Risk & Independence Contract Specialist Senior Manager - Advisory Consulting Services

About the role

PwC, a leading professional services firm, focuses on maintaining regulatory compliance and managing risks for clients. The role involves providing advice and solutions to help organizations navigate complex regulatory landscapes and enhance internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Manage contract reviews and support engagement planning by applying risk management frameworks and governance considerations.
• Drive sell-side services contract negotiations by redlining and negotiating risk, legal, and commercial terms directly with clients’ procurement, legal, and outside counsel.
• Collaborate with R&I risk management and PwC business teams to identify, assess, and mitigate contract, operational, and performance risks.
• Translate contract provisions and risk positions into clear guidance by educating stakeholders and clients, enabling effective execution and proactive issue prevention.
• Establish and enhance internal controls and contract compliance processes to promote consistent delivery, reduce exposure, and confirm adherence to negotiated terms.
• Lead contract risk alignment and governance across engagements by applying sound judgment to drive timely stakeholder decisions, documenting positions and approvals, and maintaining clear audit trails throughout the contract lifecycle.

Requirements

• At least a High School Diploma
• At least 6 years of experience

What sets you apart

• 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.

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

Up to 20% travel is required.

Benefits

PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. For more information, please visit this link.

Equal Opportunity Employer

PwC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against job seekers based on race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law.