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Job Description & Summary

The Opportunity

Join our Acceleration Center India and help shape the future of business for our diverse client portfolio across geographies and jurisdictions. You’ll work at the heart of global teams across Advisory, Assurance, Tax and Business Services—solving real client challenges through connected collaboration. We’ll help you grow your skills so you can go further. With hands-on learning, cutting-edge tools and an inclusive culture, this is your opportunity to do inspiring work that makes a difference—every day.

As a Contract Manager, you will focus on managing and optimizing the operational aspects of a legal team within our Internal Firm Services practice. Your role will involve streamlining processes, implementing technology solutions, and developing strategies to increase efficiency and reduce costs. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, oversee vendor relationships, and provide data-driven insights to support decision-making and improve overall legal department performance.

As a Manager, you will enhance your leadership style by motivating, developing, and inspiring others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team members' unique strengths, and managing performance to meet client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. Embracing technology and innovation, you will enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

In this role at PwC Acceleration Center India, you will take ownership of projects, confirming their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion. You will also address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members, and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.

Responsibilities

- Managing and optimizing the operational aspects of the legal team to enhance efficiency and reduce costs
- Streamlining processes and implementing technology solutions to support legal operations
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to provide strategic guidance and support
- Overseeing vendor relationships and leveraging data-driven insights for decision-making
- Developing strategies to improve overall legal department performance
- Motivating and inspiring team members to deliver quality work and meet client expectations
- Coaching and mentoring team members to leverage their unique strengths
- Analyzing and identifying linkages and interactions within complex systems
- Taking ownership of projects, including planning, budgeting, execution, and completion
- Encouraging skill development outside comfort zones and fostering innovation
- Addressing conflicts and engaging in difficult conversations with stakeholders
- Upholding professional and technical standards, including compliance with PwC's code of conduct and independence requirements

What You Must Have

- At least a graduate or post graduate degree
- At least 8 years of experience
- Oral and written proficiency in English required

What Sets You Apart

- Demonstrating AI fluency and AI-human collaboration
- Utilizing Onit Legal Software and Solutions
- Excelling in legal technology and litigation support
- Implementing change management and process improvement strategies
- Leveraging analytical thinking and data analytics for decision-making
- Managing intellectual property portfolio with strategic questioning
- Enhancing project management and compliance skills

Travel Requirements

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