Legal Specialist
- Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- Full-Time
- On-Site
Job Description:
Location: Mapletree, Nguyen Van Linh, Dist. 7, HCMC
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8h30 - 17h30
Get to know our Team:
The company’s Legal team is composed of lawyers and specialists coming from various countries all over the world, who are open-minded and very supportive with managers allowing some level of independence. Our Vietnam team is currently made of 5 members who report to Regional Legal and are taking care of the entire Vietnam’s platform businesses.
Mission of our Legal team is to:
1. Partner, advise and enable our business stakeholders to achieve our consumer-centric goals, spur continuous innovation and drive the business ahead;
2. Advise on legal risks and possible mitigating steps to help our stakeholders form commercially sound and reasonable decisions that contribute to sustainable growth.
Get to know the role:
You will have a key role in the management of legal and regulatory matters of the company’s Vietnam operations, working closely and regularly with various competencies of all levels. You will get an opportunity to work in a US listed company, interface with various law firms, and liaise with government agencies.
The day-to-day activities:
- Draft, advise and negotiate on commercial contracts related to company’s daily business, mainly focusing on the following areas, including but not limited to, e-hailing and transportation, e-commerce & trading, labor and litigations.
- Daily support on legal advice and legal analysis to the Regional and Country business stakeholders on a broad range of issues such as matters relating to consumer protection, driver operations, merchant disputes, etc.
- Revamp and review compliance status of all Vietnam businesses following the effectiveness of new laws, including Law on Consumer Protection, Law on E-commerce, Law on E-transaction and related regulations on transportation business and safety on road.
- Develop and implement draft policies, procedures, processes and guiding documents to enhance the compliance status across all businesses.
- Conduct, liaise and work with relevant licensing authorities in relation to operational licenses of the company.
- Perform any other duties or projects as assigned by the Regional and/or management.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in laws;
- Admitted to the Bar Association is favorable;
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Vietnamese (including legal language and terminology)
- Having the ability and commitment to travel within and, at times on short notice, in Vietnam or in SEA.
- At least 5-7 years’ working experience, with a preferable of at least 2 years in-house counsel experience in multi-national company.
- Having a strong legal, analytical, communication and presentation skills (commensurate with the candidate’s experience);
- Having an ability to understand the business, commercial requirements, company’s strategies and directions, its people and its organizational structure;
- Having awareness of legal and commercial risks as well as the ability to balance such risks against business benefits, with appropriate mitigation measures taken;
- Having the ability to work under immense pressure and with minimal supervision.
- Having the ability to do multiple-tasks.
Salary and Benefits:
- Gross salary: VND 45 mil gross
- 100% salary in 2-month probation period & full SHUI.
- Sign contract with Talentnet.