Legal and Public Affairs Counsel Full Time NEW

Hello, we’re L’Oréal, We’re not just building brands, we’re shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading, this might be the opportunity you’ve been searching for.

A Day in the Life

This role offers a unique opportunity to operate at the intersection of law, business, and public affairs in Saudi Arabia, with direct exposure to high-impact strategic initiatives. Reporting to the MENA General Counsel, you will be a key player in a dynamic and growing market.

• Act as a Legal Business Partner: You will provide pragmatic, solution-oriented legal advice to commercial, marketing, supply chain, and digital teams, supporting them in risk assessment. You’ll draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including distribution, retail, e-commerce, and influencer contracts.
• Drive Regulatory & Compliance Excellence: You will detect, monitor, and interpret Saudi laws, ensuring compliance with key authorities such as the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) and the Ministry of Investment (MISA). Your expertise will be crucial in advising on importation frameworks and supporting internal compliance training.
• Lead Public Affairs & Institutional Engagement: You will build and maintain strong relationships with government stakeholders, act as a key interface with public authorities, and represent L’Oréal in key business associations. You will also anticipate regulatory developments, contribute to advocacy strategies, and support crisis management.
• Develop Strategic Partnerships: You will identify and foster strategic collaborations with private sector partners and institutions to strengthen the company’s local footprint and support cross-functional projects.

We Are Looking For

We Are Seeking a Proactive And Commercially-minded Legal Professional With Strong Partnership Capabilities. You Are a Great Match If You Have

• A law degree (LLB or equivalent), with a Master’s degree being a plus.
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in a law firm or in-house, with strong exposure to the Saudi regulatory environment. Experience in consumer goods, retail, or e-commerce is highly valued.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• A pragmatic, solution-driven approach combined with a high sense of autonomy and ownership.
• Fluency in both Arabic and English is essential; French is a plus.

What’s In It For You

A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)

Real responsibility from day 1, there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal

An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated!

A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal /environmental causes to make concrete difference

Who We Are

L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with €42 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.

Our Finance and Legal Teams are organized in agile and transversal structure to combine a high level of expertise with a deep understanding of business stakes. Our teams have seized the full potential of the Data and the Fintech revolution to reinvent a real-time, highly reactive management of performance that encompasses all areas of value creation: Data, New Online and Services Business models, as well as Sustainability.

We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual’s visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.