Director, Global QSE Governance

The Coca-Cola Company•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Global QSE Governance leads enterprise governance for regulated and high-reputation-risk domains by setting clear standards, driving disciplined assurance, and enabling consistent system-wide execution to reduce risk. The role translates regulatory and stakeholder expectations into fit-for-purpose governance programs, strengthens readiness through program assurance, and provides structured inputs to the enterprise governance framework. The Director also owns the design and execution of the Tiered Governance / Bottler Maturity model, serves as the primary interface for regulatory and reputational risk within the governance operating model, and supports QSE governance and enterprise-wide due diligence. This role has direct impact on brand protection, license-to-operate, “feedback to design” from audit/assurance outcomes, and regulatory readiness. The Director is accountable for defined governance routines, controls, and performance visibility (risk signals, exceptions, action tracking) for assigned domains. They are a key contributor to fit for purpose governance frameworks and ownership for Tiered Governance / Bottler Maturity model design and execution, ensuring requirements and assurance expectations are operationally implementable and risk-based. The Director leads QSE governance requirements and integration activities for licensing and other projects (governance scope definition, baseline assessments, gap identification, integration planning support).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Food Science, Regulatory Affairs, Engineering, Environmental Science, Safety, Animal Science, or related discipline (advanced degree preferred).
10+ years of experience in governance, quality/food safety systems, regulatory compliance, assurance/audit, or risk-based program management within a complex, multi-region enterprise.
Demonstrated leadership of regulated programs with cross-functional stakeholder alignment (e.g., licensing, retail/consumer-facing operations, animal welfare, human rights, or similar high-reputation-risk domains).
Strong understanding of ISO based management systems and regulatory frameworks.
Experience translating policy/regulatory intent into implementable standards, assurance mechanisms, and operational routines across diverse markets.
Strong capability in influencing without authority, executive-ready, bold and courageous oral and written communication, and navigating ambiguity in a networked system.
Strong project management, program leadership, autonomous with effective partnership and self-starter.
Comfort partnering to design and navigate enterprise QMS and governance platforms to access requirements, evidence expectations, and assurance artifacts.
Ability to define governance data needs (controls, evidence, status reporting) and partner with digital governance roles to implement scalable reporting and workflows.
Ability to use trend insights (audit findings, incident patterns, adoption indicators) to drive governance simplification and targeted assurance actions.
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.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end governance approach for designated enterprise-wide domains, including program design, minimum requirements, guardrails, and assurance expectations.
Establish and maintain clear governance documentation (standards, procedures, decision trees, and roles/responsibilities) aligned to QSE policies, applicable regulations, and industry standards.
Lead cross-functional governance forums (as needed) to align Legal, Public Affairs, Commercial, Supply Chain, and Operating Unit stakeholders on requirements, decision rights, and implementation expectations.
Lead the enterprise Animal Welfare, Human Rights, etc governance programs, including policy/standard interpretation, supplier and system expectations, assurance approach, and escalation criteria.
Partner with procurement, technical, Public Affairs and Operating Unit teams to ensure governance is embedded into relevant operating processes (e.g., supplier qualification, oversight routines, issue management) and that findings and actions are managed with rigor and transparency.
Partner with GAO Audit/KOBRA teams and contribute assurance mechanisms definition for governed programs (e.g., readiness reviews, self-assessment protocols, evidence expectations, control testing, and exception management).
Contribute to and align to performance reporting and cadence for governance health, including leading indicators, issue trends, closure discipline, and systemic corrective actions.
Identify opportunities to simplify, clarify, or strengthen governance based on audit insights, incident learnings, regulatory developments, and stakeholder feedback.
Provide domain and program inputs to the Fit For-Purpose governance framework and own the Tiered Governance / Bottler Maturity model, ensuring regulatory and reputational risk considerations are translated into clear, measurable expectations.
Define what “good” looks like for governed programs at each tier (where applicable), including minimum evidence requirements and assurance touchpoints.
Validate that proposed tier expectations are practical for in-market implementation and are aligned with enterprise governance guardrails.
Maintain active awareness of external regulatory changes and emerging stakeholder expectations impacting governed domains, translating these into governance updates and implementation guidance.
Serve as the governance point of contact to triage and route regulatory/reputation-risk issues within the governance operating model, including coordinating fact gathering, documenting governance positions, and escalating high-risk matters through defined leadership pathways.
Support Licensing initiatives, etc by defining governance scope for regulated programs, participating in governance-focused due diligence activities as requested, and documenting baseline requirements and gaps relative to enterprise expectations.
Provide input to integration plans for regulated governance programs (e.g., sequencing, minimum controls, assurance checkpoints), and partner with cross-functional teams to embed governance expectations into post-close operating models.
Ensure closed loop input and feedback to KORE requirements.