Job Title:  T&T | NAT:Delivery Excellence | Risk & Quality Management | Bengaluru | Manager

The team

The team must do much more than keep the wheels turning; it is the engine that drives functional excellence and the enabler of innovation and long-term growth.

Role and Responsibilities

Provide contract review, amendment and negotiation support to the Risk and Contract managers and business teams including: 

·       Review contractual documentation such as master services agreements (MSAs), statement of works (SOWs), non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), consortium/ JV agreements, subcontractor agreements, license agreements, alliance agreements, change orders/amendments, request for proposals, etc.

·       Conducting contract analysis on contractual terms and/or on potential risk issues

·       Modify client provided contracts and/ or respond to changes proposed on standard templates by the clients

·       Assist client facing teams in interpreting contracts, drafting provisions based on business needs, assessing potential risks

·       Discuss with the client legal and/ or business teams to negotiate the contracts

·       Offering alternatives regarding contract language

·       Support in contract close out activities

·       Assist the client facing teams in preparing Risk Mitigation Plans for the contractual risks in the context of the engagements

·       Develop executive summary / exceptions document / key points of the contracts for pre-executed and post executed contracts

·       Ensure regular stakeholders communication. Build, develop and maintain good relationship with all stakeholders

·       Support in tracking key contractual commitments

·       Ad hoc contract management support activities

·       Keeping track of updates in the internal policies and making suitable changes in standard templates

·       Conducting training for FA engagement team members/new joinees regarding contractual and compliance issues

·       Staying abreast of developments in the field of contracts such as latest court pronouncements, amendments to arbitration laws etc. especially in relation to those affecting the business;

·       Preparing brief for opinion from lawyers on contractual issues as and when necessary;

·       Providing drafting and other support on all legal matters and working on other relevant matters/ projects as directed by the leadership

Key Skills required:

·       Law graduate from a reputed law college

·       Strong academic record, 4 to 9 years of relevant experience in contracting

·       Good relationship management skills

·       Good analytical and interpersonal skills

·       Strong verbal and written English communication skills

·       Strong sense of integrity and responsibility

·       Ability to interpret laws, rules and regulations and apply them to work as required.

·       Analytical skills - should be able to use judgment, analyze facts and draw logical conclusions

·       Proficiency in the use of MS Office - Word, Basic Excel and PowerPoint 

·       Experience in managing commercial and public sector contracts

·       Experience in identifying contractual risks and suggesting risk mitigations

·       Experience in a Professional services firm (preferably from Consulting/ Information Technology/Information Technology Enabled Services industry)

·       Experience with different types of contractual documents such as professional services agreements, MSAs, Statements of Work, Engagement Letters, Nondisclosure Agreements (NDAs), subcontractor agreements, request for proposals (RFP), etc.

Level of Experience Required 5 to 9 years

Location and way of working

• Location- Mumbai
• Working from the office at least 3 days a week is mandatory, with a hybrid model tailored to each domain’s specific needs
• Education :  MCA/ Mtech/ MBA/ B. Tech/ BBA/ BSC/ BE/ B.Com