Job Description Summary:
The Coca‑Cola Company is evolving into a more digital‑first, data‑driven enterprise to fuel sustainable growth, increase speed to market, and unlock new sources of value. Rapid advances in technology, data, and AI create a unique opportunity to accelerate the KO system’s next chapter of growth by reimagining our core competitive advantages. Building on a strong foundation of modernized infrastructure, global digital experiences, early data capabilities, and proven use cases, we are now shifting from early wins to scaled, end‑to‑end impact on growth, productivity, and efficiency.
This next phase moves us from an analog world to a fully digitized one, powered by a digital growth engine that embeds data, technology, and AI into our most critical business domains. Success will require more than technology implementation, it demands a strategic transformation of core capabilities, a domain‑based, product‑centric operating model, and a cultural shift toward experimentation, data and technology fluency, and seamless partnership between business and digital teams.
Role Overview
The Senior Director, Customer Data Platforms plays a critical leadership role in advancing Coca‑Cola’s digital transformation by modernizing and scaling customer operations through data, technology, and AI‑enabled capabilities. This role is accountable for evolving operational models, processes, and platforms that support customer engagement, service delivery, and operational excellence across markets.
Operating within a digital, product‑centric ecosystem, this leader partners closely with commercial, customer care, digital product, and technology teams to embed digital capabilities into customer operations. The role focuses on transforming traditional operational approaches into agile, insight‑driven, and highly automated systems that improve responsiveness, efficiency, and customer experience at scale.
The Senior Director will drive alignment between business priorities and digital execution, ensuring that customer operations contribute directly to enterprise goals of growth, speed, and productivity. This role requires strong strategic thinking, operational leadership, and the ability to lead through influence within a complex, matrixed global environment.
What You will do for us:
Lead the transformation of customer operations by embedding digital, data, and AI capabilities into core operational processes and workflows
Define and implement modern operating models that enhance customer engagement, service efficiency, and scalability across markets
Partner with digital product teams to design and deploy solutions that enable real‑time visibility, automation, and continuous improvement in customer operations
Drive the adoption of data‑driven decision making by establishing performance metrics, dashboards, and insights across customer operations
Enable the integration of customer data across systems to create a unified view that supports personalized and responsive service delivery
Identify and implement automation opportunities to streamline operations, reduce manual effort, and improve productivity
Collaborate with commercial and customer care teams to align operational capabilities with evolving customer needs and expectations
Ensure operational alignment with enterprise digital architecture, governance, and security standards
Lead cross‑functional initiatives that improve end‑to‑end customer experience, from interaction to resolution and follow‑up
Build organizational capability by driving digital fluency, change management, and adoption of new tools and ways of working within customer operations
Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously enhance operational capabilities and competitive positioning
Requirements and Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Information Technology, or a related field
10+ years of experience in customer operations, digital transformation, or operations leadership roles within a complex, global organization
Proven experience leading operational transformation initiatives that leverage digital, data, and automation to improve performance and outcomes
Strong understanding of customer operations processes, including service delivery, customer engagement, and operational efficiency
Demonstrated ability to integrate data and analytics into operational decision‑making frameworks
Experience working within product‑centric or agile environments, partnering with digital and technology teams
Familiarity with artificial intelligence and automation technologies applied to operational use cases
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels in a matrixed environment
Proven ability to balance strategic priorities with execution, driving measurable outcomes at scale
Experience leading change management initiatives and building organizational capability in digital and data fluency
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex operational and technical concepts into actionable business insights
Skills:
Agile Methodology, Application Development, Budgeting, Business Processes, Business Value Creation, Change Management, Decision Making, Financial Forecasting, Leadership, Long Term Planning, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Office, Negotiation, Process Improvements, Risk Assessments, Risk Management, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Strategic Alignment, Strategic IT, Structured Query Language (SQL), Vendor Management, Waterfall ModelPay Range:
United States of America: 202,000 USD - 229,000 USDBase 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:
30Annual 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.
Location(s):
United States of AmericaCity/Cities:
AtlantaTravel Required:
00% - 25%Relocation Provided:
NoJob Posting End Date:
August 14, 2026Our 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.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Information Technology, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in customer operations, digital transformation, or operations leadership in a complex global organization
- Proven experience leading operational transformation initiatives leveraging digital, data, and automation
- Strong understanding of customer operations processes including service delivery and customer engagement
- Demonstrated ability to integrate data and analytics into operational decision‑making frameworks
- Experience working within product‑centric or agile environments and partnering with digital and technology teams
- Familiarity with artificial intelligence and automation technologies applied to operational use cases
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across matrixed organizations
- Proven ability to balance strategic priorities with execution to drive measurable outcomes at scale
- Experience leading change management and building organizational digital and data fluency
- Excellent communication skills, able to translate complex operational and technical concepts into business insights
- Experience with Microsoft Azure and Structured Query Language (SQL)
The Coca-Cola Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Coca-Cola Company and has not been reviewed or approved by The Coca-Cola Company.
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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.
The Coca-Cola Company Insights
What We Do
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.
