Corporate Legal Manager

About the RoleWe are looking for a senior, business-oriented legal professional to lead legal, compliance, and regulatory matters across our Vietnam operations.
This is an operations-focused legal role designed for someone who enjoys working closely with business teams and solving practical problems in a fast-scaling environment. The role will partner directly with manufacturing, supply chain, commercial, and corporate functions to support day-to-day operations while ensuring legal compliance and effective risk management.
Beyond execution, this position is expected to act as a strategic advisor to management - proactively identifying risks, improving legal foundations, and helping the company scale in a structured and sustainable way.
The role will also support selected group-level matters, including fundraising, financing, and cross-border activities, through coordination with external counsel where required.
This is a high-impact, hands-on role requiring strong ownership, sound commercial judgment, and the ability to balance legal risk with operational realities.
Key Responsibilities
Lead legal and compliance matters across Vietnam operations, including regulatory, operational, manufacturing, commercial, and labor-related issues
Partner closely with business teams to support day-to-day operational and commercial decision-making
Manage and coordinate external legal counsel on specialized projects and transactions, including IP protection and filings, debt/equity fundraising, financing, and other strategic corporate matters
Review, draft, negotiate, and standardize commercial contracts, supplier agreements, and operational documentation
Support regulatory licensing, operational compliance, and interactions with relevant authorities where required
Identify and mitigate operational legal risks, including compliance, dispute prevention, and product-related risks
Build scalable legal processes, templates, policies, and internal controls to support company growth
Coordinate with external counsel on specialized matters, including fundraising, financing, disputes, and cross-border projects
Monitor legal and regulatory developments and proactively advise management on potential business impact
Help foster a practical, compliance-conscious culture across teams while enabling execution speed
Requirements
8-12+ years of legal experience, either in-house or at a reputable law firm, with substantial exposure to commercial and operational matters
Strong experience in compliance, regulatory, and commercial contract work
Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, automotive, consumer products, or other operationally intensive businesses is strongly preferred
Practical, hands-on mindset with the ability to work closely with business teams in a fast-paced environment
Strong understanding of Vietnamese legal and regulatory frameworks relevant to manufacturing and operations
Experience handling supplier, commercial, and operational contracts
Exposure to cross-border transactions or regional legal matters is a plus
Strong judgment, business acumen, and ability to balance legal risk with operational needs
High ownership, integrity, and ability to operate independently
Fluent in both Vietnamese and English
Benefits:
Competitive income.
Meal support according to company policy.
Social insurance.
MIC insurance.
Discount price to buy a Dat Bike.
Location:Dat Bike Factory, Lot II-1, Road No. 1, CN2 Group, Tan Binh Industrial Park, Tay Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City