Head of Legal & Compliance

ACG3695JOB

Our client is a company specialized in industrial gases who is looking for a qualified candidate to join their firm.

Legal Team Leadership and Development

• Lead manage and develop the Legal & Compliance team to ensure the delivery of high-quality timely and effective legal support.
  
• Set team priorities allocate resources assign responsibilities and optimize workloads in alignment with business objectives.
  
• Strengthen team capabilities through coaching professional training knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
• Monitor team performance and ensure effective collaboration across legal and compliance activities.
  
• Prepare and submit timely legal and compliance reports to the Group and senior management.
  

Legal Support for Business Operations

• Provide timely practical and commercially focused legal advice to management and all business functions.
  
• Review draft negotiate and standardize commercial contracts internal regulations policies procedures and other legal documents.
  
• Develop and maintain contract risk checklists legal guidelines templates and legal handbooks.
  
• Conduct training programs to improve employees understanding of contractual legal and compliance requirements.
  
• Monitor and analyze new laws and regulatory developments that may affect the Companys operations.
  
• Issue periodic legal updates and regulatory newsletters and ensure that relevant departments are informed of material legal changes.
  
• Support business functions in updating and improving internal policies and procedures when required.
  
• Ensure that internal documents and business practices comply with applicable laws Group policies and Company standards.
  
• Advise senior management on material legal risks regulatory obligations and compliance requirements.
  

Dispute Resolution and Litigation

• Lead the management of disputes claims legal proceedings and litigation involving the Company.
  
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and external legal counsel to develop appropriate dispute-resolution and litigation strategies.
  
• Assess potential legal exposure and recommend preventive or corrective actions.
  
• Protect the Companys interests while ensuring legal compliance and minimizing financial operational and reputational risks.
  
• Manage relevant documentation evidence deadlines and communication throughout the dispute-resolution process.
  

Legal Process Improvement and Digital Transformation

• Review existing legal processes and identify inefficiencies administrative burdens and opportunities for improvement.
  
• Develop and standardize legal workflows contract review processes approval procedures and reporting mechanisms.
  
• Collaborate with Information Technology and digital transformation teams to evaluate and implement legal technology solutions.
  
• Support the implementation of systems such as contract lifecycle management contract tracking legal document management and compliance monitoring platforms.
  
• Monitor the effectiveness of implemented solutions and recommend further improvements.
  
• Perform other legal compliance and supervisory responsibilities as assigned by senior management.
  

Local Compliance Management

• Provide guidance and advice to local management and employees on compliance matters particularly core compliance topics and local regulatory requirements.
  
• Identify and assess potential legal and compliance risks and monitor the implementation of appropriate mitigating controls.
  
• Implement and maintain an effective Compliance Management System at the local entity.
  
• Continuously monitor relevant legal requirements regulatory developments and compliance risks within the Companys operating scope.
  
• Implement Group compliance policies standards and procedures at the local level.
  
• Develop conduct and document general and targeted compliance training programs.
  
• Prepare periodic and ad hoc reports on relevant compliance topics risks incidents and corrective actions.
  
• Take local responsibility for business-partner due diligence compliance reviews audits and assessments internal investigations and disciplinary or remediation measures related to compliance violations.
  

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Law from a recognized university. A Master of Laws or other relevant postgraduate qualification is an advantage.
  
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in corporate legal and compliance including experience in a managerial or team leadership position within a company of comparable scale.
  
• Strong knowledge of commercial law contract law corporate legal matters regulatory compliance and risk management.
  
• Proven experience in drafting reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts and internal corporate policies.
  
• Experience in managing disputes litigation external counsel internal investigations and compliance matters.
  
• Strong leadership analytical problem-solving negotiation and stakeholder management capabilities.
  
• Ability to provide practical legal recommendations that balance legal risks with commercial objectives.
  
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple legal and compliance matters simultaneously.
  
• High level of integrity professional judgment confidentiality and independence.
  
• Fluency in English across listening speaking reading and writing skills.
  
  

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus equivalent to approximately three to four months of salary subject to Company performance and policies.
  
• Full statutory social health and unemployment insurance contributions in accordance with applicable regulations.
  
• Comprehensive 24/7 healthcare and accident insurance coverage for employees.
  
• Birthday celebrations annual health checks team-building programs and other employee engagement events.
  

Contact: Phuong Anh Nguyen

Due to the immense number of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1