Job Description
Job Overview:
We are seeking a skilled Legal & Compliance Officer to support our manufacturing and commercial operations in Hanoi. The role requires a proactive, hands-on professional with strong expertise in legal compliance, a solid grasp of Vietnamese regulations, and an international mindset. This position will focus on ensuring legal integrity, risk management, and compliance, making a significant impact within our multinational environment.
Key Responsibilities:
• Legal Advisory: Provide accurate and timely legal advice on various matters, including manufacturing, commercial contracts, employment law, and corporate policies.
• Compliance Management: Ensure compliance with local and international laws, industry standards, and corporate governance; establish and monitor compliance protocols.
• Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and agreements with clients, suppliers, and other third parties to minimize risk and maximize value.
• Regulatory Affairs: Stay updated on legal developments in Vietnam, including changes to labor, trade, and regulatory laws; advise management on implications.
• Risk Assessment: Identify legal risks within operations, developing strategies to mitigate potential impacts and proactively manage disputes and resolutions.
• Policy Implementation: Assist in the creation, implementation, and monitoring of internal policies and procedures in alignment with legal standards and corporate goals.
JOB DESCRIPTION
In this area, please identify the responsibilities of the position by main categories as following:
1. General duties
2. Compliance
DETAILED ACTIVITIES:
General duties
Legal tasks:
· Study and monitor the existing and new laws/ regulations and developing regulations, conduct analysis and provide insightful recommendations to assure the company's compliance with applicable laws/regulations.
· Conduct legal reviews and provide the legal advice necessary to support all the functions in the company and the business initiatives.
· Reviewing and participating in the negotiation of purchase and sales contracts, distribution, commercial and agency contracts etc;
· Review legal impact or legal compliance of any new program, projects launch by the Company.
· Review the official internal decisions and letters issued by the Company.
· Preparation of dossiers for updating the internal certificates of the Company including Investment Registration Certificate, Enterprise Registration Certificate, Certificate of Eligibility for automobile production and assembly
· Preparation English-to-Vietnamese translation and vice versa as per business’s request.
· Coordinate with HR Department to manage business ethics & conflict interest, integrity, ensure the compliance of the Company with the labour law and regulations.
· Provide legal support for disputes arising from contract implementation, customer, dealer, supplier’s complaint. Manage lawsuits and arbitrations arising during business operations, including product liability, labor dispute and various legal issues.
· Manage the various company licenses, including the application, revision, renewal, and annual audit, etc.
· Provide follow up on legal issues and make recommendations for improvement.
· Supporting the intellectual property protection, manage on the renewal and newly signed agreement, documents POA related to intellectual property.
· Managing external legal counsel and outside resources related to legal area when necessary.
· Manage all internal admin and reporting procedures trained by Head of Department or to be trained on day to day basic.
Take any other tasks as assigned by direct manager or Head of Department if required
Compliance matters:
Comply with Internal policies, Code of Conduct, Anti-Bribery procedures of the Company issued from time to time.
Complete all compliance training as required by Corporate Compliance Office.
Job Requirements
Key Requirements:
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Law; Master’s degree or additional certifications in Compliance is a plus.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years in a legal and compliance role, preferably within an MNC or in manufacturing and commercial sectors.
• Language: Proficiency in English (both written and verbal).
• Skills:
• Strong understanding of Vietnamese legal systems, commercial law, and corporate governance.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and solution-focused with excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Hands-on approach, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interact with cross-functional teams and external partners.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's Degree, major in Law, master’s degree is a preference.
At least 5-7 years legal related experience working/practicing in an international law firm or top tier local law firm or in a legal position in a foreign invested company
5-7 years experience in Government affairs or cooperate affairs or policy consultants is a preference
QUALIFICATIONS:
· Good at English (Writing, Speaking & Listening) and MS Office (Word/Excel, Power Point);
· Good business acumen, decisive, positive attitude, hardworking and systematic thinking;
· Good communication skills;
· Independent mind with good ability of risk analyzing in reviewing business transactions;
· Strong sense of responsibility, self-confident, integrity;
· Good communication skills and highly self-motivated personality;
· Having adaptability skill and able to work under pressure, environment changing and uncertainty and set his/her own high standard, able to prioritize his/her works to meet the stretch deadline;
· Able to manage multi-tasks according to business/team structures and needs.
Others preferred:
· Have management skill to manage relationship with Government officials.
· Good understanding about Government policies and strategy on automotive industry.
· Having experience working in the International Law Firm, International Companies or Automotive business is a plus