contractors, Human Resources Support, IT & Telecom, Marketing & Communications, Workplace Support (Facilities & Services), Software as a Service etc. in accordance with Accenture s vendor s contracting standards, applicable laws, and business requirements to ensure contractual risks are clearly identified and addressed in compliance with Accenture s policies and standards. Leverage analytics to speed contract review process and calibrate contract risk. Overall Generic Responsibilities xe2x80xa2 Develop subject-matter knowledge and increase proficiency in the concerned support area and act as its POC xe2x80xa2 Directly liaison with internal stakeholders on various issues and build credible and effective relationships with the internal stakeholders as well as within the team xe2x80xa2 Support recruitment efforts for the team, supervise resources, and assist the Team Lead or Group lead in people management, as and when required, provide team members with positive and developmental feedback xe2x80xa2 Identify and support any specific trainings for the team, provide coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team xe2x80xa2 Support implementation of new initiatives in Legal Buyside Contracting support area or within Legal/GLN, try to xe2x80x98give backxe2x80x99 to GLN/Legal. xe2x80xa2 Manage SharePoint and communication records.
What are we looking for? Education: xe2x80xa2 Bachelorxe2x80x99s degree in Law. Work Experience: xe2x80xa2 Minimum of 5 years of experience at law firm or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing. Experience with drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements Work Requirements: xe2x80xa2 Travel may be required. xe2x80xa2 Fluency in English (and other language, depending on geography supported) with strong oral and written communication skills Knowledge and Skill Requirements: xe2x80xa2 Demonstrate promptness, accuracy, consistency, and drives tasks to closure xe2x80xa2 Able to work with internal and external teams to assist with day to day support and to understand delivery requirements xe2x80xa2 Demonstrate adaptability, positive & collaborative attitude, good interpersonal skills, strong time management and prioritization skills, attention to detail, sound judgement, and organization skills xe2x80xa2 Demonstrates keenness to learn and train on new processes and areas, able to assist with day-to-day support and to understand delivery requirements xe2x80xa2 Able to recommend high quality and timely advice for risk mitigation by efficiently assessing business and legal implications Behaviors and Attributes: xe2x80xa2 Understand cross-cultures and open to work with team members across the globe xe2x80xa2 Understand the value of diversity and recognize the strengths that different styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to Accenture xe2x80xa2 Demonstrate inclusion and respect for all individuals regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, culture, social status and/or sexuality xe2x80xa2 Collaborative and persuasive; able to work well with executives and non-executives. Relationship and Reporting: Reports: xe2x80xa2 Team Lead or Group Lead Supervises: xe2x80xa2 Team members providing services on a process/project or account/portfolio of Accounts External Relationships: xe2x80xa2 Accenture Counsels, client commercial, procurement, contract management, business executives, outside counsels, vendors, corporate function
Roles and Responsibilities: xe2x80xa2xe2x80xa2 Draft, review and negotiate the 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 Accenturexe2x80x99s supplierxe2x80x99s contracting standards, applicable laws, and business requirements. xe2x80xa2xe2x80xa2 Customize the existing templates in exceptional cases to suit the business requirements thereby ensuring compliance to applicable local laws and Accenturexe2x80x99s supplierxe2x80x99s contracting standards. xe2x80xa2 Review the supplier templates and ensure that the deviations to the Accenturexe2x80x99s supplierxe2x80x99s contracting standards are timely identified and highlighted to the business whenever they pose as risks to Accenture operations. xe2x80xa2 Participate in negotiations by representing companyxe2x80x99 s interests and interface directly with client/ vendor negotiating teams with suppliers, third parties, subcontractors etc., to agree to contractual terms in accordance with Accenturexe2x80x99s supplierxe2x80x99s contracting standards, applicable laws, and stakeholder requirements. xe2x80xa2 Liaise and effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders such as deal teams, Solution Architects, Procurement, HR, Workplace, Finance, Marketing & Communications etc., as well as with external parties such as suppliers, external counsel etc. to ensure contractual risks are clearly identified and addressed in compliance with Accenture s policies and standards. xe2x80xa2 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. xe2x80xa2 Advise the Business from legal perspective to address the potential contractual risks that may pose as risks to Accenture business operations. xe2x80xa2 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. xe2x80xa2 Structure the legal transactions to be most advantageous from a contracting and business perspective and escalate accordingly to the SME/leadership on the deal etc.
Any Graduation
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