Legal Senior Manager - Investee Company
Mekong Capital
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ROLE PURPOSE
To partner closely with the business and ensure all legal operations run smoothly, while contributing to the development of a strong legal foundation for future growth and expansion in Vietnam and international markets.
KEY RESPONSIBILITY
Legal Business Partnering:
- Provide clear, practical legal advice to support day-to-day business decisions
- Balance legal risks with commercial priorities
- Partner with business teams to review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements (including international partners and distributors)
External Counsel Coordination:
- Act as the main contact for external law firms (local and international)
- Coordinate on legal matters across jurisdictions
- Monitor timelines, deliverables, and quality of outputs
Expansion Activities:
- In charge of legal aspects of new market entries and international projects
- Work with external advisors on regulatory and entity setup requirements
- Be representative from Legal to join strategic expansion project as cross-functional taskforce team
Compliance & Risk Control:
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws and internal policies
- Identify potential risks in contracts and operations, including cross-border risks, and escalate when needed
- Maintain and update internal legal and compliance documents
Legal Operations & Administration:
- Manage day-to-day legal operations across the company
- Maintain and organize legal documentation, templates, and contract database
- Ensure proper record-keeping and document control, including for cross-border agreements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in law
- Minimum 5 years of legal experience (law firm and/or in-house)
- Practical, business-oriented mindset
- Detail-oriented, well-organized, and able to manage multiple priorities
- Fluent in English and Vietnamese
PREFERABLE REQUIREMENTS
- Exposure to cross-border or international legal matters
- Experience in FMCG, retail, or manufacturing environments
- Experience in improving legal processes and templates
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About Mekong Capital
At Mekong Capital, we add value through an Ontological approach. We are looking for candidates who will fit with our culture and ontological approach. Ontological approach is about shifting occurring for ourselves and others, leading to breakthroughs in performance. We can call this the world of transformation, and it starts with who we are BEING and our own willingness to transform. Accordingly, we have designed our onboarding and employee development opportunities relating to the discovery of Mekong’s core values, and transformations in who each person is being as access to delivering breakthroughs in their performance. Therefore, we are the best place for people who are genuinely interested in transformation and leadership as a basis for consistently delivering breakthroughs in Private Equity.