External Affairs Director

Role Positioning
FUNCTION: CORA - Corporate & Regulatory Affairs
SALARY RANGE: Competitive market salary + Bonus scheme + Excellent benefits
LOCATION: Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Frequent travel between both locations are expected
Your key responsibilities will include:
• Lead and manage the national regulatory affairs agenda, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and business strategy.
• Enhance and protect the company's reputation by building strong, trust-based relationships with government stakeholders at all levels, positioning the company as a responsible investor and preferred partner.
• Support the Cluster Head of CORA in designing and executing long-term stakeholder reputation strategies, including stakeholder mapping, classification, and engagement frameworks.
• Monitor, analyze, and interpret public policy and regulatory trends, identifying risks and opportunities that may impact the business, and evaluating their short- to medium-term implications.
• Manage strategic relationships with government authorities, ensuring alignment with business needs and obtaining necessary endorsements to support the company's operations and initiatives.
• Provide regulatory guidance and secure required licenses to support Commercial and cross-functional project teams, ensuring full compliance with Vietnamese laws and global corporate standards.
• Deliver business intelligence by gathering primary information from government sources and secondary insights on competitor and market developments to help maintain a competitive edge.
• Coach, mentor, and develop team capabilities, fostering knowledge sharing and strengthening functional excellence across the wider CORA team.