CMA CGM

IT Transformation Lead Senior Manager

CMA CGM  •  Marseille, FR (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

At CEVA Logistics, we Rise in Motion. Your career is always on the move, growing as fast and as far as your ambition takes you. Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job. It’s a journey on which you rise.

Mission Overview:

As the IT Transformation Lead Senior Manager within the Group Corporate Applications Department, you will drive CEVA’s IT and business transformation in alignment with CMA CGM’s global synergy activation plan. Your mission is to establish and execute a transformation roadmap that leverages synergies, AI augmentation, and process standardization to optimize costs and enhance efficiency.

You will work closely with IT and business stakeholders to ensure that transformation initiatives are aligned with strategic objectives and provide measurable value.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Transformation Roadmap Establishment: Develop and maintain a comprehensive IT transformation roadmap for the group, aligned with CMA CGM’s synergy activation plan.
  • Synergy Integration: Ensure group’s IT transformation initiatives are fully aligned with the group’s synergy plan, including contract consolidation, tool standardization, and CoE transitions.
  • AI Augmentation Strategy: Lead the strategy for augmenting teams and delivery with AI, including identifying use cases, piloting solutions, and scaling adoption across the group.
  • Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with IT and business stakeholders (e.g., Finance, Procurement, Legal) to ensure alignment and adoption of transformation initiatives.
  • Tool Implementation Projects: Lead the implementation of necessary tools (e.g., ERP, ITSM, contract management) to support group’s transformation.
  • Synchronization with Synergy & Innovation Teams: Collaborate with the Group Synergy Activation and Innovation teams to ensure group’s transformation initiatives are cohesive with group-wide efforts, including M&A integrations and AMS takeovers.
  • Delivery Optimization: Improve the efficiency and scalability of IT delivery by implementing Agile/DevOps methodologies and automating workflows.
  • Change Managemen: Lead change management initiatives to support the adoption of new processes, tools, and organizational structures.
  • M&A Integration Support: Support the onboarding and integration of newly acquired entities into group’s IT landscape, including AMS takeovers and tool/process standardization.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor or Master degree in IT, Business Administration, or related fields.
  • Experience: 10–15 years in IT transformation, synergy activation, or M&A integration, preferably in logistics, shipping, or supply chain industries.
  • Technical Skills:
  • Strong knowledge of ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow, BMC).
  • Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
  • Familiarity with AI/automation tools.
  • Understanding of contract management and procurement processes.
  • Experience with Agile/DevOps methodologies.
  • Soft Skills:
  • Change management and stakeholder alignment.
  • Strategic thinking and problem-solving.
  • Project management (Agile, Waterfall).
  • Leadership and team motivation.
  • Communication and collaboration across multicultural teams.
  • Languages:
  • Fluent in English (mandatory).
  • Fluent in French (mandatory).
  • Industry Knowledge:
  • Deep understanding of logistics, shipping, or supply chain industries.
  • Experience with M&A integrations is a strong plus.

Work Environment:

  • Location: Marseille or Paris, France.
  • Travel: Occasional travel may be required for stakeholder meetings, M&A integrations, or training sessions (up to 20%).
  • Team: Dynamic, multicultural environment with a focus on innovation, efficiency, and collaboration.
  • Reporting Line: Reports to the Group Corporate Applications Lead.

As a global organization, and as part of the CMA CGM Group, diversity is critical to our business success; only when we can reflect the cultures, languages, behaviors and local knowledge of our customers, we can succeed. By employing people with different experiences and abilities, we expand our knowledge and increase our creativity and innovation.

Please note: Legitimate CEVA Logistics recruitment processes include communication with candidates through recognized professional networks, such as LinkedIn or via an official company email address: firstname.lastname@cevalogistics.com. We recommend that you do not respond to unsolicited business propositions and/or offers from people with whom you are unfamiliar.

CMA CGM

About CMA CGM

The CMA CGM Group is a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, true to its corporate Purpose, "We imagine better ways to serve a world in motion".

Present in 177 countries, it employs 160,000 people, of which nearly 6,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

The world's 3rd largest shipping company, CMA CGM serves more than 420 ports across 5 continents with a fleet of over 650 vessels. In 2024, CMA CGM carried over 23 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) containers. Its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, one of the world's top five players, operates 1,000 warehouses and handled 15 million shipments in 2024. CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the Group's air freight division, will operate a fleet of 6 cargo aircraft by 2025.

CMA Media, France's 3rd largest private media group, includes RMC-BFM and several national and regional press titles (La Tribune Dimanche, La Tribune, La Provence and Corse Matin).

Committed to energy transition, the CMA CGM Group is aiming for Net Zero Carbon by 2050.

The CMA CGM Foundation provides humanitarian aid in crisis situations, and is committed to education for all and equal opportunities throughout the world. To date, the CMA CGM Foundation has transported 63,000 tons of humanitarian aid to 97 countries and supported over 550 educational projects.

Industry
Transportation & Logistics
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Marseille, FR
Year Founded
1978
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