Director, Corporate Strategy
About The Position
The Director, Corporate Strategy supports key priorities of the enterprise strategy agenda, including strategy development, cross-functional enterprise initiatives, and enterprise critical routines. The role partners with senior leaders within the Strategy & Corporate Development department and collaborates with Functions, Operating Units (OUs), and Platform Services according to enterprise and departmental priorities. The Director contributes to priority projects, independently drives workstreams with limited guidance, and raises issues proactively. The role conducts analysis and develops pragmatic initial recommendations, identifies opportunities to advance functional priorities, and communicates insights and implications to the Operating Committee in a digestible way. For selected workstreams, the Director leads peers and/or consultants toward clear deliverables. The role also serves as a super user and advocate for enterprise-approved AI and digital productivity tools, using them to strengthen analysis, accelerate insight generation, improve productivity, and enhance deliverable quality and speed. The Director shares AI best practices, coaches Strategy associates on practical use cases, and promotes adoption of approved capabilities.
Requirements
- 7–9 years of business experience, including experience in strategy, finance, or other generalist fields.
- Graduate degree in business, strategy, or a related field.
- Ability to work in a diverse cultural environment and communicate and influence efficiently at all levels.
- Ability to partner with Corporate Strategy leaders and the network of OUs, Functions, and Platform Services.
- Strong problem-solving skills, including hypothesis-driven thinking and the ability to move from analysis to insights and implications.
- Ability to work with data and input from varied sources and to think in a structured and logical way.
- Strong team-player orientation and willingness to support colleagues during projects.
- Analytical ability and attention to detail, balanced with the ability to prioritize, apply 80:20 thinking, and work with ambiguity.
- Ability to rotate across priorities and multitask, build relationships with business partners, and manage stakeholders.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including synthesizing analyses into a narrative, developing visually compelling charts, and writing clear portions of white papers focused on key messages.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for analysis and PowerPoint for visual communication.
- Demonstrated experience using generative AI, automation, analytics, and digital productivity tools to improve business processes, problem solving, decision making, data analysis, communication, and productivity in a business environment.
- Curiosity and aptitude for learning and applying new digital and AI capabilities and translating technological advances into practical applications and outcomes.
- Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without requiring Coca-Cola Company sponsorship to continue working legally in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Partner with senior leaders in the Strategy & Corporate Development department and with Functions, OUs, and Platform Services based on enterprise and departmental priorities.
- Contribute as a critical project team member on identified priorities and deliver expected outcomes.
- Drive workstreams effectively with limited guidance, demonstrate initiative, and proactively raise issues and challenges.
- Conduct analysis and develop pragmatic initial recommendations to address identified issues.
- Identify opportunities to advance functional priorities and perform analysis that supports rotating priorities.
- Develop insights and initial implications from analysis, working independently or with Platform Services, OUs, and Functions, and communicate results to the Operating Committee in a digestible manner.
- Lead networks of peers and/or consultants on specific workstreams to achieve clear end-products and deliverables.
- Advocate for and use enterprise-approved AI and digital productivity tools to improve strategic analysis, insight generation, team productivity, and deliverable quality and speed.
- Share leading AI practices, coach Strategy associates on effective use cases, and promote adoption of approved AI capabilities.
Benefits
- A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position.
- Annual incentive reference value of 30%.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
