Legal Counsel

L'OCCITANE Group; Plan-les-Ouates; Hybrid; CHF 140.000 - 200.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

B Corp certification

Global team

Entrepreneurial culture

Internal mobility

Store discount

Social insurance

Leave policy

Hybrid work

Parental leave

Transit allowance

Zusammenfassung

L'OCCITANE Group in Plan-les-Ouates (Geneva) is seeking a Legal Counsel to provide legal advice across manufacturing, distribution, purchasing, sponsorship, lease and IP matters. You will join the Group Legal team and support the business and its entities, reporting to the Group Head of Legal, Commercial & Corporate Affairs.

The role requires a Master's degree in business or economic law, 5+ years in a similar Corporate role, and fluency in English and French with strong drafting skills.

Qualifikationen

• 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.
• Business-oriented and pragmatic mindset.
• Attention to details and rigorous approach.
• Team player, with good communication & interpersonal skills.

Aufgaben

• 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.

Kenntnisse

Fluent English

Fluent French

Contract law

Ausbildung

Master's degree in business or economic law

Jobbeschreibung

CONTEXT & MISSION:

In order to strengthen our legal team, we are looking for a Legal Counsel who will provide legal advice and support to the L’Occitane Group business and entities. The Legal Counsel will be part of our Group Legal team, hence dealing 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
• Public Transport allowance

PERMANENT CONTRACT

FULL-TIME WORK (100%)

STARTING DATE: November 2026

LOCATION: Geneva (Plan-les-Ouates), Switzerland