Data Governance Senior Specialist

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

The Data Governance Lead plays a key role in the group’s Data Transformation journey. He/she will be responsible for the structuration & deployment of the Data Governance Framework for a list of defined Data domains based on validated Strategic Priorities.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Methodology & Standards Deployment

• Enrich and improve Data Governance Framework (Operating model, deliverables, Tools: data catalog, quality tool, ...)
• Understand the current pain points and leverage on her/his previous experience to provide guidance & optimize ways of working.
• Ensure alignment of practices with Group CDO and across business domains (Lines & Pricing, Sales & Customer Care, Lines Operations & Cargo Flow)

Project & Program Management

• Ensure the proper roll out the Data Governance Framework (data requirement, data assessment, data readiness status…)
• Lead Shipping Lines transversal data initiatives and ensure alignment with strategic priorities (KPI calculation harmonization, golden source validation, referential studies…)
• Track and report on data readiness dashboards (definition, process, quality).
• Identify gaps and escalate risks to leadership.

Change Management & Adoption

• Collaborate with business to implement Data Governance at scale
• Act as a champion of data culture, enabling teams to understand the value of data and use it effectively.
• Organize training, workshops, and communication to increase maturity.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in data science, Computer Science, or a related field
• Proven experience in project management (PMO, agile methods, or transformation programs) with ability to translate business needs into data requirements (without being a technical delivery role).
• Deep expertise of data governance, data management, data visualization, big data technologies, analytics and AI technologies.
• Excellent change management skills, able to drive adoption across non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent leadership, communication and problem-solving abilities
• Experience with cloud-based data solutions (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Snowflake)
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and stakeholders.

SUCCESS CRITERIA

• Methodology and standards consistently adopted across business domains.
• Increased data readiness measurable through dashboards.
• Business teams are autonomous in applying data practices to their use cases.
• Strong alignment between strategic data priorities and operational adoption.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !