Job Description
<Job Responsibilities> - Advise the BOD/BOM, Legal & Risk Management Manager and departments on legal and compliance matters arising from daily operations and key projects - Analyze facts, evidence, laws, internal rules and business impact to provide clear conclusions, options and recommendations - Proactively provide a handling approach for ordinary or medium-risk matters within delegated scope; escalate material matters with a proposed option - Draft, review and negotiate contracts in Vietnamese and English, including distribution, sales, service, logistics, warehousing, lease, marketing, NDA and related amendments - Manage mandatory review scope, thresholds, responsibilities of Business/Legal/BOM, timing of Legal involvement and approval flow - Standardize contract templates, checklists, guidelines and training materials so departments can check basic issues before submitting matters to Legal - Support the development, update and implementation of internal rules/procedures on contracts, seals, information, personal data protection and approval authority - Monitor key legal changes and convert them into simple, practical guidance for departments - Advise on intellectual property, personal data protection, information confidentiality, anti-bribery/corruption and internal compliance requirements - Manage contract disputes, claims, receivables, claim-back matters, labor issues and other sensitive matters - Work with government authorities in inspections, administrative proceedings, licensing and related legal matters - Manage coordination with external law firms, including scope of work, documents, advice quality, cost and timeline - Allocate, guide, review and train the Legal Team to improve output quality and independent issue-handling capability - Report periodically or as needed on contract review status, disputes, receivables, compliance and key legal matters
Job Requirement
<Necessary Skills / Experience> - Bachelor's degree in Law - Language: Business-level English - Experience: 2-3 years in team management or legal decision-making responsibility. - A valid Vietnamese lawyer practicing certificate/bar card is mandatory. - Strong at distribution, FMCG, trading, logistics, warehousing, import-export, e-commerce or retail industry. - Hands-on experience in commercial contracts, disputes, debt recovery, compliance, internal control and development of internal policies/procedures - Ability to provide clear legal conclusions and practical actions under imperfect information. - Business-oriented legal judgment and ability to balance risk control with operational speed. - Team management skills, including delegation, quality supervision, and coaching of junior staff. - Integrity, confidentiality, ownership, resilience under pressure, and ability to - communicate compliance requirements clearly. <Preferred skills> - Can use Japanese - Highly welcome candidates with experience in distribution, FMCG, trading, logistics, warehousing, import-export, e-commerce, or retail industry. - Experience with authorities, inspections, administrative proceedings, licensing, litigation/arbitration or intellectual property is a strong advantage