[Remote] Risk & Independence Contract Specialist Senior Manager - Advisory Consulting Services

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. PwC is a leading professional services firm focused on risk and compliance. They are seeking a Senior Manager to lead initiatives in enterprise risk management, focusing on business continuity and risk model implementation while guiding teams in identifying and mitigating risks.


Responsibilities

  • Manage contract reviews and support engagement planning by applying risk management frameworks and governance considerations that strengthen delivery and contract compliance
  • 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 across managed services engagements
  • 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

Skills

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

  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • Holiday pay
  • Vacation
  • Personal and family sick leave

Company Overview

  • At PwC, we help clients drive their companies to the leading edge. It was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in London, England, GBR, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://pwc.com.

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