Givaudan Careers Legal Counsel Taste & Wellbeing

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness, humility, and a spirit of adventure, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. There’s many to learn from, with high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Legal Counsel - Your future role?

As a Legal Counsel in Vernier, Kemptthal, or Avignon, you will support the business on all legal matters. You will provide advice on a broad range of issues, with a focus on commercial agreements. Additionally, you will draft and negotiate main commercial contracts. You will work with the business to help achieve our goals according to corporate guidelines and law. The company will require regular trips to Switzerland.

You will:

• Provide legal advice to the Taste & Wellbeing division worldwide


• Negotiate and draft all types of agreements between us and our partners


• Review the legal aspects of multiple documents, guidelines and procedures and other documents used by us, both internally and externally


• Handle claims and litigation


• Co-operate with outside counsel where required

You have:

• Master of Law & admitted to the bar


• 5+ years of experience in a law firm or corporate law department


• Fluent English and French


• French or Swiss legal background


• Ability to influence, negotiate and build productive working relationships

Our benefits:

• Bonus payment


• Career development


• Home office


• Pension Support


• Health Insurance

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.