COO Ports & Terminals Europe

COO, Ports & Terminals – Europe

At DP World, we are reshaping the future of trade to make it more resilient, efficient and sustainable. As COO, Ports & Terminals – Europe, you will play a critical role in delivering safe, reliable and profitable operations across our diverse European ports and terminals portfolio.

This is a pivotal leadership role, responsible for driving operational excellence at scale, leading transformation, and embedding consistent global standards across multiple terminals and countries.

What you will do:

• Lead regional operations across Europe, ensuring world‑class standards in safety, service reliability, productivity and cost‑to‑serve performance.
• Set and govern the regional operations strategy, providing strong direction, oversight and accountability to terminal leadership teams.
• Own the regional transformation agenda, driving automation, digitisation and standardisation in line with the Global Operations & Engineering (GOE) management system.
• Establish and enforce operating standards, ensuring high levels of data integrity, performance transparency and disciplined operational routines.
• Partner across the business with Commercial, Finance, HSSE, HR and Digital/IT to deliver customer commitments, optimise asset and capital strategies, and enable continuous improvement.
• Support growth and integration, leading operational due diligence and post‑deal integration for acquisitions, expansions, greenfield and start‑up terminals to ensure rapid stabilisation and adoption of DP World operating standards.

What you bring:

• A strong track record of leading complex, multi‑site port or terminal operations at regional or enterprise level.
• Proven experience driving operational transformation, performance improvement and standardisation across diverse geographies.
• Deep operational, commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to balance performance, safety and customer outcomes.
• A collaborative leadership style, with the credibility to influence senior stakeholders and build high‑performing leadership teams.
• A passion for safety, excellence and continuous improvement.

Why DP World:

At DP World, we think differently about trade. We move cargo, create opportunities and help economies grow. You will be part of a global organisation where scale, ambition and purpose come together, offering the opportunity to make a lasting impact across Europe and beyond.

Ready to shape the future of ports and terminals in Europe? Apply now and help us deliver smarter trade for a better world.