The L’OCCITANE Group is a leading international manufacturer and retailer of premium and sustainable beauty and wellness products. The Group operates in more than 90 countries worldwide, with a network of almost 5,000 retail locations.
Within its portfolio of premium beauty brands that champion organic and natural ingredients are: L’Occitane en Provence, Melvita, Erborian, L’Occitane au Brésil, Elemis, Sol de Janeiro and Vranjes Firenze.
With its nature-positive vision and entrepreneurial ethos, L’OCCITANE Group is committed to investing in communities, biodiversity, reducing waste, and finding sustainable solutions to create a better and healthier planet. The mission statement of the Group is: With empowerment we positively impact people and regenerate nature.
The L'OCCITANE Group is a certified B CorpTM.
For more information about our people and our brands, visit us at https://group.loccitane.com
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