Legal Counsel - Group Legal Team

About the role

L'Occitane Group is strengthening its legal team and is looking for a Legal Counsel to advise and support the Group's businesses and entities. The role sits in the Group Legal team, covering topics such as manufacturing, distribution, purchasing, sponsorship, leases, corporate, litigation and IP, and data protection. It reports to the Group Head of Legal, Commercial & Corporate Affairs and is based in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva.

Key responsibilities

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

Required profile

• Master's degree in business or economic law
• More than 5 years of experience in a similar role, ideally in a corporate environment within the B2C industry
• Fluent English and French, with solid writing skills in both languages
• Excellent knowledge of contract, distribution and consumer law
• Ability to work independently, anticipate and manage multiple queries and issues
• Business-oriented, pragmatic, detail-oriented, and a team player with good communication skills

What we offer

• Permanent full-time position (100%), starting in November 2026
• Monthly allocation and discount on store products
• Attractive social insurance coverage
• 5 weeks of annual leave and 3 extra days as public holidays
• Flexible and hybrid work arrangement
• Parental leave policy and public transport allowance