Contract Counsel - Open in Egypt

Job Title: Contract Counsel
Work Location: New Cairo, Egypt
Who we are: Contract Management is part of our Legal and Commercial Services. Our professionals bring innovative ideas to commercial reality with a focus on maximizing 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.
Key responsibilities:

• Manage contract management teams at all levels across large projects and accounts; work with account management, client commercial and business stakeholders to understand client needs and priorities; account strategy, goals, and opportunities.
• Develop contract management staff across multiple projects and accounts taking responsibility for supporting performance management activities.
• 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.
• Contract Managers are client facing and have a key role in building trusted relationships with client counterparts.

Key qualifications:
Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Advanced degree preferred.

Knowledge and experience:

• Minimum 6 to 8 yrs. relevant experience as a contract manager with exposure to complex deals with proven team management experience.
• Able to collaborate and communicate effectively with client executives at all levels of the organization and be capable of supporting discussions to influence key commercial and contracting outcomes.
• Significant understanding of commercial contracting regulations and fundamentals, subcontracting practices; and commercial contracting terms and conditions.

Work Requirements:

• Extensive travel may be required.
• Fluency in English and/or any other language(s) depending on geography supported.

Membership:

• Member of World Commerce and Contracting (previously International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)) or National Contract Management Association (NCMA) and/or professional certification considered a plus.

Why join us? We offer a transparent, fast-paced approach to career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues. You will benefit from working alongside Accenture experts who are solving some of the biggest industry challenges with innovative thinking and pioneering tools. Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards. You will have access to state-of-the-art technology that will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest business trends. You will also have opportunities to make a difference to the communities in which we work and live.
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