Group Human Resources Partner Senior Specialist

CMA CGM; Marseille; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CMA CGM Group is seeking a Group Human Resources Partner Senior Specialist in Marseille to shape the people and organization strategy for its IT teams. You will partner with IT leadership to design organizations, plan talent needs, and drive transformation initiatives that accelerate digital goals.

The role requires hands-on delivery, strong stakeholder management and a track record of implementing measurable people outcomes in a global, matrix environment.

Qualifications

• Strong HR business partnering experience in global, matrix organizations.
• Proven expertise in organization design and change management.
• Experience with IT, digital, AI and cybersecurity talent dynamics.
• Ability to translate strategy into pragmatic people initiatives using data.

Responsibilities

• Act as the trusted HR advisor to the Global IT leadership team, translating priorities into a clear people agenda.
• Lead organization design, workforce planning, and change management for IT transformations.
• Drive talent strategy, succession planning and leadership development initiatives.
• Leverage people data to measure impact and inform decision-making for IT programs.

Skills

HR business partnering

Organization design

Change management

Talent development

Data-driven insights

Job description

Group Human Resources Partner Senior Specialist

Req ID: 591044 Posting Start Date: 23/09/2026 Marseille, FRA CMA CGM Human Resources 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

As a HR Partner with the Global IT Teams,you will shape and execute the people and organization strategy supporting the Group’s technology agenda. The role translates the Group HR Strategy—built around three pillars: Engage Teams, Develop Talent and Drive Transformation—into clear, actionable priorities for the IT organization. As part of the broader Group Transformation organization, alongside AI, ZEBOX, CMA Consulting and Innovation, IT plays a pivotal role in accelerating business and digital transformation across the Group. Combining strategic perspective with a hands‑on, delivery‑focused approach, the Global HR Partner ensures the right organization, leadership and competencies are in place to turn ambition into measurable outcomes.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

HR Partnering

• Act as the trusted HR advisor to the Global IT leadership team, translating business and technology priorities into a clear people agenda.
• Challenge and support leaders on organization design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness and critical people decisions.
• Anticipate people implications of major IT transformations, operating model changes and strategic initiatives.
• Ensure alignment between the IT people strategy and Group HR priorities, policies and governance, while translating Group initiatives into relevant, pragmatic solutions for the IT organization.
• Act as the key interface between IT leadership and HR CoEs—including Talent, C&B, HRIS and Learning—to mobilize the right expertise and solutions.

Organization & Transformation

• Lead HR support for IT transformation and organizational evolution, including operating model, governance, structures, roles and ways of working.
• Partner with IT leaders on workforce planning, skills strategy and future capabilities, particularly around AI, digital, data, cybersecurity and emerging technologies.
• Support change management and employee engagement throughout major transformation programs.
• Take direct ownership of priority transformation actions and deliverables, moving from recommendation to implementation with pace, pragmatism and strong follow-through.

Talent & Leadership

• Drive the talent strategy for IT, including succession, critical roles, high potentials and leadership development.
• Lead and challenge People Reviews and talent decisions with IT managers.
• Identify capability gaps and partner with Talent, Learning and other HR CoEs to build future‑ready talent pipelines.

Performance, Engagement & Culture

• Drive the IT people agenda around performance, engagement, retention and culture.
• Support leaders in addressing key organizational and people challenges.
• Leverage people data and employee insights to identify priorities and measure impact.
• Provide structured feedback from the IT organization to Group HR to continuously improve the relevance and impact of people initiatives.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Demonstrates strong HR business partnering experience in complex, global and matrix organizations, with the credibility to influence and challenge senior leaders while building trust, team spirit and effective collaboration across functions.
• Brings proven expertise in organization design, transformation and change management, with the ability to translate strategic priorities into effective operating models and collaborative ways of working that foster collective ownership.
• Combines solid capabilities in workforce and skills planning, talent management, succession and leadership development to build future‑ready, cohesive teams and strengthen collective performance.
• Has a strong understanding of IT, digital, AI and cybersecurity organizations and their talent dynamics, supported by a data‑driven approach and the ability to connect diverse teams around shared priorities.
• Adopts a hands‑on, action‑oriented “doer” mindset, working collaboratively with others, contributing beyond individual responsibilities and mobilizing teams to deliver measurable outcomes with pace, pragmatism and a strong sense of shared success.

Please ensure you are familiar with the CMA CGM Corporate Internal Mobility guidelines

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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