Chief of Staff - EVP Shipping

CMA CGM is hiring a Chief of Staff - EVP Shipping in Marseille, France. Level rates it ; you can apply on CMA CGM.

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Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

YOUR ROLE

The Chief of Staff to the EVP in charge of Shipping is a high-impact strategic role designed to provide executive leverage.Acting as a true right hand, you will ensure projects are properly structured, executed with rigor, and progressing in line with strategic objectives.This position requiring strong analytical capabilities, execution discipline and solid technical fluency.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Take full ownership of selected strategic Shipping initiatives
Structure roadmaps, track milestones, identify bottlenecks and proactively challenge execution
Prepare concise executive briefings and decision-ready materials
Consolidate inputs for Presidency and top management requests
Ensure rigor, transparency and quality control across deliverables
Monitor budget elements and interact effectively with Finance and the CEO Office
Demonstrate understanding of Shipping ecosystems
Explore emerging topics (AI, innovation, Shipping technology trends) and provide structured insights
Coordinate with other Chiefs of Staff and senior stakeholders across the organization
Support complex cross-functional initiatives from design to execution
Manage one person

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Engineering background preferred; strategy consulting experience strongly valued
7–8 years of experience in consulting or complex environments
Proven project and program management capabilities
Solid literacy across Finance, logistic, consulting domains
Financial acumen and comfort with budget tracking
Strong structuring and synthesis skills
High level of rigor, reliability and transparency
Collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal agility
Excellent communication skills in both French & English

Join the CMA CGM adventure!

How we rate this

Chief of Staff - EVP Shipping at CMA CGM rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

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Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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