Contract Associate Manager CLM CM

Our global legal network is a group of professionals operating globally from 10 countries. It provides a broad spectrum of differentiated services – focused on delivering value and innovation. We partner with Legal teams across Accenture to build efficiencies and centres of excellence related to Legal services; and through our size, geographic spread and language diversity, the Global Legal Network is able to drive quality, agility and speed in our services, aligned to Accenture’s relentless focus on maximum efficiency and operational effectiveness.

Role responsibilities:

The contract manager is part of our Legal and Commercial Services. Our professionals bring innovative ideas to commercial reality with a focus on maximising 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

• Act independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments.
• Analysing and solving moderately complex problems. Creating new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures
• Interact with direct supervisor or team leads. Interacting with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture
• Manage and support contract management teams across projects and accounts. Working with account management, client commercial and business stakeholders to understand and support client needs and priorities; account strategy, goals and opportunities
• Take accountability for identification, escalation and resolution of commercial and contract risks and issues working with senior management 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 and business teams, including contract drafting support