About the role
As a Strategic PMO, you will play a pivotal role in turning strategy into action across our Contract Logistics business in Europe. As part of the Operational Excellence team, you will lead and coordinate strategic programs and complex projects that drive business transformation, operational improvement, and long-term growth.
Working with senior leaders, cross-functional teams, and stakeholders across multiple countries, you will help ensure strategic initiatives are delivered successfully, on time, and with measurable business impact. From large-scale transformation programs to greenfield site developments and other key strategic initiatives, your work will help shape the future of Contract Logistics.
How you will contribute
- Lead the planning, execution, governance, and successful delivery of strategic projects and programs across Contract Logistics.
- Develop and manage project roadmaps, timelines, milestones, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
- Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to align priorities and ensure strategic objectives are translated into actionable plans.
- Facilitate project governance structures, steering committees, and project review meetings to support effective decision-making.
- Monitor program progress, identify risks and issues, and proactively drive solutions that support successful outcomes.
- Coordinate activities across multiple workstreams to ensure alignment, collaboration, and efficient execution.
- Drive continuous improvement of project management methodologies, tools, reporting standards, and governance practices.
- Capture lessons learned and share best practices to strengthen future strategic programs and initiatives.
- Build strong relationships across Operations, Commercial, HR, IT, Finance, Procurement, and other business functions to enable successful delivery.
- Support transformational initiatives, including growth projects, operational excellence programs, and new business developments.
What you will bring
- Experience delivering medium to large-scale projects, programs, or business transformation initiatives within complex organizations.
- Ability to build trust and collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders across functions, countries, and leadership levels.
- Strong project management, planning, risk management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complexity and drive results.
- Experience with project management methodologies and tools, such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, MS Project, Jira, Monday.com, or similar approaches.
- A proactive, adaptable, and continuous-improvement mindset with a passion for turning strategic ambitions into measurable outcomes.
Compensation
DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.
About DP World
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.
With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 120,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.
We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.
What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.
WE MAKE TRADE FLOW
To Change What's Possible For Everyone
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Skills Required
- Experience delivering medium- to large-scale projects, programs, or business transformation initiatives in complex organizations.
- Ability to build trust and collaborate with stakeholders across functions, countries, and leadership levels.
- Strong project management, planning, risk management, problem-solving, and execution skills.
- Experience with project management methodologies and tools such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, MS Project, Jira, Monday.com, or similar.
- Proactive, adaptable, continuous-improvement mindset focused on measurable outcomes.
DP World Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about DP World and has not been reviewed or approved by DP World.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is considered competitive in many contexts, with strong salary perceptions in several regions. Feedback suggests compensation is sometimes viewed as equitable, with salary practices described as compliant and fair.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits: Wellness initiatives, flexible working hours, and practical supports like reimbursements for mobile, home internet, and home‑office equipment are emphasized. Feedback suggests these benefits contribute meaningfully to everyday work‑life needs.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Health coverage is described as comprehensive in some locations, including medical emergency coverage and life insurance. A broader emphasis on health, safety, and wellbeing programs reinforces this support.
DP World Insights
What We Do
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 108,000 employees, spanning 74 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses – Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. What’s more, we’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door. We make trade flow, to change what’s possible for everyone.
