Location(s):
United States of AmericaCity/Cities:
AtlantaTravel Required:
00% - 25%Relocation Provided:
NoJob Posting End Date:
January 19, 2026Shift:
Job Description Summary:
The IT Governance and Compliance Leader will leverage strong business operations knowledge to influence and collaborate with global process owners, Corporate Audit leadership, IT teams, external auditors, and finance executives. This leader will operate across a networked global organization, aligning IT controls with control policies, financial integrity, and operational efficiency priorities.
- Establish and oversee the global IT Compliance governance model, ensuring clear accountability and ownership for all ITGCs across SOX systems.
- Provide strategic direction and leadership to the IT Governance and Compliance Team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, excellence, and accountability.
- Implement global policies, procedures, and standards for IT controls, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) operations, and control monitoring, ensuring consistent application and adherence to best practices worldwide.
- Leadership of adoption, communication, and training initiatives for control implementation.
- Lead the design, implementation, and oversight of SOX ITGC controls for SAP S/4HANA and other core enterprise systems.
- Ensure appropriate control execution across all global SOX systems, integrating automation tools (e.g., SAP GRC, Workiva, Entra ID) where possible.
- Provide expert guidance to management on control architecture, implementation strategies, and monitoring practices.
- Drive execution of risk mitigation initiatives, focusing on IT risks and their impact on financial reporting controls.
- Oversight of IT risks, including Segregation of Duties (SoD) and Sensitive Access rules enforcement and User Access Review (UAR) processes.
- Lead the identification, assessment, and mitigation of IT risks across all IT systems and processes.
- Strengthen relationships with control owners to recommend enhancements and prioritize process improvements that reduce costs, boost productivity, and embed industry best practices.
- Collaborate closely with external auditor leadership, ensuring the availability of all necessary documentation, evidence, and support for SOX audits and compliance assessments.
- Ensure all IT compliance documentation meets internal audit and SOX standards.
- Prepare and present clear, executive-level reports to senior management, the Audit Committee, and external auditors on the IT control environment and key risk indicators.
- Lead initiatives to implement and enhance IT compliance tools and automation to improve control, monitoring, and reporting capabilities.
- Drive implementation of IT controls for new projects, applications, and acquisitions.
- Drive continuous improvement projects for ITGCs, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and resilience in controls.
- Continuous monitoring of evolving regulatory and compliance frameworks impacting IT general controls.
- Set and reinforce a motivating vision for the team in alignment with company priorities as set by the Steering Committee.
- Coach, mentor, and support the development of direct reports and other team members.
- Hold team members accountable for delivering on key objectives, fostering engagement, and encouraging a high-performance culture.
- Minimum 12–15 years of progressive leadership experience in internal controls/governance, audit, finance, IT compliance, or related fields within large, global organizations.
- Innovation: We embrace a culture of experimentation and innovation, providing you the opportunity to contribute to new, different, or better ways of doing things.
- Agile Work Environment: We embrace agile with management that believes in removing barriers, so you are empowered to experiment, iterate, and innovate.
- Industry Leaders: Collaborate with leaders in the industry. Our team is composed of professionals who are experts in their fields, providing an environment where you can learn, grow, and make a significant impact.
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Pay Range:
$217,400 - $245,300Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:
50Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.
Long-term Incentive Reference Value Percentage:
20Long-term Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role.
Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.The Coca-Cola Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as a standout, combining a 401(k) match with a company-funded cash-balance pension and an employee stock purchase plan match that together materially increase long-term package value.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and feature-rich, including national medical coverage plus specialized add-ons like virtual care, second opinions, oncology navigation, fertility support, and chronic-condition programs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are outlined with structured vacation accrual that increases with tenure and a holiday program that includes both set and floating days.
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The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories. In addition to the company’s Coca-Cola brands, our portfolio includes some of the world’s most valuable beverage brands, such as AdeS soy-based beverages, Ayataka green tea, Dasani waters, Del Valle juices and nectars, Fanta, Georgia coffee, Gold Peak teas and coffees, Honest Tea, innocent smoothies and juices, Minute Maid juices, Powerade sports drinks, Simply juices, smartwater, Sprite, vitaminwater and ZICO coconut water.
