Senior Director, Corporate Strategy

Coca-Cola • Atlanta, GA

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Act as objective, in-house strategy consultant to help set our strategic priorities with leadership, architect mid/long-term strategic solutions, solve our most pressing performance challenges, and align/mobilize change across the System Partner and collaborate inside the department with Strategy leadership and Strategy team as well as Functions/OUs/Platform Services based on the priorities of the enterprise and the department For priorities identified, create and drive projects to deliver high-quality outcomes and impact for the enterprise inclusive of the following: Oversee and drive end-to-end problem-solving within projects, including leveraging analysis and insights produced by PS/OUs/Functions Lead cross-functional teams (e.g., strategy, marketing, finance, OUs) to solve complex problems together Proactively identify any issues and roadblocks along the way and offer initial solutions to resolve Synthesize findings, insights and recommendations in a compelling manner to allow for the appropriate strategic dialogue and discussion to occur amongst senior stakeholders Present to senior stakeholders to support rotating priorities; be a self-starter and entrepreneurial More broadly, demonstrate good understanding of the priorities of the function and take the initiative to surface opportunities to achieve them Help manage the Corporate Strategy Managers, by providing direction and guidance during projects

Requirements

• 10-15 years of business experience, with experience in strategy, finance, or other general management fields
• Graduate Degree in business, strategy or a related field
• Ability to work in a diverse cultural environment
• Highly efficient communicator and influencer at all levels
• Ability to partner with leaders of the Corporate Strategy team as well as the network of OUs/Functions/Platform Services
• Exceptional problem solving - ability to be hypothesis-driven, drive from analysis to insights and implications, be comfortable taking in data and input from a variety of different sources, and to be structured and logical in thinking
• Strong project management skills and ownership mindset – drive work-planning, stakeholder engagement, upward management and team management effectively; is proactive and uses own initiative effectively
• Analytical with attention to detail but at the same time able to be 80:20, prioritize appropriately and to be comfortable with a certain amount of ambiguity
• Ability to rotate across priorities and multi-task effectively, leverage relationships with key business partners, comfortable in working closely with OUs/Functions/Platform Services with strong stakeholder management capabilities
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Outstanding communication skills (both written and verbal) – ability to synthesize effectively, pull disparate analyses together into a single narrative, identify and call out key sensitivities as well as tailor communication style to different audiences
• Proficiency in both Microsoft Excel (for analysis) and PowerPoint (for visual communication)
• Critical Thinking
• Data Analysis & Insights
• Process Management & Improvement
• Business Acumen
• Networking & Influencing
• Comfort with ambiguity

Responsibilities

• Act as objective, in-house strategy consultant to help set strategic priorities with leadership
• Architect mid/long-term strategic solutions
• Solve our most pressing performance challenges
• Align/mobilize change across the System Partner
• Partner and collaborate inside the department with Strategy leadership and Strategy team as well as Functions/OUs/Platform Services based on the priorities of the enterprise and the department
• Create and drive projects to deliver high-quality outcomes and impact for the enterprise
• Oversee and drive end-to-end problem-solving within projects, including leveraging analysis and insights produced by PS/OUs/Functions
• Lead cross-functional teams (e.g., strategy, marketing, finance, OUs) to solve complex problems together
• Proactively identify any issues and roadblocks along the way and offer initial solutions to resolve
• Synthesize findings, insights and recommendations in a compelling manner to allow for the appropriate strategic dialogue and discussion to occur amongst senior stakeholders
• Present to senior stakeholders to support rotating priorities
• Demonstrate good understanding of the priorities of the function and take the initiative to surface opportunities to achieve them
• Help manage the Corporate Strategy Managers, by providing direction and guidance during projects

Benefits

• A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered
• Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage: 30
• Relocation Provided

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees