Global Data Privacy Leader & DPO Advisor

CMA CGM; Marseille; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CMA CGM Group is seeking a Group Data Protection Expert to strengthen its privacy and digital compliance function. You will support the Group DPO in driving cross-functional and international privacy initiatives across the Group and lead privacy leadership at the Group level.

You will collaborate with AI governance, privacy teams, and stakeholders across Legal, IT, Cybersecurity, HR, and Procurement. Strong English is essential for this global role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in personal data protection, privacy law, digital law, or privacy compliance.
• Strong practical expertise in GDPR and international privacy matters.
• Proven ability to operate in an international, multicultural environment.
• Ability to translate complex legal requirements into clear, scalable policies, templates, practical guidance, and training.
• High level of integrity, independence, sound judgment, and discretion.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with senior leaders, operational teams, and technical stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and prioritization skills.
• Pragmatic, solution-oriented, with ability to balance legal requirements, business needs, and operational realities.
• Fluent English is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent, practical, and risk-based advice on personal data protection matters.
• Support privacy-by-design reviews and compliance assessments for Group projects (IT, AI, HR, operational initiatives).
• Advise on Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), Legitimate Interest Assessments (LIAs), Transfer Impact Assessments (TIAs), and other privacy-risk assessments.
• Monitor compliance with applicable data protection requirements, internal policies, and Group standards.
• Manage data subject rights requests, complaints, personal data breaches, and related documentation.
• Act as an escalation point for complex privacy projects, significant incidents, and sensitive compliance matters.
• Support relations with supervisory authorities and contribute to internal control activities, audits, and compliance reporting.
• Provide expert privacy input to the Group’s sustainability reporting and external assessments.
• Contribute to privacy awareness and training initiatives for employees and management.
• Lead strategic privacy initiatives, defining privacy direction and governance for major initiatives.
• Mobilize executive sponsors and stakeholders to ensure visibility and resources.
• Support deployment of privacy policies, guidelines, templates, and standards.

Skills

Data protection

GDPR

Privacy governance

Stakeholder management

Communication

English fluent

Job description

CMA CGM Group is seeking a Group Data Protection Expert to strengthen its privacy and digital compliance function. You will support the Group DPO in driving cross-functional and international privacy initiatives across the Group and lead privacy leadership at the Group level.

You will collaborate with AI governance, privacy teams, and stakeholders across Legal, IT, Cybersecurity, HR, and Procurement. Strong English is essential for this global role.