Overview
Associate Director, Government Relation & Legal Jobs in Hanoi Capital Region at Sun Life
Title: Associate Director, Government Relation & Legal
Company: Sun Life
Location: Hanoi Capital Region
About the Role
This role serves as a hybrid Government Relations and Legal advisor, acting as a key interface between the Company and regulatory authorities while providing legal support to business functions. The incumbent is responsible for managing regulatory submissions, approvals, inspections, maintaining strong relationships with regulators, and delivering legal advisory and legal risk management support.
Responsibilities
Government Relations
- Manage regulatory reporting and official correspondence with authorities (MOF, ISA and relevant agencies)
- Lead and coordinate regulatory submissions and approvals (key managerial position appointments, product filings, capital changes, etc.)
- Act as liaison during regulatory inspections and reviews and coordinate internal responses
- Maintain relationships with regulators (MOF and others) and support strategic engagement meetings
- Legislative & Policy Advocacy: including (i) Monitor, identify and prioritize key legislative developments impacting the business; (ii) Design and execute advocacy strategies to navigate policymaking processes; and (iii) Influence and shape regulatory outcomes through strategic stakeholder engagement
Legal
- Provide legal advisory on regulatory, commercial, and operational matters to the Company’s internal functions
- Interpret insurance regulations and applicable laws
- Draft and review contracts, legal documentation, operating guidelines, processes and procedures, etc. to support Company’s internal functions
- Identify legal risks and propose mitigation solutions
- Support regulatory issues, disputes, and cross-functional initiatives
- Other tasks as assigned by General Counsel
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Law (Master’s degree is preferred)
- More than 8 years of relevant experience in legal, regulatory, and government relations roles, in which at least 4 years of experience in government relations.
- Strong knowledge of Vietnamese legal framework and insurance regulations
- Experience in regulatory engagement (with MOF is an advantage) and managing approval processes
- Fluent in English and Vietnamese
Required Skills
- Regulatory and stakeholder management
- Ability to operate under pressure
- Demonstrate the Curiosity to effectively leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, decision-making, and quality of outcomes within the role
Preferred Skills
- Legal issues are generally well defined with analysis and risk-based/best practices solution.
- Risk awareness and control mindset.
- Encounter variable situations requiring analytical, interpretative, evaluative and/or constructive thinking.
- Demonstrate strong accountability in problem solving by proactively identifying, owning, and resolving all issues within scope, regardless of formal task assignment.
