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Assistant Manager - Contract Management - Risk and Brand Protection

Location not specified · 6–9 yrs

Experience: 6–9 yrs
Salary: Not disclosed
Location: Location not specified
Work mode: Not specified
Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Closing date not listed
Posted: 15 Aug 7

About this role

Summary

Position Summary

Contract Management – Assistant Manager, Risk & Brand Protection (R&BP)

Are you passionate about risk & compliance? Does due-diligence and regulatory procedure adherence sound like something you would do? Then read on…

The team

The Risk team’s mission is to protect the earnings, assets, and reputation of the firm, facilitate consistency of delivery, and reduce the cost of quality. The primary responsibility of the Risk Team is to provide effective and timely risk and quality-related counsel and guidance to the Deloitte Consulting teams that support client engagements. The Risk Team accomplishes its mission by helping identify, mitigate, and manage risk (delivery, regulatory, legal, and reputation) throughout the engagement life cycle.

The successful candidate will provide support to the Canadian Risk Managers throughout the contracting lifecycle for consulting and operate services, ranging from deploying structured contract management processes for compliance of contractual commitments and deliverables to active monitoring and tracking of contractual obligations.

Work you’ll do

As an R&BP Assistant Manager, you should be able to consistently apply a base of knowledge to matters that arise, identify, and resolve exceptions to policies and professional standards in a timely manner. Your key responsibilities would include:

Review and monitor contractual obligations of the parties to validate that these are met in line with terms and conditions including obligations, deliverables, and key methodologies such as performance measures, productivity achievement and invoicing.
Work closely with engagement teams to propose and support the creation of change orders, with a primary focus on ensuring timely and appropriate adjustments to contract schedule, price or other terms as circumstances and impact assessments dictate.
Provide expert advice to engagement teams on contract management and contract compliance matters.
Summarize and communicate essential contractual requirements and obligations.
Lead or provide support for subcontracting activities, working alongside engagement /technical lead, engaging Legal/Risk Managers during negotiations as necessary and ensuring that all subcontracts include applicable prime contract flow-down provisions.
Create contract summaries, obligation trackers and other standard documentation for new and ongoing engagements.
Understand stakeholder requirements and develop recommended approaches.
Build relationships with program leadership and other stakeholders.
Support development of contract management tools including annotated contract templates, contracting guidebooks, MSA summaries (for business use), and methods and processes essential for successful contractual compliance during delivery of engagements.
Manage process implementation activities, including identification of process improvement opportunities for contractual compliance practices.
Participate in risk and contract management process transformation projects.
Support senior management by handling various operational responsibilities.
When needed, assist in interviewing and hiring process.

Qualifications And Experience

Required:

Educational Qualification: MBA/PGDM (Finance) or equivalent qualification (Legal/Administration/Finance background) with 6-9 years of relevant business experience in contract or commercial-related functions.
Experience in reviewing and redlining commercial contracts.
Excellent understanding of sell-side/ buy-side contracts and clauses.
Excellent attention to detail and ability to review contract language and identify deviations.
Ability to work and coordinate tasks with multiple stakeholders such as Legal, Finance, Procurement, etc.
Previous contract negotiation experience preferred.
Experience in contract management systems, complex professional services agreements, complex information technology (IT) consulting, IT outsourcing, and IT professional services projects will be an advantage.
Ability to evaluate risks associated with extensive professional services engagements.
Ability to articulate complex contractual details to a broader project team and stakeholders.
Ability to review contract documents such as SoWs and CRs and provide redrafts and suggested wording to ensure that the obligations and commitments of both parties are clear, risks are understood, and deliverables are achievable.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding, deadline-driven environment and work autonomously.
Experience in dealing with multicultural teams.
Advance level in Microsoft Products like Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
Excellent English written and verbal communication skills; other languages will be an advantage.
Team handling experience which involves providing feedback and performance management.
Ability to manage ambiguity and adapt to business needs as it evolves.

Location : Hyderabad

Work Timings: 2 p.m. – 11 p.m.

How You Will Grow

At Deloitte, we’ve invested a great deal to create a rich environment in which our professionals can grow. We want all our people to develop in their own way, playing to their own strengths as they hone their leadership skills. And, as a part of our efforts, we provide our professionals with a variety of learning and networking opportunities—including exposure to leaders, sponsors, coaches, and challenging assignments—to help accelerate their careers along the way. No two people learn in exactly the same way. So, we provide a range of resources including live classrooms, team-based learning, and

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Benefits

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Professional development

From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn. We offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership opportunities and connect and grow through mentorship. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career.

Requisition code: 171540

Skills

Management and Manufacturing