Global Digital Transformation Product Owner

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products and providers all around the world. Present in 170 countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,300 sites, we are well on our way to achieving our vision: to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

DARE TO GROW! Join CEVA Logistics, and you will be part of a team that values imagination, encourages boldness and exemplarity, and is committed to excellence in everything we do. Join us in our mission to shape the future of global logistics as we become a global leader in the logistics industry. As we continue growing at a fast pace, will you “Dare to Grow” with us?

YOUR ROLE

We are hiring a Product Owner to join our global Digital Transformation team. You will work as a Product Owner on various digital products embedded in our Web portal called myCEVA (https://my.cevalogistics.com/). You will report directly to the Global Product Owner. Your main tasks will include performing detailed requirements analysis, documenting processes, and performing user acceptance testing. To succeed in this role, you should have a natural analytical way of thinking and be able to explain difficult concepts to non-technical users and your management. We are working with Scrum agile methodology. Being familiar with this methodology would be a plus. In this context, you will be responsible for writing and following up your user stories and ensuring the quality of your production releases. You will evolve in an international context with colleagues across the 5 continents. English speaking will be your working language on a daily basis.

You will be part of the Global Digital Team (15 people) and will report to the Product owner. You will be located at the headquarter in Marseille, France. Work time organization is based on 4 days at the office and 1 day home-office. The perimeter of the products you will be working on spreads across the 8 operating regions of CEVA and four of its business lines: Ocean, Air, Ground and Contract logistics.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Lead the process design in new projects defined in the Digital roadmap.

• Determine operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats
• Construct workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications, user stories, job stories, acceptance criteria etc.
• Improve systems by studying current practices, designing modifications
• Recommend controls by identifying problems, writing improved procedures
• Define project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases and roadmap elements
• Monitor project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing identified tasks as needed
• Interpret, evaluate and interrelate research data and develop integrated business analysis and projections for incorporation into strategic decision-making
• Conduct regular workshops and interviews with end users to collect feedback and communicate it to product management.
• Suggest changes to senior management using analytics to support your recommendations. Actively participate in the implementation of approved changes
• Create informative, actionable and repeatable reporting that highlights relevant business trends and opportunities for improvement
• Conduct insightful, ad hoc analysis to investigate ongoing or one-time operational issues 

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Bachelor or master’s degree in engineering or equivalent
• Fluent English
• Experience as a Product Owner
• Experience in testing applications and leading UAT campaigns
• Technical background would be a plus:
  • Experience working with APIs and databases (data analysis, requesting DB, etc.)
• Experience delivering digital products in an Agile environment.
• International and/or remote job experience Technical Skills
• Ability to work remotely with a team spread over various distances and time zones
• Analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Software design & documentation
• Good understanding of technical constraints in designing software.
• Ability to explain and expose complex problematics.
• Autonomous in designing test scenarios and running test campaigns.
• Easy communication skills, ability to lead and animate discussions.
• Detailed reporting and good presentation skills.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. There’s no doubt that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment so if you’d like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world then please do get in touch to find your next role.

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That’s why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. Join CEVA for a challenging career.

As a global organization, and partof the CMA CGM group,  diversity is critical to our business success; only when we can reflect the cultures, languages, attitudes and local knowledge of our customers, can we succeed. By employing people with different experiences and abilities, we expand our knowledge and increase our creativity and innovation. 

Please note:  Legitimate CEVA Logistics recruitment processes include communication with candidates through recognized professional networks, such as LinkedIn or via an official company email address: firstname.lastname@cevalogistics.com. We recommend that you do not respond to unsolicited business propositions and/or offers from people with whom you are unfamiliar.