Job Description

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 Project Manager contributes to the successful delivery assigned digital projects by managing workstreams under the responsibility of the Program Manager
The role is primarily focused on roadmap execution, delivery planning, governance, and production of project deliverables, ensuring that commitments are met in line with program objectives, timelines, and standards.
A structured onboarding on the pricing tool is planned in order to ensure full understanding and operational mastery of the pricing environment and related processes.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ?

Roadmap & Planning

• Contribute to the definition, maintenance, and execution of the program roadmap for assigned projects or workstreams.
• Translate program-level objectives into detailed project plans, milestones, and delivery sequences.
• Identify dependencies, critical paths, and capacity constraints, and propose mitigation actions.
• Ensure alignment between project planning and overall program priorities.

Project Delivery & Control

• Manage end-to-end execution of assigned projects in line with approved scope, timelines, and budget.
• Monitor progress against plan and ensure delivery of agreed milestones and deliverables.
• Maintain project-level tracking of risks, issues, actions, and decisions.
• Escalate deviations, risks, or arbitration needs to the Program Manager in a timely manner.

Governance & Reporting

• Apply program governance, methodologies, tools, and reporting standards consistently.
• Prepare and maintain project reporting (status, risks, dependencies, delivery indicators).
• Contribute to the preparation of steering committees and management reviews.
• Ensure traceability between roadmap commitments, delivered outputs, and reported progress.

Deliverables Management

• Define, plan, and track project deliverables in alignment with program expectations.
• Ensure timely production and validation of key project outputs with stakeholders (planning, specifications, test readiness, deployment readiness).
• Coordinate validation of deliverables with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure formal handover of delivered outputs to run or support teams.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Act as the operational coordination point for assigned projects.
• Organize and facilitate project ceremonies, working sessions, and delivery checkpoints.
• Ensure clear communication on scope, planning, progress, and risks to stakeholders.
• Support alignment across business, IT, and delivery teams.

Scope & Autonomy

• Operates within the framework and priorities defined by the Program Manager.
• Accountable for day-to-day project execution and delivery tracking.
• Escalates strategic, budgetary, or cross-project decisions to the Program Manager.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ?

• Experience in project planning
• Ability to manage roadmaps, milestones, and deliverables in complex environments
• Experience working within structured program governance frameworks.
• Strong sense of ownership and delivery accountability.
• Structured, methodical, and results-oriented approach.
• Clear and factual communication, particularly on status, risks, and dependencies.
• Ability to work effectively under program-level direction
• Commercial experience in shipping is a plus

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !