Legal & Compliance Manager

• Ensure legal and compliance issues of the company in Vietnam;
• Review and ensure that the company’s standard legal documentation is legally binding, valid and enforceable and complies with the standard of the Group and laws and regulations in Vietnam; also provide legal opinions for non-standard documentation;
• Review and advise management on legal and compliance implications of internal policies and procedures;
• Serve as center for any regulation updates and assist Head of Legal to implement adequate compliance controls in relation to new legal & regulatory developments;
Key responsibilities:
As A Legal Manager: (50%)
Leader Role:
- Provide guidances and coach to the junior staff resources in the legal department when required.
Legal Risk:
Acting as a Legal Business Partner, strategically support business growth
- Review and provide legal advice on corporate matters.
- Review ongoing cases and advice management accordingly.
- Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken.
- Provide legal protection and risk management advice to management especially on contract management.
- Provide and interpret legal information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff.
Policy Development:
- Review and advise management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
- Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.
Litigation Management:
- Review progress of outstanding litigation and liaise with and manage external lawyers.
- On behalf of the Company to manage and work with competent Courts, attend the Court hearing when required.
Stakeholders:
- Work closely with Group's Legal team and external lawfirms.
• Serve as a coordinator with regulators and relevant units on compliance issues and a coordinator with regulatory auditors examining operation;
As a Compliance Manager: (50%)
- Support Legal Head to lead the regulatory compliance audits in the Company
- Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures are followed.
- Collaborate with business owners to complete compliance self audits throughout the year;
- Conduct or direct the internal investigation of compliance issues.
- Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
- Disseminate written policies and procedures related to compliance activities.