The Group Legal Manager oversees Dextra’s Legal & Compliance across the group. The role is global, covering operations not only in Thailand but also in countries such as China, India, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. He/she drafts and updates Dextra Group Legal Policies and enforces them once validated by the Board of Directors.    

Group Compliance

• Ensure corporate legal compliance across the Group:
  • Establish checklists of all basic, structural corporate compliance matters and review/update them twice a year and maintain a related database filing
  • Delegate and control the work of local legal officers or third-party lawyers in various jurisdictions
  • Ensure corporate compliance is met at any time for any juristic person of the Group
  • Report any corporate compliance risks (renewal/update schedule, pending, possible issues)
• Review and develop legal policies and standards, update regularly and enforce consistently the Group Legal policy.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve the company's compliance framework, ensuring alignment with local and international legal standards.
• Implement a planning of internal control to ensure Dextra Group compliance to Dextra Group legal policy.
• Ensure proper, timely and organized filing of all documents (hard and soft files). Suggest suitable tools to help promote efficiency.
• Develop a suitable internal dashboard.
• Manage all insurance policies across the group and work with brokers to obtain the best premium and coverage for the risk. Maintain a register of all the policies group and local.

Corporate Governance

• Develop and implement a corporate governance framework
• Ensure all corporate governance requirements are clearly communicated and adhered to throughout the group.
• Provide corporate governance and risk management support
• Review corporate governance procedures and policies

• Support the Board of Directors in M&A transactions, including legal due diligence (LDD) and the review of key contracts.

• Draft and update standard group commercial contract templates.
• Review and provide negotiation support, assisting management to finalize all commercial contracts in line with company objectives
• Draft and review commercial contracts and agreements to protect the company and ensure alignment and compliance with company best interests and objectives/initiatives.
• In case of claim or litigation, lead the coordination and legal review with concerned directors and legal supports. Ensure strong argumentation is presented to win cases.

• Support and provide legal advice by analyzing issues and problems and suggesting appropriate solutions to certain divisions or departments, for example Commercial, Operations, Human Resources, Information Technology and other departments while protecting the company’s interests (risk and legal analysis)
• Handle and manage company secretarial requirements in different countries (over 16 global entities)
• Reduce litigation, disputes and claims exposure
• Seek and select appropriate counsel based on skills, experience and budget, ensuring clear communication with external parties.

• Prepare, follow-up, assist managers on potential contentious cases, and liaise with local lawyers based in different countries.
• Guarantee the concerned managers upskilling process related to the legal competency by providing legal support and training to all related departments in the Group

• Manage a Corporate Legal Supervisor and a General Affairs & Corporate Legal Executive according to the Group HR policies.

• Bachelor’s degree in law (LL. B); a Master’s degree (LL.M) is preferred.
• Minimum 7 years in a legal role, with international corporate and commercial law experience.
• Experience in a legal firm and knowledge of the construction or manufacturing industry are advantages.
• International corporate and commercial experience is mandatory.
• Familiarity with the laws and regulations relevant to the construction, manufacturing industry is a plus.
• Able to work within a multicultural environment.
• Strong organizational, time-management, project management and prioritization capabilities.
• Previous experience in leading or supervising a legal team is preferred.
• Excellent English proficiency: writing, drafting and verbal communications skills.
• Proven track record of learning quickly, taking initiative, and working proactively.
• Possess strong business sense to strive and find the best commercially driven legal solutions.
• Resourceful, with flexible approaches to challenges.
• Must remain “hands-on” in approach due to the lean size of the legal team, ensuring both strategy and operational tasks are effectively handled.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships across departments, fostering a team-oriented atmosphere within a multicultural environment.
• Excellent command of English, both spoken and written.
• Proficient PC skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Use of document management tools or software legal tools is highly desirable