Contracting Specialist

Contracting Specialist

Skill required: Contracting - Contracting Regulations
Designation: Contracting Specialist
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:7 to 11 years
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What would you do? Job Summary: The role of the GLN Contracting Specialist for Gallia is to support the Gallia geography or France by being responsible for the legal reviews assigned to her/him facing the business team and the legal onshore team.
What are we looking for? Qualifications: Education and Work Experience: • Qualified lawyer /entitled to practice law under applicable country legislation • 4-6 years of experience in contracting matters Work Requirements: Travel may be required Knowledge and Skill Requirements: • Highly positive and collaborative outlook • Understands and able to navigate Accenture Legal and the Accenture business • Skilled and experienced in all aspects of contracting at Accenture • Appropriate per level negotiation skills, executive presence and the ability to influence business and contracting decisions. • Ability to manage escalations effectively. • Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills • Excellent judgment • Touch and tone contracting approach • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Ability to understand basic contracting principles, detail-oriented, organized, and flexible; • Fluent in English and another language (depending on geography supported) with strong oral and written communication skills; and • Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Word skills. Relationships: Reports to: GLN Contracting Alignment Lead/GLN Local Contracting Alignment Lead /Supervisor Supervises: GLN Contracting personnel below level 9 if applicable /needed External Relationships: Client Counsel, Client Executives
Roles and Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities: • Counsel, guide, train and support members more junior members of the GLN Contracting team as requested by Supervisor. • Ability to take decisions and communicate appropriately • Apply the internal GLN reporting process through the Local Alignment Lead/Supervisor • Ability to manage low value contract complexities with appropriate escalations to supervisor /legal consultant • Participates and owns trainings for the GLN professionals for more simple service lines or as designated by the Supervisor. • Attain accreditation in all service lines required for the level as communicated by direct supervisor . • Provides Contracting support to the business in respect of the deals assigned to him/her as follows: a) Reviews, drafts, and negotiates assigned work. b) Reaches out to supervisor/legal consultant/other legal teams involved for guidance c) Escalates risks as per internal procedures • Represents company’s interests and interface directly with client negotiating teams. • Structures client transactions to be most advantageous from a contracting and business perspective and escalates accordingly. • Advises business teams on accurate interpretation of contract documents and the facts of a business opportunity.