Group Project Management Senior Specialist (M/F)

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

Job summary

CMA CGM Finance Department is undergoing a major transformation to strengthen its role as a strategic partner. As a Finance Transformation Project Manager, you will coordinate end-to-end projects across Accounting, Controlling, Tax, and Treasury, collaborating with stakeholders from Marseille HQ, regional offices, and GBS/FiCOM.

You will drive diagnostics, define TOMs, build multi-year roadmaps, supervise governance, and ensure delivery of value while embedding change management across the

Qualifications

• Five years of professional experience in Finance Transformation, Audit, Consulting, or PM within a large, international organization.
• Strong ability to coordinate complex, multi-stakeholder projects across geographies.
• Fluent in English; French is a strong asset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Finance transformation projects end-to-end (framing to implementation).
• Lead organizational and process diagnostics to identify inefficiencies.
• Structure improvement opportunities aligned with Finance strategy.
• Support design of target operating models (TOM) and transitions to shared services.
• Drive change management and maintain multi-year transformation roadmaps.
• Oversee governance with HO, GBS, regional finance teams, and impacted countries.

Skills

Finance Transformation

Project Management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Change management

English fluency

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Group Project Management Senior Specialist (M/F)

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Group Project Management Senior Specialist (M/F)

Req ID: 574727 Posting Start Date: 10/02/2026 Marseille, FRA CMA CGM Finance 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 :

CMA CGM Finance Department is engaged in a major transformation program aimed at strengthening its role as a strategic Business Partner supporting the Group’s growth and diversification. This transformation is driven by two core objectives: enhancing operational performance and driving financial performance.

In parallel, CMA CGM has accelerated the diversification of its activities while addressing major digital and environmental challenges. These evolutions create significant opportunities for Finance to reinforce its role as a strategic partner to the business. This ambition is supported by three key enablers: digital capabilities, a transformation-oriented mindset, and a multi-activity vision.

Within this context, the FiPP (Finance Projects & Processes) department was created to support the Finance organization on systems, processes, and organizational transformation topics.

As a Finance Transformation Project Manager, you will play a key role in coordinating and driving Finance transformation projects end-to-end (from framing or design to implementation). These projects might relate to all finance streams (Accounting, Controlling, Tax, Treasury). You will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders across the Group, including headquarters in Marseille, Regional Offices, Local Entities, and Global Business Services (GBS / FiCOM).

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Finance Transformation Projects Coordination :

• Lead strategic Transformation project for the group : Oversee a region or a country, lead a team of enablers, present and onboard stakeholder in the change, prepare arbitration for Head Office, and report to key stakeholders
• Lead organizational and process diagnostics to identify inefficiencies, pain points, and operational bottlenecks.
• Lead project management and coordinate stakeholders to structure improvement opportunities in line with business expectations and Finance strategic objectives.
• Support and challenge the business in the design of target operating models (TOM).
• Ensure the application of the Finance Core Model across entities and support transitions toward internal offshore shared services centers (GBS / FiCOM).
• Assess the financial, operational, and organizational impacts of transformation scenarios and prepare decision‑making materials for arbitration.
• Drive and support change management initiatives to ensure adoption and sustainability.
• Build, structure, and maintain multi‑year transformation roadmaps aligned with Finance strategy on your perimeter.

Transformation PMO & Governance :

• Ensure strong project governance and coordination with stakeholders: HO, GBS, Regional Finance teams, and impacted countries.
• Structure and lead communication actions toward key stakeholders and senior management: from production of supporting document to presentation to VPs.
• Monitor project progress, milestones, risks, and dependencies against the transformation roadmap.
• Secure delivery of transformation plans in terms of scope, quality, timelines, and value creation.
• Ensure robust tracking and reporting of transformation benefits and impacts

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• About 5years of professional experience, ideallyin Finance Transformation, Audit, Consulting, or Project Management, within a large, international organization.
• Strong experience in coordinating complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and geographies.
• Solid understanding of Finance processes (Record-to-Report, Order‑to‑Cash, Procure‑to‑Pay, FP&A is a plus).
• Proven ability to work autonomously while aligning and influencing senior and international stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a structured and rigorous approach.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to drive change.
• Proactive, adaptable, and delivery‑oriented, with a strong sense of accountability.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken; French is a strong asset.

Come along on CMA CGM's 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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