Group Strategic Advisory - CEO office intern

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

At the heart of the Group's governance, the CEO Office is the strategic unit that directly supports the CEO and the Chief of Staff in preparing CMA CGM's most strategic decisions.

By joining the CEO Office, you become part of a small, highly selective team working in direct contact with the Group's most sensitive strategic, geopolitical and institutional matters, in a demanding, cross-functional and highly visible environment, where every deliverable can influence decisions affecting the entire Group.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

As an intern, you will contribute directly to the work of the CEO's office, with a level of responsibility and exposure rarely offered at internship level:

• Prepare in-depth strategic briefs on cross-functional topics, feeding directly into the Chief of Staff's decision-making
• Contribute to the design and execution of the CEO's communication strategy
• Conduct thorough, structured geopolitical monitoring to anticipate risks and opportunities for the Group in a complex international environment
• Lead high-level strategic analyses on the Group's activities, markets and development priorities
• Take part in meetings with strategic partners and formulate recommendations addressed directly to the Chief of Staff

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Master's student, on a gap year, or recent graduate, from a program in political science, international relations, public affairs, communications or business (Sciences Po-type profile or equivalent)
• Looking for a 6-month internship between July and January 2026, based in Marseille
• Meaningful prior professional experience, ideally in a demanding, international environment or one related to the strategic challenges of a major group
• Strong understanding of major geopolitical, economic, institutional and media issues, both in France and internationally
• Excellent writing skills and proven ability to synthesize complex topics — capable of producing deliverables intended directly for senior leadership
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• Rigorous, curious, responsive and proactive, with a strong sense of confidentiality and teamwork in a highly demanding context

JOB ENVIRONMENT

• Location: MARSEILLE
• Internship duration: 6 months 
• Reports directly to the CEO's Chief of Staff

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !