Group Strategic Advisory Senior Specialist

CMA CGM; Marseille; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CMA CGM Group, based in Marseille, seeks an organized internal consultant to support high-visibility strategy engagements. You will operate within CMA Conseil, contributing to PMI across all business lines, from due diligence to post‑acquisition integration, structuring plans, and managing risks.

You will work in small teams on engagements lasting weeks to months, ensuring alignment with group leadership. Fluency in English and French is required. This is a full-time on-site role in Marseille.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in strategy/management consulting, M&A, transformation or corporate environment.
• Prior PMI, M&A, transformation or complex project management experience.
• Strong analytical and structuring capabilities.
• Ability to manage several topics in parallel and work with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to thrive in a demanding environment.
• Fluent English and French.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to due diligence and pre-integration phases.
• Contribute to steering integration programs.
• Support the capture and securing of synergies.
• Contribute to CMA Conseil's PMI methodology.
• Support the teams during integration.
• Contribute to CMA Conseil engagements.

Skills

PMI / M&A experience

Analytical & structuring

Stakeholder management

Communication & presentation

Bilingual English & French

Job description

Marseille, FRA

Group Strategic Advisory Senior Specialist

Permanent contract Full Time

CMA CGM Project Management / Quality

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.

THE ROLE

To support our Group's growth, we are looking for organized, agile and committed internal consultants, capable of bringing a strategic perspective and delivering tangible impact to the Group's leadership.

As a member of the CMA Conseil team, you will contribute to high-visibility strategic consulting engagements, directly in support of the Group's leadership. You will work in small teams on projects lasting from a few weeks to several months, spanning all of the Group's business lines and geographies.

Within the PMI unit, you will support the Group and its Business Units in making external growth operations a success — from due diligence through post-acquisition integration — by structuring integration plans, helping teams deliver on identified synergies, and anticipating risks and contingency plans

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

1. Contribute to due diligence and pre-integration phases

• Participate in PMI (Post-Merger Integration) analyses as part of due diligence engagements
• Analyze key integration challenges and risks
• Contribute to the assessment of integration plans and identified synergies
• Contribute to the preparation of integration roadmaps
• Prepare the elements required to launch the PMI program

2. Contribute to steering integration programs

• Participate in structuring and monitoring integration programs
• Track workstreams, actions, responsibilities and milestones
• Prepare governance and steering materials
• Coordinate contributions from Group teams, Business Units, support functions and local teams
• Identify points of attention and contribute to their resolution
• Prepare progress reports for sponsors and management

3. Support the capture and securing of synergies

• Contribute to the identification and quantification of synergies
• Help Business Units translate synergies into concrete action plans
• Track realized gains vs. business case
• Identify gaps and risks related to synergies
• Contribute to the definition of contingency plans and corrective actions

4. Contribute to the Group's PMI methodology

• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of CMA Conseil's PMI playbook
• Produce and maintain PMI tools, templates and KPIs
• Capture and leverage lessons learned from integration engagements
• Contribute to the formalization of PMI best practices

5. Support the teams

• Participate in discussions with the teams of acquired companies
• Facilitate coordination between Group and local teams
• Support operational teams in tracking their integration plans
• Prepare the analyses and materials required for decision‑making
• Contribute to resolving operational issues encountered during the integration

6. Contribute to CMA Conseil engagements

• Contribute to due diligence, business planning, operating model and transformation engagements
• Participate in the development of CMA Conseil's PMI offering
• Capture and leverage lessons learned from engagements

  WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

  • 3–6 years of experience, ideally in strategy/management consulting, M&A, transformation, or a corporate environment
  • Prior experience in PMI, M&A, transformation, or complex project management
  • Strong analytical and structuring capabilities
  • Ability to manage several topics in parallel and work with a wide range of stakeholders
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to thrive in a demanding environment
  • Fluent English and in French

  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.