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, not procurement).
• Evaluate contract and related performance risks, educate stakeholders and clients on contract provisions, redline/negotiate contracts with clients' procurement, legal, and outside counsel, and develop internal controls to establish and reinforce contract compliance.
• Collaborate across diverse teams to implement risk management frameworks and enhance business processes, driving firm success through innovation, large-scale leadership, and strategic guidance in a dynamic environment.

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.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Holiday pay
• Vacation
• Personal and family sick leave

Schedule

Full time

Pay

$91,000 - $321,500

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

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Holiday pay
• Vacation
• Personal and family sick leave

Salary Range

$91,000 - $321,500

Application Instructions

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines