Senior Director, Strategic Growth

Job Description Summary:

At The Coca-Cola Company, we exist to refresh the world and make a difference through loved brands, done sustainably, for a better shared future. Our North America Operating Unit (NAOU) is the largest operating unit for the company. Within NAOU, our Strategic Growth team is responsible for defining the mid/long-term strategy for the enterprise, developing competitive insights, and leading high-priority cross-functional strategic projects to drive growth for the organization. 

As the Senior Director, Strategic Growth, you will support both near-term performance and long-term strategy for the organization – helping lead and align critical work across various senior-level stakeholders. While this is an individual contributor role, it will leverage resources across both the Strategic Growth and other cross-functional teams to drive initiatives forward. This role requires a true General Manager mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to effectively interact with and influence stakeholders across all levels within NAOU. The ideal candidate excels at synthesizing complex inputs into clear strategic implications and communicating decisive, actionable recommendations to senior leadership.

What You’ll Do for Us

• Join a team that functions as part internal consulting group, part think tank for NAOU

• Mid/Long-term strategy development, alignment, and performance management: across a variety of dimensions (e.g., brand, portfolio, channel, customer, competitor), align key stakeholders on strategy and monitor performance to drive accountability and pivots when needed

• Problem framing and solving: structuring and leading complex / ambiguous cross-functional analyses, initiatives, or efforts

• Synthesis and storytelling: communicate to and influence stakeholders through a structured, fact-based, and action-oriented storytelling approach

• Project management: lead / support execution of key initiatives and deliverables, including management of internal and external (i.e., consulting) resources

• Industry and competitive assessments: develop insights to drive business and execution strategy 

• Discussion / debate facilitation: effectively structure and lead conversations to generate actionable outcomes and progress

• Strategic consulting support: serve as internal advisor to leadership / other cross-functional teams and promote agile ways of working

• Influence and engage senior management and business peers: develop and communicate POV on strategic direction and actions to be taken using the power of data, insights, and the integration of holistic analysis

• Stakeholder management: identify, influence, align, and engage key stakeholders

• Talent development: leverage your experience to coach, develop, and upskill other team members across Strategic Growth and NAOU

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Economics, Strategy, or Marketing (or related field); Master’s Degree or MBA preferred

• 8+ years related work experience (e.g., growth strategy, corporate strategy, portfolio strategy, marketing/brand strategy, strategy consulting, etc.) either in beverage industry or CPG broadly

• Experience within and knowledge of The Coca Cola Company across functions (especially finance) strongly preferred

• Proven ability to lead and deliver actionable results – both in “What” you’ve done and “How” you’ve done it (IQ + EQ)

• Deep understanding of end-to-end strategy development with limited direction

• Exceptional ability to frame complex problems, develop hypotheses, synthesize data, and deliver clear, actionable recommendations

• Demonstrated expertise in driving analytical approaches and insights while navigating multiple data and insight sources

• Ability to build partnerships and establish trust and credibility across all levels, and collaborate with / provoke / influence others to gain consensus and alignment 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders

• High digital literacy, including comfort with data tools, visualization platforms, and AI supported ways of working strongly preferred

• Curious/continuous learner with an external orientation to emerging trends, methodologies, and best practices

• Thrives in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple priorities; solution-oriented with a default for action

What We'll Do for You

• Provide opportunities to play a pivotal role in shaping the growth and long-term direction of the largest Operating Unit of The Coca-Cola Company

• Offer broad exposure across business units and functions to ensure you experience significant exposure to the business, system, and senior leadership

• Support continuous development with a culture of accelerated learning, innovation, and collaboration in an evolving business landscape

The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Skills:

Pay Range:

United States: 195,500 - 226,800 USD

Base 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:

30

Annual 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 America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

September 11, 2026

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.

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