Senior Manager, Research & Innovation Data Integration

The Coca-Cola Company • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

The Senior Manager, Research & Innovation Data Integration enables world-class research and innovation by leading the integration, management, and optimization of data across the Technical Innovation & Supply Chain (TI&SC) function. This role requires strong expertise in data integration, cloud and hybrid architectures, and data governance, combined with the ability to partner effectively across technical and business teams. The successful candidate will build scalable, secure, and connected data environments that ensure trusted data access for analytics and insights. A strong change leader, this individual will champion innovation, continuous improvement, and compliance. Success in this role requires both technical depth and collaborative leadership. What You’ll Do for Us You will lead the discovery, integration, and governance of data assets that power research, innovation, and operational excellence across TI&SC. This role is responsible for building high-quality, scalable, and secure data integration capabilities that enable analytics, insights, and value creation. You will collaborate closely with platform architects, analytics teams, IT, and business stakeholders to ensure data is trusted, accessible, and compliant, while continuously improving data practices and adopting new technologies. Data Source Discovery, Integration & Enablement Identify, catalog, and manage diverse internal and external data sources across on‑premise, cloud, SaaS, and third-party platforms. Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable data integration architectures and pipelines using modern cloud and hybrid technologies. Partner with IT, platform architects, and DevOps teams to enable connectivity through APIs, data lakes, ETL/ELT frameworks, and middleware. Oversee onboarding, documentation, lifecycle management, and vendor relationships related to data sources and integration technologies. Data Quality, Governance & Business Value Enablement Establish and enforce data quality standards, governance practices, and controls across hybrid and cloud environments. Lead data profiling, cleansing, harmonization, and standardization efforts using automation and advanced tools. Ensure adherence to data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements in partnership with compliance and information security teams. Enable analytics and business teams to transform integrated data into actionable insights, defining and tracking KPIs to measure business impact. Promote data literacy, support change management, and drive adoption of new data and cloud-driven strategies across TI&SC.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in data integration, data management, analytics, or related technical roles, preferably within R&D, innovation, or technical environments.
• Expertise in cloud data platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP), APIs, ETL/ELT frameworks, and modern data architectures (data lakes, data mesh, hybrid models).
• Strong knowledge of data quality management, governance, security, privacy, and risk management.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration, influence stakeholders, and drive change initiatives.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into business value.

Responsibilities

• Identify, catalog, and manage diverse internal and external data sources across on‑premise, cloud, SaaS, and third-party platforms.
• Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable data integration architectures and pipelines using modern cloud and hybrid technologies.
• Partner with IT, platform architects, and DevOps teams to enable connectivity through APIs, data lakes, ETL/ELT frameworks, and middleware.
• Oversee onboarding, documentation, lifecycle management, and vendor relationships related to data sources and integration technologies.
• Establish and enforce data quality standards, governance practices, and controls across hybrid and cloud environments.
• Lead data profiling, cleansing, harmonization, and standardization efforts using automation and advanced tools.
• Ensure adherence to data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements in partnership with compliance and information security teams.
• Enable analytics and business teams to transform integrated data into actionable insights, defining and tracking KPIs to measure business impact.
• Promote data literacy, support change management, and drive adoption of new data and cloud-driven strategies across TI&SC.

Benefits

• Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Simply, Fairlife & Topo Chico.
• Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers which range from retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurants, and many more each day.
• 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.
• A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

What This Job Offers

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