Head of Legal

Legal foundation & consulting

• Set up legal framework & policies
• Assess, identify and mitigate legal risks in current & future business activities
• Provide expert legal advice to executives and departments on a wide range of legal and business issues

Legal operations

•   Lead legal team to ensure legal compliance, including but not limit to products’ licenses, import & export required procedures, internal & external documents
•   Integrate/ manage legal agency for assigned legal scopes
•   Establish & maintain trade term agreements with recommended benchmarks used for commercial contracts
•   Review commercial contracts from legal risk perspective
•   Make sure legal compliance in terms of personal data management
•   Establish & maintain relationship with legal authorities
•   Work with authorities in case of disputes in business
•   Handle business licenses
•   Train employees in legal guidelines
•   Be the champion for digital transformation of Legal team
•   Other tasks assigned by line manager

Education/Major:

• University graduation with major of Corporate Law

Experience:

• At least 3 years experience as legal manager
• Experience from pharmaceutical/ cosmetic industry is prefered; FMCG can be considered; multi-sales-channels bussiness; ecom business is a plus

Language Proficiency:

• Good in English.

Professional Competency & Industry Knowledge: Regulatory Affairs (RA) Expertise: In-depth understanding of regulations on product declaration, advertising, and labeling for cosmetics, dietary supplements, and medical devices

Compliance Management: Compliance Management: Ability to establish Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure all processes from importation, warehousing to marketing are fully compliant

Dispute Resolution & Intellectual Property Skills: Protect the company’s brand and handle complaints or disputes from customers or competitors

Strategic & Managerial:

• Provide strategic advisory to the Board of Directors
• System building: Possess a process-oriented mindset to digitalize or standardize legal operations, enabling smooth business operations during rapid headcount growth

External Relations Capability: Have experience working directly and tactfully with the Ministry of Health, Drug Administration of Vietnam, Vietnam Food Administration, and market surveillance authorities

Mindset:

• Entrepreneurial mindset: Ability to withstand pressure during high-growth phases
• Integrity & courage: Strong enough to raise red flags when necessary