Ground & Rail IT - Senior Manager, Agile Transformation

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 1,500 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?

This role is based in Italy, France or Spain.

The Agile Transformation Senior Manager in the IT department dedicated to ground transportation at CEVA is responsible for driving the adoption and implementation of agile methodologies across the department.

This role involves developing and promoting the use of agile practices, defining and building the necessary tooling to support agile software engineering and delivery, particularly using Atlassian Jira, and ensuring consistent agile practices across the various software factories within the IT department.

The Agile Transformation Lead will work closely with teams to foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and innovation, ultimately enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of software development and delivery processes.

> Key Accountabilities 

1. Tooling Platform Setup & Adoption: Define and build the necessary tooling to support software engineering and agile and waterfall delivery, using Atlassian Jira suite
2. Driving Agile Adoption: Lead the adoption and implementation of agile methodologies across the IT department, ensuring that all teams understand and effectively use agile practices
3. Consistency in Practices: Coordinate and ensure consistent agile practices across the various software factories within the IT department
4. Change Management: Manage organizational change and drive the adoption of new practices and tools across different teams and departments
5. Performance Monitoring: Monitor and measure the performance of software engineering & delivery, by providing metrics and KPI’s in partnership with the CoE and Global PMO teams on development cycle time, resource capacity use, etc.

> Knowledge, Experience & Skills

Experience

▪ Bachelor’s or Master’s in information technology

▪ Agile coach or scrum master, at least 1 year
▪ Project delivery & programme management at scale in the transportation & logistics industry

Desirable: 

▪ Leadership and Coaching: Strong leadership skills to guide and mentor teams. This includes the ability to foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and innovation
▪ Software engineering practices within a 3/4PL provider

Specialist knowlegde & Skills

▪ Tool Proficiency: Expertise in agile tools, particularly Atlassian Jira, to support agile software engineering and delivery
▪ Agile Methodologies: A deep understanding of various agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe. This includes the ability to tailor these methodologies to fit the specific needs of the organization
▪ Change Management: Experience in managing organizational change and driving the adoption of new practices and tools across different teams and departments

Desirable:
▪ Technical Knowledge: A solid understanding of software development processes and the ability to work closely with technical teams to ensure the successful implementation of agile practices
▪ Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and address challenges that may arise during the transformation process
 

Interpersonal & Communications Skills

▪ Fluent English
▪ Proven ability to lead change in an international and multi-cultural environment

▪ French, Spanish or Portuguese considered a plus

As a global organization, and as part of the CMA CGM Group, diversity is critical to our business success; only when we can reflect the cultures, languages, behaviors and local knowledge of our customers, we can 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.