IN-Associate _ Risk _Risk & Legal_Advisory_Gurgaon
PWC
2 - 6 years
Gurugram
Posted: 11/08/2025
Job Description
Line of Service
AdvisoryIndustry/Sector
GPS X-SectorSpecialism
OperationsManagement Level
AssociateJob Description & Summary
At PwC, our people in risk and compliance focus on maintaining regulatory compliance and managing risks for clients, providing advice, and solutions. They help organisations navigate complex regulatory landscapes and enhance their internal controls to mitigate risks effectively.Those in enterprise risk management at PwC will focus on identifying and mitigating potential risks that could impact an organisation's operations and objectives. You will be responsible for developing business strategies to effectively manage and navigate risks in a rapidly changing business environment.
Job Description & Summary: The successful candidate will join a high-performing, business-facing legal function that operates at the forefront of complex domestic and cross-border transactions that underpin PwC’s Deals and Forensics practices, including, buy-side and sell-side due diligence services, valuations, corporate investigations, and dispute advisory mandates, ensuring that every engagement is executed within a robust risk-management framework while preserving commercial agility and client service excellence.
Responsibilities:
· Principal Accountabilities: Contract review and negotiations · Identifying legal and commercial risks in client facing contracts, proposals, scope of work and tender documents. · Act as a business enabler and work closely with business teams, leadership and other internal teams in identifying workable solutions to issues and suggesting risk mitigations. · Assist business teams and leadership with credible insights to assist them taking informed decisions. · Drafting and negotiating various client facing agreements like engagement letters, master services agreements, statements of work, framework agreements, subcontractor and vendor arrangements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, data protection addenda, technology licensing agreements, alliance agreements etc. · Interface regularly with senior partners, engagement leaders, risk management, independence, procurement, finance, and also the global PwC network, aligning contract positions with firm policy while facilitating pragmatic commercial outcomes and maintaining transaction pace.
Mandatory skill sets: · Candidate must have completed 5 years integrated law course from a reputed law college in India · Candidate must have in depth knowledge of commercial laws, specifically contract laws · Candidate must be up to date with current laws · Candidate must have excellent drafting, communication and negotiation skills
Preferred skill sets: · Experience with forensic practices and technologies and knowledge about buy-side and sell-side due diligence will be an added advantage · Experience of working in law firms on corporate side will be an added advantage
Years of experience required: 2 -6 years
Education Qualifications-
Graduation or Post graduation in Law
Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required: Master Degree, Bachelor DegreeDegrees/Field of Study preferred:Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)
Required Skills
Risk ManagementOptional Skills
Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Business Continuity, Business Process Improvement, Business Process Modeling, Business Risk, Business Risk Identification, Communication, Contract Negotiation, Contractual Risk Mitigation, Corporate Governance, Crisis Management, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Governance Risk Compliance (GRC), Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Mitigation Measures, Negotiation Coaching, Operational Risk Management, Optimism, Policy and Procedures {+ 17 more}Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)
Travel Requirements
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Government Clearance Required?
Job Posting End Date
About Company
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is a global professional services firm providing audit, tax, and consulting services. PwC helps organizations manage financial risks, comply with regulations, and improve performance through its expertise in industries like finance, healthcare, and technology.
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