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
Ngành nghề: Luật / Pháp lý, Y tế / Chăm sóc sức khỏe / Thẩm mỹ / Làm đẹp, Dược phẩm/ Hóa Mỹ Phẩm
Kinh nghiệm: 3 Năm
Cấp bậc: Trưởng nhóm / Giám sát
Hình thức: Nhân viên chính thức
Địa điểm: Hồ Chí Minh