Senior Manager/Manager - Legal Contracting - LLB/LLM - Business Consulting/BPM Firm

Our client is a leading Business Consulting/BPM firm which is looking for Sr. Manager/Manager (Contracts).

The position is based out of their Pune office and reports to the Project Director who heads the contract management practice.

As Manager, you will be a member of the Contract Management practice's Leadership Team, contributing to setting the overall direction of the practice and its day to day management.

Your role will be to take charge of the current operations including building relationships with stakeholders in the client organizations, knowing the team and managing their day to day functions with the assistance of the Team Leads, overseeing deliverables, handling exceptions and escalations and providing technical support and guidance to the team.

Once you are settled into the role, apart from managing day to day operations, you will also be responsible for growing the client relationship, people development and operational excellence.

You will also be able to participate and contribute to the exciting growth of the contract management practice in different ways, including the interviewing and selection process, knowledge sharing of current processes with new team members, extending the process management methodologies to the new work that comes in, etc.

To be tailor-fit for the above role, you need to have -

- Proven experience of managing client relationships, managing teams and client deliverables

- 7+ years - experience in the legal domain of which at least 4 years should be in contracting

- Looking for LLB/LLM professionals with 7+ years of experience in contract lifecycle management - drafting, redlining, reviewing etc.

- Experience in handling a team of 3-4 Assistant/ Deputy Managers (direct reportees) is a must - the larger team under them could be 25-30 members

- Technical expertise in the contracting domain to be able to provide guidance to the team and engage with legal counsel and business owners on the client's side

- Ability to understand and apply the business context in any given situation so as to balance legal risk with commercial reality

- Exposure to commercial functions would be a distinct advantage

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Mind-set for client service and performance improvement