Job Description Summary:
The Senior Director, QA Automation Support leads the quality engineering and automation support function within the Product and Engineering team of the Digital Products & Engineering tower. This leader is responsible for defining the long-term vision, strategy, and operating model that enables quality, reliability, resilience, and speed across Coca‑Cola’s prioritized domains.
Leading a team of Directors and Senior Managers, the Senior Director drives the evolution of quality engineering capabilities, ensuring automation, data, and AI are embedded into software delivery practices. The role serves as a strategic partner to senior digital leaders, helping translate digital transformation priorities into scalable engineering outcomes that accelerate value realization in the prioritized digital product domains.
What You will do for us
Define and execute the vision and strategy for QA automation support across Digital Products & Engineering in prioritized domains.
Lead a global quality engineering function through Directors and Senior Managers.
Establish quality standards, governance, measurement frameworks, and operating principles.
Drive transformation of software quality practices through automation, intelligent testing, and AI-enabled engineering capabilities.
Influence engineering, architecture, and product strategies to ensure quality is embedded by design.
Enable scalable delivery of the prioritized digital products that support growth, productivity, and operational efficiency objectives.
Drive continuous improvement through quality insights, automation analytics, and business outcome measurement.
Oversee strategic investments in quality engineering platforms, tools, and capabilities.
Build organizational capability and succession pipelines for quality engineering talent.
Foster strong partnerships across engineering, product, data, infrastructure, security, and business teams.
Requirements and Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
12+ years of experience in software engineering, quality engineering, automation, or digital technology organizations.
Significant experience leading enterprise quality engineering and automation functions.
Demonstrated success shaping technology strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes.
Expertise in product-centric delivery models, DevOps practices, cloud technologies, and engineering transformation.
Strong knowledge of automation platforms, testing frameworks, quality governance, and performance measurement.
Experience leading leaders and building high-performing global organizations.
Advanced digital, data, and AI fluency with ability to translate emerging technologies into business value.
Strong executive communication, influence, and stakeholder management capabilities.
Proven ability to lead large-scale transformation initiatives in complex, matrixed environments.
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: 202,000 - 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:
YesJob Posting End Date:
September 18, 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 Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
- 12+ years of experience in software engineering, quality engineering, automation, or digital technology organizations
- Significant experience leading enterprise quality engineering and automation functions
- Experience shaping technology strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes
- Expertise in product-centric delivery models, DevOps practices, cloud technologies, and engineering transformation
- Strong knowledge of automation platforms, testing frameworks, quality governance, and performance measurement
- Experience leading leaders and building high-performing global organizations
- Advanced digital, data, and AI fluency, with ability to translate emerging technologies into business value
- Strong executive communication, influence, and stakeholder management capabilities
- Proven ability to lead large-scale transformation initiatives in complex, matrixed environments
- Master's degree
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.
