Risk & Independence Contract Specialist Senior Manager - Advisory Consulting Services

About the role

PwC's Risk & Quality (R&Q) industry focuses on maintaining regulatory compliance and managing risks for clients. They provide advice and solutions to help organisations navigate complex regulatory landscapes and enhance internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop business strategies to effectively manage and navigate risks in a rapidly changing business environment.
• Lead initiatives in enterprise risk management, focusing on business continuity and risk model implementation.
• Negotiate risk, legal, and commercial terms in services contracts with PwC's clients (sell-side contracts).
• Evaluate contract and related performance risks, educate stakeholders and clients on contract provisions, and redline/negotiate contracts with clients' procurement, legal, and outside counsel.
• Establish and enhance internal controls and contract compliance processes to promote consistent delivery, reduce exposure, and confirm adherence to negotiated terms.
• Collaborate across diverse teams to implement risk management frameworks and enhance business processes.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience.

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma.
• Juris Doctorate degree preferred.
• Leading the substantive negotiation of complex commercial contracts.
• Reviewing and redlining detailed risk, legal, and commercial contract terms.
• Understanding of professional advisory/consulting service offerings, performance details, and related business strategies, including large-scale technology transformations, vendor selection and assessments, small to medium scale system implementations and AI roadmaps, and business integrator/change management projects.
• Exercising an entrepreneurial, problem-solving mentality and autonomy in managing contract negotiations.
• Explaining contract terms and positions in a collaborative manner to both internal stakeholders and external contract parties.
• Driving process improvement by analyzing current contracting approaches and processes and improving contracting efficiency and overall experience.

Skills

• Craft and convey clear, impactful, and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
• Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
• Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
• Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging, and uncertain situations.
• Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
• Model and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g., refer to specific - PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Benefits

• PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more.

Pay

The salary range for this position is: $91,000 - $321,500. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws.

Schedule

Full time.

Benefits

• PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more.
• To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

Application Instructions

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines