VPS Securities is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Specialist to join our Legal team in Hanoi. The ideal candidate will bring deep legal expertise, especially within the financial services sector, to support a fast-paced and evolving business environment. You will provide strategic legal guidance, review and negotiate complex contracts, and help ensure regulatory compliance across all business operations.
1. Responsibilities:
- Provide expert legal advice and support to various business units on a wide range of commercial, regulatory, and contractual matters.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad spectrum of legal documents, including sales contracts, service agreements, and corporate transactions.
- Collaborate closely with internal departments, external partners, and third-party vendors to manage legal risks and support business goals.
- Monitor regulatory developments and advise on legal issues related to new products, services, and business initiatives.
- Assist in the development and implementation of legal policies, procedures, and compliance frameworks.
- Support strategic projects and transactions, including M&A, partnerships, and corporate governance matters.
- Engage and coordinate with external counsel as needed to ensure high-quality legal services.
- Work closely with the investor relations and product teams to ensure client communications comply with legal and regulatory standards.
- Contribute to training and knowledge-sharing initiatives within the legal team and across the company.
2. Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Law (a law degree is mandatory).
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in the financial services sector (securities companies, banks, fund management firms, or listed enterprises).
- Solid knowledge of corporate, commercial, and securities laws in Vietnam.
- Proven experience in contract negotiation and legal risk assessment.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken, with the ability to draft and review legal documents in English.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with senior business stakeholders.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills; capable of managing multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
- High level of integrity and professional ethics.