Global Governance, Risk & Performance Lead

Jll; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global real estate firm is seeking a skilled professional to manage performance alignment and compliance for client contracts. You will work closely with various internal teams to ensure financial performance and compliance with contract terms. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in commercial management, excellent stakeholder management skills, and experience in risk management. This role is crucial to drive profitability and maintain client relationships effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial contract management and financial analysis.
• Strong interpersonal skills to manage relationships with stakeholders.
• Knowledge of compliance and risk management processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage governance structure for the account.
• Monitor financial performance indicators against contract commitments.
• Ensure compliance to contractual processes and change control.

Skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Risk management

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Business Administration or related field

Job description

Overview

This role is accountable for the monitoring, alignment and adjustments of JLL global performance to the terms, conditions and deliverables agreed in the MSA contract with the client. A key part of the role will be to develop and maintain relationships with the client and relevant stakeholders, receive feedback on MSA issues or risks, governance structures and performance. It involves working closely with various internal stakeholders, including Legal, Finance, Sourcing, Solutions, Platform, and Operations teams to meet JLL's business objectives and legal requirements.

What your day-to-day will look like

Strategy Development

• Collaborate with the Global Account Director, FD and core senior leaders to develop a performance and governance strategy aligned with the account's overall goals, objectives and commitments to drive profitability of account for JLL.
• Become an account SME on the terms of the MSA to provide relevant guidance/understanding and risk mitigation for JLL and the Account, in particular an understanding of the commercial terms of the contract and work with Finance to create an account plan which ensures global alignment across all countries.
• Strategically develop and manage the governance structure and process to enable JLL to communicate key risks and opportunities to the client.

Commercial Management

• Monitor and analyse financial performance indicators against the commitments of the contract, such as KPI's, revenue, costs, and profitability.
• Prepare and present reports on commercial risk exposure, mitigation efforts, and emerging trends to senior management and key stakeholders.
• Work closely with the FD and regional finance teams to understand any areas where JLL management fee could be at risk and ensure mitigating actions are taken on a contemporaneous basis to reduce exposure.

ance and Performance

• Oversee the global governance structure, meetings and ensure compliance to the agreed schedules. Work with the assigned team to ensure documents meet requirements and drive continuous improvement, bringing best of JLL to the client.
• Oversee the global collation of performance indicators and analysis for reporting including global KPI tracking working with the regional performance team and Regional Directors on strategies to address any actions and continually improve / drive better KPI scores.

MSA Compliance

• Ensure adherence to process by JLL and the client for contractual changes and change control and that they are appropriately documented with financial implications understood by all parties.

Risk and Compliance

• Provide oversight and global consistency in approach for the risk and compliance team. Be an escalation point for any items that require global involvement or resolution.

Process Improvement

• Continuously evaluate and improve the contract management and governance process to increase efficiency, improve engagement, reduce risks, and enhance overall contract performance. Implement best practices and tools to streamline contract lifecycle management.

Business Development

• Work across the JLL Business to identify new business opportunities and potential markets for expansion for the Account.

Training and Knowledge Sharing

• Provide strategy for best-in-class training and guidance to internal teams on contract-related matters, foster knowledge sharing within the account and JLL to enhance contract management capabilities.

Our People at JLL

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