CDI - Food Law Counsel Dairy - (H/F)

About the Job

For over 100 years, we’ve been by your side, all across France!

At Danone, we believe growth is something to be savored. That’s why our 26 brands are part of the everyday lives of French consumers, offering delicious products that bring enjoyment while taking care of oneself and loved ones. With more than 8,000 Danoners across 13 production sites, 7 warehouses, 3 headquarters and an R&D centre, Danone continuously works on developing and enhancing iconic products found in your kitchens, supermarkets, restaurants, cafés, as well as in healthcare facilities and pharmacies. Certified B Corp and Happy Trainees, Danone does not aim to be the best company in the world, but a better company for the world. We strive to offer the very best to both our consumers and our people.

Food Law Counsel – Dairy (M/F) on a permanent contract (CDI) , ASAP , based in Paris‑Saclay . The Food Law Counsel – Dairy ensures compliance across all segments of the food chain, including classification, labelling, and advertising, with a strong focus on nutrition and health claims for multi‑local Dairy brands. In this role, you support CBU teams (Marketing, Claim Manager, Regulatory & Health Affairs, Innovation Task Force, local legal counsels) as well as Marketing Topline teams by providing guidance and monitoring product communications. You ensure that claims are consistent, robust, and aligned with clinical evidence and local regulatory frameworks, while anticipating their impact on our communications. Your recommendations must balance business needs with the protection of the Group’s interests.

Responsibilities

• Secure communication with science and applicable regulation.
• Follow the evolving regulatory environment.
• Analyse and watch upcoming legislations.
• Contribute to the definition of Danone policies and protect our territories (categories, product definition such as probiotics, dairies – milk, fermented milk, etc.).
• Implement the Group strategy to reinforce the ownership of our science, process, data and claims.
• Draft and validate contracts with third parties involving regulatory topics.
• Provide support to the CBU for the management of any legal issue or challenge resulting from the communication, labelling or presentation of our products.
• Non‑judicial actions (warning letters, negotiations, etc.).
• Administrative actions in response to regulatory authorities or national bodies in charge of validating advertising.
• Judicial actions relating to misleading advertising, unfair competition, class actions, etc.
• Criminal actions.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Law with a minimum of 8 years of experience, preferably in Food Law or Regulatory Affairs.
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities, used to interacting with high‑level stakeholders in cross‑functional teams.
• Able to build a communication strategy and secure new projects and local needs; experience with health claims is preferred.
• Experience defending the brand against external challenges of communication labelling.
• Familiar with, used to working together with, external service providers (law firms, authorities, etc.).
• Proactive and collaborative mindset, able to challenge the status quo, make an impact, and be solution‑oriented.

Employer Commitments

• The guarantee of a relevant, competitive and scalable compensation package, including a fixed salary, a yearly bonus, gain sharing and a Danone share.
• Flexibility of work and workplaces, such as weekly homeworking, adapted to the team.
• Skills development for all, through the Danone Academy France and a year‑round managerial conversation cycle.
• The possibility to use up to 3 days a year of volunteering through the platform Vendredi.
• Parenting policy benefits, such as extended parental leave and the ability to convert some earnings into time off.
• Other benefits including a complementary pension scheme, health care plan, CSE and 100% of the Navigo pass covered.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are proud to promote diversity and equal opportunity within our teams. We believe that our differences will make a difference, and that an inclusive work environment will drive our growth as a company, as a team and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applications by fostering an inclusive work culture where everyone can feel at home. All nominations will be considered regardless of origin, background, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, etc.

About the Company

One Planet, One Health – BY YOU! Our four core values "HOPE" HUMANISM, OPENNESS, CLOSENESS and ENTHUSIASM serve as our compass. Every day, you will make decisions that impact our economic and societal performance, as well as our ability to achieve our ambitions. At Danone, you can just be yourself. We are convinced that it is up to you to define how you work, develop and progress. With us, you will work in a challenging, authentic and caring environment.