Head of Legal & Compliance Department (Leasing), Bangkok

Award winning Executive recruitment company, Monroe Consulting Group is recruiting on behalf of an international financial leasing company in Thailand providing auto loan and captive finance services to individual and corporate clients.

The Head of the Legal & Compliance Department is a new position and will oversee both legal and compliance functions in Thailand. The role also involves providing legal and compliance advisory, cross-functional coordination with debt management team and corporate risk.


Job Responsibilities

  • Provide adequate legal and compliance advisory, service and support to the business including top management and business operational function to ensure the company comply with laws and regulations including company global policy.
  • Work closely with the debt management team to maximize recovery and smooth collection operations including litigation and execution
  • Manage and oversee corporate risk and operational risk to prevent issues and mitigate potential risks to the business.
  • Plan and propose compliance policy, procedures and monitoring scheme with activities to enhance compliance including business ethics throughout the company.
  • Instruct legal & compliance team to conduct adequate monitoring and report results periodically to the managements.
  • Monitor and manage all disputes and complaints to the company including special cases as assigned.
  • Act as a window or representative for regulatory authority, THPA, external law firm, court, or other organization upon necessity to communicate for maintaining compliance with the relevant laws.
  • Manage budget & expenses of the department

Job Requirements

  • Relevant years of experience in legal or/and compliance field in auto loan or captive finance.
  • Sound understanding in auto-loan law and regulation (e.g. litigation and execution) and knowledge in business law (e.g. OCPB, NCB, AML, BOT and PDPA)
  • Strong communication, organization and prioritizing, well-organized, detail oriented, problem-solving skill and ability to do multitask.
  • Good communication in English and presentation skill
  • Good in Microsoft office (e.g. PowerPoint and word)
  • Strong communication skills, presentation skills, interpersonal and networking skills
  • Possess strong convincing power and ability to maintain and strengthen relationships with customers and principals