Director, Global Strategy, Planning and Business Insights
About the role
At The Coca-Cola Company, our ambition is to deliver top-quartile growth fueled by insight-driven strategy and disciplined planning. Achieving this requires seamless alignment between enterprise vision, operating plans, and performance management-anchored in actionable, data-driven insights.
As Director, Global Strategy, Planning and Business Insights , you will lead the coordination and execution of global strategic and annual business planning processes, while advancing how we synthesize data into strategies that shape the future. This highly visible role combines business leadership, advanced analytical capability, and enterprise influence-partnering across Operating Units, Global Categories, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and Corporate leadership.
If you are a strategic thinker with outstanding business problem-solving skills, a builder of strong networked relationships, and an expert in storytelling with data, this is your opportunity to help define how Coca-Cola charts its growth path for the next decade.
What You'll Do for Us
- Lead Enterprise Planning:
Co-own the strategic and annual business planning cycles, ensuring enterprise goals align with growth priorities and operating plans. •
Drive Data-Backed Decision Making
Advance Analytics & Forecasting
Performance Management
Enable Strategic Projects
Strengthen Business Intelligence
Cross-Functional Influence
Knowledge Sharing & Consistency
Industry Monitoring
Stakeholder Communication
Requirements & Qualifications
- Master's degree in business, Finance, Economics, or related field preferred.
- 8-10 years of relevant experience in
Strategy Development, Enterprise Planning, Strategic Finance, or Commercial Roles
; CPG or global experience highly preferred.
- Advanced proficiency in
data interpretation, analytics, and financial modeling
, with strong storytelling skills for executive audiences.
- Demonstrated leadership in planning large-scale strategy cycles and building integrated forecasts in complex, matrixed environments.
- Exceptional business acumen spanning multiple domains (finance, marketing, operations, growth planning).
- Solid grasp of
macroeconomic, industry, and competitive frameworks
for informing strategic decisions.
- Expertise in
MS Excel, PowerPoint, BI visualization tools
; curiosity for AI and machine learning application in analytics.
- Strength in project management, prioritization, and delivery under tight timelines.
- High-impact relationship-building skills with proven ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Strong EQ and IQ balance-able to navigate ambiguity, build trust, and mobilize cross-functional teams globally.
What We'll Do for You
- Provide a platform for impacting enterprise growth priorities
through strategy and insights that guide billion-dollar decisions.
- Enable direct collaboration with
global senior leaders
and access to strategic decision-making forums.
- Offer an opportunity to
innovate enterprise planning frameworks
using advanced analytics and digital tools.
- Foster continuous learning, exposure to multi-market complexity, and skill building in both strategic thinking and analytics.
All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form (Form I-9) upon hire.
Business Insights, Data Analytics, Shareholder Management, Syndicated Research
Pay Range:
United States of America: 164,000 USD - 193,000 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:
Yes
Job Posting End Date:
August 25, 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.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.
Pay Range:United States of America: 0 USD - 0 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.
Long-term Incentive Reference Value Percentage:0 - 20 Long-term Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role
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