Manager - Large Deal Risk Management

At Infosys, we are seeking a Manager or Senior Manager to collaborate with us in defining a large deal risk management framework that enables deal-stage, risk-informed decision-making for large and strategic IT deals. The individual will work cross-functionally with large deals, solution architects, sales leadership, legal, finance, IT, Privacy, compliance, and delivery leaders to build a sustainable, scalable approach to risk governance in high-value engagements

Key Responsibilities

Framework Definition & Institutionalization

• Develop an end-to-end risk governance framework across the large deal lifecycle—qualification, solutioning, contracting, transition, and delivery.
• Define risk taxonomy, thresholds, governance touchpoints, and templates (e.g., risk register, heat maps, weighted risk scoring models).
• Establish operating model for Large Deal Risk Office (LDRO), including roles, responsibilities, and escalation protocols.

Pilot Implementation on anchor deals and then BAU for deals

• Apply the framework to one or more live strategic deals
• Drive risk workshops with large deal, PMO, solution, delivery, finance, IT, DPO and legal teams to identify and assess deal-specific risks.
• Establish early warning indicators, control checkpoints, and mitigation plans.
• Partner with deal pursuit leadership to balance risk vs opportunity in solution design.

Governance & Reporting Enablement

• Design and roll out risk dashboards, deal heatmaps, and reporting templates for bid councils and CXOs.
• Define cadence for pre-bid reviews, contract risk approvals, transition risk reviews, and steady-state monitoring.
• Drive executive reviews on risk posture, key exposures, and systemic learnings

Qualification and Experience: MBA / CA with 10-14 years of experience in Large deals pursuit/risk management/assurance.