Chief of Staff - EVP Shipping

CMA CGM; Marseille; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CMA CGM in Marseille is seeking a high-impact Chief of Staff to the EVP in charge of Shipping. You will ensure projects are properly structured, executed with rigor, and aligned with strategic objectives.

With 7–8 years in consulting or complex environments, you will own strategic initiatives, structure roadmaps, monitor milestones and budgets, and coordinate with senior stakeholders while applying strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 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, logistics, consulting domains.
• Financial acumen and comfort with budget tracking.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of selected strategic Shipping initiatives
• Structure roadmaps, track milestones and bottlenecks
• Prepare executive briefings and decision-ready materials
• Consolidate inputs for Presidency and top management
• Ensure rigor, transparency and quality across deliverables
• Monitor budget elements and interact with Finance and CEO Office
• Understand Shipping ecosystems
• Explore AI and shipping tech trends for insights
• Coordinate with other Chiefs of Staff and senior stakeholders
• Support cross-functional initiatives from design to execution
• Manage one person

Skills

Strategy consulting

Project management

Finance literacy

Budget tracking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Interpersonal agility

Job description

CMA CGM

Project Management / Quality

Permanent contract

Full Time

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!

Information at a Glance

Rise in motion with CMA CGM Group: where ambition meets opportunity.

Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging newpaths, 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 thechance to make a meaningful impact. Thisis more than a job. It’s a journey on which you rise.

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