Legal and Compliance Manager

A. Why You Should Join:

• You will play a critical and leading role in safeguarding the company and our funds through strong governance and compliance practices.
• Work closely with investment teams, fund operations team, and service providers to ensure compliance and good corporate governance.
• Join a transparent, international environment that values integrity, professionalism, and continuous improvements.
• Opportunity to strengthen the legal/compliance frameworks at both the company and fund levels.
• A role that offers in-depth, responsibility, and long‑term career development in Legal, Compliance & Corporate Governance. You could grow as high as your contribution/impact to the company. There is no limit to what you could potentially grow or what role you could evolve into.

B. Key Accountabilities:

1. Company-wide Compliance

• Manage Code of Ethics: onboarding orientation, annual training/filing, tracking non-compliance, and updating policies.
• Oversee Conflict of Interest disclosures & Outside Consulting Work: ensure timely submissions, investigate non-compliance cases, propose next steps.
• Manage Internal Labour Rules: training, annual acknowledgment, tracking non-compliance, regulatory filings with authorities.

2. Investee Compliance

• Monitor compliance of portfolio companies with the Agreements, Charter, and Vietnam Enterprise Law, including but not limited to the Funds rights/reserved matters, restrictions, related-party transactions, and public registration & listing.
• Monitor compliance on corporate governance commitments of investees: proper Board meetings, AGMs, signed minutes, and adherence to governance guidelines.
• Track quarterly Trigger Event Reports and compliance updates from deal teams.

3. Regulatory Compliance

• Monitor legal and regulatory changes in Vietnam and countries where the funds are incorporated.
• Keep the relevant internal teams updated with the regulation changes to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.

4. Legal Matters

• Draft and negotiate Confidentiality Agreements; maintain templates and ensure proper execution and storage.
• Review and negotiate contracts to ensure required clauses included and mitigate legal risks.
• Manage Power of Attorney (POA) and Chart of Authority for the company and the Funds.
• Maintain and register trademarks and other IP protections.
• Other legal matters relating to fund raising projects.

5. Document Management

• Quarterly checks on proper storage of key documents (physical and digital): SHA, contracts, share certificates, board minutes, NDAs, etc.
• Ensure deal teams maintain master copies and retrieve missing documents promptly.

6. Risk Management

• Maintain and enhance the companys Risk Management Systems.
• Work with relevant system owners to identify risks, follow up mitigation plans, and update risk registers semi-annually.

7. Other Responsibilities

• Build and update compliance and legal-related policies (including Data Privacy Policy).
• Handle additional tasks aligned with role objectives.

C. Key Requirements:

• Hands-on Legal/Compliance Experience: At least 7–10 years of hands-on and independent experience in Legal/Compliance roles in foreign investment consultancy with reputable companies or law firms. Experience in drafting, reviewing and executing business contracts & legal/compliance policies, and negotiating with relevant stakeholders. Track record in leading/involving in big and complex projects with stakeholders from multiple countries.
• Corporate governance: Hands-on experience in corporate governance matters such as how the Board of Directors functions in Vietnam.
• Project management: Ability to lead efficiently with project team comprising of multiple internal and external parties in a way that project meeting intended outcomes and deadline. Strong leadership and problem solving skills to get deal done with velocity.
• Legal background: Law degree required; degree from a foreign law school is a plus. Strong understanding of and keeping up-to-date with Vietnam laws and regulations, especially for foreign-invested companies.