Legal Counsel

L'OCCITANE Group (B Corp); Plan-les-Ouates; Hybrid; CHF 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly store discount

Social insurances coverage

5 weeks of annual leave

3 extra public holidays

Flexible hybrid work arrangement

Internal mobility opportunities

Job summary

L’Oréal? No. L’OCCITANE Group is seeking a Legal Counsel to provide legal advice to the Group and its entities from the Geneva headquarters in Plan-les-Ouates.

The role covers manufacturing, distribution, purchasing, sponsorship, lease, corporate, litigation, IP, and data protection matters. The candidate will report to the Group Head of Legal, Commercial & Corporate Affairs and will support internal teams including sales, marketing and e-commerce, while ensuring compliance with consumer and

Qualifications

• Master's degree in business or economic law.
• +5 years of experience in a similar role, ideally in a Corporate environment and within B2C industry.
• Fluent in English and French, with solid writing skills in both languages.
• Excellent knowledge of contract, distribution and consumer law.
• Ability to work independently, anticipate and efficiently manage multiple queries and issues.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, review, comment on and draft a wide range of legal and commercial documents (including manufacturing, distribution, purchasing, partnership, etc.).
• Support the development and management of distribution networks (selective distribution, exclusive distribution, franchising, distributors).
• Advise operational teams, in particular the sales, marketing and e-commerce teams.
• Ensure that commercial practices comply with consumer and competition law.
• Help to prevent and manage pre-litigation and litigation matters.

Skills

English fluent

French fluent

Team player

Detail-oriented

Education

Master's degree in business or economic law

Job description

In order to strengthen our legal team, we are looking for a Legal Counsel who will provide legal advice and supportto the L’Occitane Group business and entities. The Legal Counsel will be part of our Group Legal team, hencedealing with a variety of topics including manufacturing, distribution, purchasing, sponsorship, lease, corporate,litigation, IP matters, data protection.

This position reports to the Group Head of Legal, Commercial & Corporate Affairs, and is based in Plan-les-Ouates (Geneva, Headquarters).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Negotiate, review, comment on and draft a wide range of legal and commercial documents (including manufacturing, distribution, purchasing, partnership, etc.)
• Support the development and management of distribution networks (selective distribution, exclusive distribution, franchising, distributors)
• Advise operational teams, in particular the sales, marketing and e-commerce teams
• Ensure that commercial practices comply with consumer and competition law
• Help to prevent and manage pre-litigation and litigation matters

HOW YOU CAN FIT

• Master's degree in business or economic law
• +5 years of experience in a similar role, ideally in a Corporate environment and within B2C industry
• Fluent in English and French, with solid writing skills in both languages
• Excellent knowledge of contract, distribution and consumer law
• Ability to work independently, anticipate and efficiently manage multiple queries ans issues
• Business-oriented and pragmatic mindset
• Attention to details and rigorous approach
• Team player, with good communication & interpersonal skills

WHAT WE OFFER

• Working for a unique company, strongly committed towards the planet and the people (B Corp certification)
• Working with passionate colleagues coming from all over the world
• A unique culture centered around entrepreneurship, where everyone is expected to collaborate, experiment & move fast
• Internal mobility opportunities
• Monthly allocation & discount for store products
• Attractive Social Insurances coverage
• 5 weeks of annual leaves & 3 extra-days offered as public holidays
• Flexible and Hybride Work arrangement
• Attractive Parental Leave Policy

PERMANENT CONTRACT

FULL-TIME WORK (100%)

STARTING DATE:

November 2026

LOCATION:

Geneva (Plan-les-Ouates), Switzerland