Legal Counsel - 6-month fixed-term contract

• 21 October 2026
• 100%
• Temporary
• Genève

Thanks to our more than 2'600 employees, we are a leading player in mobility in the Geneva region, working daily in the service of the community.
In order to improve the daily lives of the greatest number, we are required to constantly develop. This is why at transports publics genevois, we rely on our talents and why not you soon?
We wish to offer all our employees:

• a flexible and innovative working environment
• dynamic and evolving career perspectives
• attractive social conditions

With us, everyone is welcome and we are convinced that your place is here. Are you ready for this new experience? Then join us!

As part of a maternity leave replacement and in order to support the development of the cross-border activities of tpg, the General Management is recruiting, for its legal department, a position of

Legal Counsel - 6-month fixed-term contract

As part of a maternity leave replacement and in order to support the development of the cross-border activities of tpg, the General Management is recruiting, for its legal department, a position of

Legal Counsel at 100%

Contract with a maximum duration of 6 months

Your mission

Under the supervision of the head of the legal department, you will advise the Presidency, the General Management, the Board of Directors, and the business areas of tpg on all legal matters that may also lead to a proposal to modify the strategy, objectives, and processes of the company. You will guarantee optimal legal compliance with current laws and regulations, as well as relevant advice aligned with the interests of the company and its leaders.

Your main responsibilities

• Provide legal advice by analyzing the needs of internal clients on all legal matters, anticipating legal subjects related to the strategy and objectives of the company;
• Perform legal monitoring by monitoring legislative, jurisprudential, doctrinal, and regulatory developments, particularly in terms of transport, and inform the company of changes likely to affect it;
• Manage litigation and pre-litigation files;
• Draft and/or adapt contracts and other legal documents (in particular model contracts and general terms and conditions), regulations, service instructions, and other documents of legal scope to the specific needs of the company, while ensuring its interests are protected;
• Conduct legal research to meet the needs of the company and strengthen its strategic position;
• Participate as a legal expert in meetings with third parties, providing solid expertise to defend and promote the interests of the company;
• Present the company's legal position clearly and assertively, ensuring that all legal aspects are firmly supported;
• Participate in commissions, working groups, or boards to provide a transversal legal perspective.

Your profile

• Master's degree in Swiss law, supplemented by a specialization/certification in Franco-Swiss transnational/cross-border law (CDT/CTLS or equivalent), comparative law, French, or European law;
• Ideally at least 5 years of professional experience in a legal advisory position, with experience in French law in a law firm or in administration;
• Mastery of federal and cantonal laws applicable to the activity of tpg and corresponding jurisprudence;
• Good understanding of the political and cross-border context;
• Excellent legal drafting, synthesis, and analysis skills, skill in negotiation, rigorous mindset;
• Good IT knowledge;
• Sense of organization, speed, open-mindedness, and sense of teamwork;
• Strict respect for confidentiality and loyalty rules;
• Very good knowledge of English (spoken/written, C1 level) and good knowledge of German (spoken/written, a serious asset).

Are you interested?

We hope that this position will arouse your curiosity and make you want to contribute to the deployment of our multimodal strategy which defines the global vision for long-term mobility!

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