Mekong Capital

Legal Senior Manager - Investee Company

Mekong Capital  •  Ho Chi Minh City (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

ROLE PURPOSE

To partner closely with the business and ensure all legal operations run smoothly, while contributing to the development of a strong legal foundation for future growth and expansion in Vietnam and international markets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY

Legal Business Partnering:

  • Provide clear, practical legal advice to support day-to-day business decisions
  • Balance legal risks with commercial priorities
  • Partner with business teams to review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements (including international partners and distributors)

External Counsel Coordination:

  • Act as the main contact for external law firms (local and international)
  • Coordinate on legal matters across jurisdictions
  • Monitor timelines, deliverables, and quality of outputs

Expansion Activities:

  • In charge of legal aspects of new market entries and international projects
  • Work with external advisors on regulatory and entity setup requirements
  • Be representative from Legal to join strategic expansion project as cross-functional taskforce team

Compliance & Risk Control:

  • Ensure compliance with applicable laws and internal policies
  • Identify potential risks in contracts and operations, including cross-border risks, and escalate when needed
  • Maintain and update internal legal and compliance documents

Legal Operations & Administration:

  • Manage day-to-day legal operations across the company
  • Maintain and organize legal documentation, templates, and contract database
  • Ensure proper record-keeping and document control, including for cross-border agreements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

  • Bachelor's degree in law
  • Minimum 5 years of legal experience (law firm and/or in-house)
  • Practical, business-oriented mindset
  • Detail-oriented, well-organized, and able to manage multiple priorities
  • Fluent in English and Vietnamese

PREFERABLE REQUIREMENTS

  • Exposure to cross-border or international legal matters
  • Experience in FMCG, retail, or manufacturing environments
  • Experience in improving legal processes and templates
Mekong Capital

About Mekong Capital

Mekong Capital is a Vietnam-focused Private Equity firm, specializing in consumer driven businesses. Mekong Capital’s investee companies are typically among the fastest growing and market leading companies in Vietnam’s consumer-driven sectors such as retail, restaurants, consumer products and distribution.

Established in 2001, Mekong Capital has the most extensive private equity track record in Vietnam. Our funds have completed more than 43 private equity investments, of which 28 have been fully exited. Mekong Capital has managed 5 funds, one of which is currently making new investments. Mekong Capital has a team of 50+ full-time people in our offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and our Seniors have an average tenure at Mekong Capital of above 5 years. Mekong's four Partners have a combined 60 years at Mekong Capital.

Mekong Capital invests in fast-growing companies, with ambitious expansion plans, and a strong commitment to building management teams that will apply best practices and successfully execute on those expansion plans. These companies are typically well-established companies in their sectors, but which typically operate in fragmented and fast growing markets which present attractive growth opportunities.

Mekong Capital is strongly committed to adding significant value at each of its investee companies – through operational improvements, building management teams, introduction of best practices and outside experts, and applying other elements of our Vision Driven Investing framework.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Ho Chi Minh City, VN
Year Founded
2001
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