Innovation Data Project Manager Specialist ( M/F) - CMA CGM Head Office

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.

Context:

The Lines Transformation Department is accelerating the use of data, artificial intelligence, and new technologies to transform the commercial and operational performance of the lines (pricing, allocation, revenue optimization, internal productivity).
The projects led by the team enjoy high visibility among senior management and the Executive Committee, with a direct impact on the Group's strategic decisions.
In this context, and as part of the Head of Data team for the Lines and Pricing department, we are looking for a Data Innovation Project Manager capable of structuring, driving and accelerating data and AI initiatives, combining business understanding, strategic vision and execution skills.

Main mission:

You will be a driving force for data innovation within the Lines Division.
Your role will be to identify, structure, and implement projects with a high business impact by leveraging data, AI, and technological opportunities.

1. Management and structuring of Data & AI projects
• Framing initiatives: business issues, value assumptions, feasibility.
• Prioritizing according to business impact and complexity.
• Ensure functional management with:
o CMA IT
o Infosys
o AI Factory
o Pricing, Allocation & Cargo Flow teams
• Challenge business needs and define clear roadmaps.
• Ensure alignment between business ambition and delivery capacity.

2. Business Analysis and Data:

• Produce in-depth analyses to objectively assess issues and guide decisions.

• Gain a detailed understanding of pricing, allocation, and cargo flow issues.

• Translate complex needs into actionable data use cases.

• Identify optimization levers (analytics, AI, automation).

3. Accelerating innovation & AI:

• Co-develop innovative projects with start-ups, technology partners, and customers.

• Identify AI and agentic use cases relevant to the lines.

• Accelerate the adoption of AI within the department.

• Launch POCs/MVPs and transform promising initiatives into structured projects.

• Actively monitor data and AI innovations in shipping.

4. Cross-functional leadership:

• Bring together multidisciplinary teams around common goals.

• Drive momentum for execution and transformation.

• Interact with senior management and contribute to strategic support.

• Promote a clear and ambitious vision for the lines' data transformation.

Required profile:

Experience

• Solid knowledge of shipping lines, particularly pricing and cargo flows at CMA CGM.

• 5 to 10 years of experience.

• Solid experience in data or digital projects with a strong business impact.

• International experience appreciated.

Key skills

• Excellent analytical skills.

• Good understanding of digital transformation issues.

• Ability to quickly assess the value of a use case.

• Strong appetite for AI and new models (including agentics).

Business understanding

• Good knowledge of CMA CGM's business lines.

• Ideally, exposure to pricing, allocation, or cargo flow issues.

• Ability to communicate with senior business contacts.

• Ability and appetite to work with expert data engineers and data scientists.

Project management

• Proficiency in Agile methodologies.

• Proven use of Jira and management tools.

• Ability to manage without direct hierarchical authority.

• Fluent English essential.

Data Analysis

• Strong appetite for data analysis.

• SQL is a plus.

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Why is this position strategic?

• Direct impact on commercial performance.

• Key role in the deployment of AI and agentics on the lines.

• Interaction with start-ups, technology partners, and international teams.

• Central position between business, data, and innovation.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !