APM Terminals
APM Terminals is part of Maersk, an integrated transport and logistics company and a global leader in container shipping and ports. The Maersk group employs around 100,000 employees across operations in 130 countries. We actively promote the growth of the communities around us, allowing local economies to flourish. APM Terminals operates one of the world's most comprehensive port networks. We’re uniquely positioned to help both shipping line and landside customers grow their business.
At APMT Terminals, we foster a dynamic learning and training culture that empowers our employees to excel. Our commitment to improvement is driven by Lean principles, ensuring that every team member has the opportunity to develop their skills and advance their careers. Experience a diverse, multinational workplace where your operational insights directly influence how we work.
At APM Terminals, a global leader in port and terminal operations, we enable global trade and drive sustainable growth. As part of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, we connect economies and communities worldwide. Our success is driven by a strong commitment to LEAN methodologies, embedding continuous improvement into every aspect of our operations. Join us and be part of a team that values excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
We foster a dynamic learning and training culture that empowers our employees to excel. Our commitment to continuous improvement is driven by LEAN principles, ensuring that every team member can develop their skills and advance their careers. Join us to be part of an innovative environment where your growth is our priority and experience the numerous advantages of being a valued member of our team.
For APM Terminals to succeed in the new global reality, we need to think, act and do things differently than we have before. We need to transform how we work; continue to develop our skillsets, processes and behaviours; and ensure every heart and brain is in the game and with us on this journey. The APM Terminals Transformation Office has been established to enable strategy execution across the company. The Senior Transformation Lead ensures making strategic change happen – across silos, with quality, at speed.
The Senior Transformation Lead is accountable for driving strategic projects to successful outcomes, ensuring that change is executed, adopted, and embedded across the organization. The role acts on behalf of executive leadership and supports the Business Owner to orchestrate delivery, remove barriers, and enforce accountability across business, technology, and operations – without permanently owning line responsibilities.
This is a temporary, mandate-based role focused on outcomes, not operational performance.
Lead execution of one or more strategic transformation projects
Translate strategic intent into clear outcomes, milestones, and decisions
Ensure scope, timelines, resourcing, and funding are realistic and actively managed
Maintain focus on outcomes and adoption, not activity
Drive momentum and decision-making across complex, cross-functional landscapes
Ensure decisions are made at the right level, at the right time
Escalate unresolved blockers to executive leadership with clear options and consequences
Maintain transparency on progress, risks, and trade-offs
Coordinate execution across:
Business Owners
IT / OT
BPM
Finance
Operations / Change Receiving Organisation (CRO)
Resolve dependencies and conflicts that cannot be solved locally
Act as the single point of execution accountability for the initiative
Drive enterprise-wide change coordination across functions
Ensure the Change Receiving Organization (CRO) is engaged, prepared, and accountable
Challenge leaders on behaviours, role-modelling, and commitment
Ensure change impacts are understood and actively managed
Prevent a “central delivery, local resistance” failure mode
Request decisions and commitments from senior stakeholders
Escalate unresolved issues directly to Executive Management / CEO (via Transformation Office leadership)
Recommend initiative re-shaping, pausing, or stopping
Does not own line management
Does not own benefits
Does not replace Business Owners
We are looking for:
10–15+ years leading complex, cross-functional transformations
Proven track record delivering strategic change, not just projects
Experience working with:
Senior executives
Business and operations
Technology-led change
Large-scale organizational impact
Experience in regulated or asset-heavy environments is an advantage
Strong executive-level communication and presence
Comfortable operating on a mandate rather than through formal line authority
Resilient, pragmatic, and outcome-focused mindset
Skilled at resolving conflict and driving alignment across silos, at pace
Credibility with senior stakeholders, up to executive management/CEO level
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Engineering, Information Systems, Economics, or a related field
Master’s degree (e.g. MSc, MBA, MPA) is an advantage, particularly with a focus on strategy, transformation, or organizational change
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