Senior Legal Counsel, Marketing

**BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. We are on a mission to decrease the health impact of our industry.**
**To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to Be The Change. Come, join us on this journey**

**BAT VIETNAM IS LOOKING FOR SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL, MARKETING & CORPORATE SERVICES**

**SENIORITY LEVEL**:Management Level

**FUNCTION**: Legal & External Affair (LEX)

**SALARY RANGE**:Competitive market salary + Bonus scheme + Excellent benefits

**LOCATION**:Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

**WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR**

**Business**:

- ** Strategic Legal Analysis**: Lead comprehensive legal analysis and engage with local, regional, and global teams to address draft regulations impacting BAT’s business operations in Vietnam.
- ** Regulatory Driver**: Oversee and drive regulatory updates across the organization, ensuring timely and accurate information dissemination.
- ** Legal representatives in relevant forums**: Represent the Legal team in Regulatory Committee Meetings & Risk & Control Committee Meetings, including providing insightful legal commentary and analysis for Regulatory Horizon Scanning
- ** Legal Partner for Marketing & Corporate Services**: Serve as the primary legal advisor to the Marketing & Corporate Services function, offering strategic legal opinions, guidance on regulatory issues, and overseeing the preparation and finalization of legal documents for daily operations.
- ** Commercial Transactions**: Expertly structure, negotiate, draft, and advise on significant commercial transactions, ensuring alignment with legal and strategic objectives.
- ** Strategic Decision-Making**: Actively contribute to problem-solving and decision-making across all business areas, leveraging legal expertise to support strategic goals.
- ** Litigation Management**: Represent the company in litigation matters related to marketing & corporate services, managing legal risks and advocating for the company’s interests.
- ** Collaborative Support**: Offer support and backup to other legal counsels within the department as required, ensuring a cohesive legal function.

**People**:

- To strive to promote an environment where people are encouraged to value continuous learning and focus on personal and team improvement in order to realize individual and team potential. Foster a winning environment through effective communication between employees and management.
- Playing an active role within function to build and sustain an effective ‘One Team’ concept, support an integrated capable high performing Legal Team.
- ** Development of Marketing & Corporate Services Team**: Lead the development of the Marketing & Corporate Services team by facilitating development opportunities, ensuring the team is equipped with capabilities to tackle evolving legal challenges and support business objectives effectively.

**ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE**
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience working for law firms/consulting companies or in similar roles within multinational corporations.
- Bachelors Degree in Law or any related field from a recognized law university
- Experience of working in Manufacturing/Operations is a plus

**Technical skills**:

- In-depth understanding of the legal framework applicable to the tobacco industry
- Proficiency in commercial laws, including contract law, investment law, commercial laws, intellectual property law (trademark law), land law, banking law and labor law
- Familiarity with the taxation system & regulations of Vietnam
- A sound understanding of process of enactment of legislation
- Good understanding of commercial aspects
- Project management skill
- Good spoken and written English

**Personal Attributes**:

- Meticulous attention to detail
- Logical/strategic/analytical thinking
- Good organizational skills and time management
- Strong influencing and problem-solving skills; with the ability to work with peers and senior management, inspiring trust and confidence
- Independent working

**What we offer you?**
- **Our range of benefits varies by country and includes diverse health plans, initiatives for work-life balance, transportation support, and a flexible holiday plan with additional incentives**:

- **Your journey with us isn't limited by boundaries; it's propelled by your aspirations. Join us at BAT and become a part of an environment that thrives on internal advancement, where your career progression isn't just a statement - it's a reality we're eager to build together. Seize the opportunity and own your development; your next chapter starts here.**:

- **You'll have access to online learning platforms and personalized growth programs to nurture your leadership skills**:

- **We prioritise continuous improvement within a transformative environment, preparing for ongoing changes**

**WHY JOIN BAT?**
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