Job description

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.

• Provide strategic legal advice to Management and operational teams on all matters relating to business law, maritime law, transport, insurance, and litigation.
• Draft, negotiate, and secure complex commercial contracts (clients, partners, service providers, agents, insurers, etc.) in accordance with Head Office (HO) procedures.
• Oversee and manage litigation and pre-litigation matters, in coordination with external counsel, experts, and insurers, in line with HO instructions.
• Ensure proactive legal risk management and contribute to the implementation of compliance best practices.
• Contribute to the definition and implementation of the regional legal strategy, in alignment with Group guidelines.
• Supervise, train, and support members of the local legal team, where applicable.
• Represent the legal function before internal and external stakeholders (authorities, partners, clients, advisors).

Please ensure you are familiar with the CMA CGM Corporate Internal Mobility guidelines