Senior Legal Manager

In-house - Consumer Good - MNC - Senior Management level - Ho Chi Minh City

A MNC in Consumer Good is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel (on Senior Manager level) for the Marketing & Corporate legal support, to join the office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Reporting line: Head of Legal

Direct report: 1

What you'll do:

• Strategic Legal Analysis: Lead comprehensive legal analysis and engage with local, regional, and global teams to address draft regulations impacting the Company’s business operations in Vietnam.
• Regulatory Driver: Oversee and drive regulatory updates across the organization, ensuring timely and accurate information dissemination.
• Legal representatives in relevant forums: Represent the Legal team in Regulatory Committee Meetings & Risk & Control Committee Meetings, including providing insightful legal commentary and analysis for Regulatory Horizon Scanning
• Legal Partner for Marketing & Corporate Services: Serve as the primary legal advisor to the Marketing & Corporate Services function, offering strategic legal opinions, guidance on regulatory issues, and overseeing the preparation and finalization of legal
  documents for daily operations.
• Commercial Transactions: Expertly structure, negotiate, draft, and advise on significant commercial transactions, ensuring alignment with legal and strategic objectives.
• Lead the Compliance Agenda: In charge of compliance issues (standards of business conducts, contract management policy, etc.) for the Company, providing guidance on application of Group policies, procedures and governance
• Strategic Decision-Making: Actively contribute to problem-solving and decisiom-making across all business areas, leveraging legal expertise to support strategic goals.
• Litigation Management: Represent the company in litigation matters related to marketing & corporate services, managing legal risks and advocating for the company’s interests.
• Collaborative Support: Offer support and backup to other legal counsels within the department as required, ensuring a cohesive legal function.

What you bring:

• 12 years minimum of Legal experience with a blend of law firm AND in-house experience in MNC (preferably in FMCG)
• Bachelor's Degree in Law and Lawyer Practice Certificate
• Previous experience managing a team for, at least, 3 years
• Practical experience in commercial laws including commercial contract, IP, Labor Law, Corporate Governance and Competition Law
• Finance & tax preference rate experience would be a plus
• Full proficiency to work in English and Vietnamese
• Sharp, straight-forward, strong and assertive communicator who can confidently influence stakeholders and drive conversations forward

What's next:

Ready for an exciting new challenge? Apply now at estelle.palandjian@robertwalters.com.vn or by clicking on the link!

Due to the high volume of applications we are experiencing, our team will only be in touch with you if your application is shortlisted.