Contract Specialist
Finance, Banking & Legal · Legal Services · Compliance & Regulatory
In short
Accenture is seeking a Contract Specialist in New Delhi with 5-10 years of experience. This full-time role involves leading contract management teams, advising on legal and commercial risks, and supporting sales growth and revenue protection through expert contract lifecycle management. The position requires strong collaboration and negotiation skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead contract management teams across large projects and accounts.
- Understand client needs, priorities, account strategy, objectives, and opportunities.
- Develop contract management staff and support performance management.
- Identify, escalate, and resolve commercial and contract risks and issues.
- Engage in pre-award sales activities, assist with deal shaping, and negotiate commercial and contractual outcomes.
- Provide contract drafting support.
- Act as a client-facing professional building trusted relationships with client counterparts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience as a contract manager with exposure to complex deals.
- Proven team management experience.
- Experience and demonstrated capability in conducting and supervising investigations (compliance-related, employment, governmental).
- In-depth knowledge of local ethical/conduct/compliance-related risks, employee rights and obligations, and related laws.
- Extensive experience in employee relations and workplace investigations.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with client executives at all levels.
- Capability to support discussions to influence key commercial and contracting decisions.
- Significant understanding of commercial contracting regulations and principles, subcontracting practices, and commercial contracting terms and conditions.
Desired Qualifications
- Membership of World Commerce and Contracting (previously International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)) or National Contract Management Association (NCMA).
- Professional certification considered a plus.
Benefits
- Opportunities to work with diverse, cross-cultural teams globally.
- A workplace that fosters inclusion, diversity, and respect.
- Holistic well-being support (physical, mental, financial).
- Opportunities for skill development through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences.
- Consistent recognition as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.
#Contract Management#Legal#Commercial Services#Negotiation#Drafting#Risk Management#Compliance#Investigations#Employee Relations
Company
Accenture
Job Posted
3 weeks ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
New Delhi, India
Qualification
Bachelor, Master
Applicants
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