Senior Director, SAP Platforms

Job Description Summary:

The role serves as a strategic IT Business Partner and SAP Product/Delivery Lead, acting as the primary bridge between business units, bottling partners, and application development and support teams. It is responsible for shaping and executing the SAP application roadmap by aligning technology solutions with business strategy, value realization, and operational excellence. 

The position drives the development, enhancement, and adoption of SAP systems through strong stakeholder engagement, Agile delivery, and effective backlog and release management. It evaluates emerging business needs and technology trends, performs cost-benefit analyses to inform investment decisions, and recommends innovative, scalable solutions that improve business processes. 

By fostering sustainable relationships with bottling partners, vendors, and internal stakeholders, the role ensures successful delivery of incremental business value while proactively identifying risks and removing obstacles to product delivery. The role also champions Agile ways of working, leads cross-functional teams, and brings external innovation into the organization to enable continuous improvement and long-term IT capability growth. 

What You’ll Do for Us 

• Act as a liaison between the application development & support and the business units for the development and implementation of new SAP systems and enhancement of existing systems. 

• Conduct cost/benefit analyses for proposed IT SAP projects/products as input to the organization’s IT roadmap. 

• Build sustainable relationships with the bottling partner(s) in the BU to drive strategic IT changes. 

• Make recommendations for solutions or improvements to business processes that can be accomplished through new technology or alternative uses of existing technology. 

• Coordinate backlog and release management. 

• Drive Agile adoption and lead Agile teams to deliver incremental value to the business. 

• Evaluate new IT developments and evolving business requirements and recommend appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements to current systems. 

• Identify potential threats for the product delivery and help to remove them. 

• Manage stakeholders and vendors as IT Business Partner and bring innovation from outside. 

Qualifications & Requirements 

• A Master’s Degree or equivalent experience. 

• 10+ years’ experience leading IT strategy for a large global company. 

• Proven experience leading SAP Platforms and Development Teams. 

• Proven experience in leading IT initiatives and driving strategic changes. 

• Strong understanding of application development & support, and the ability to translate business requirements into application requirements. 

• Experience in conducting cost/benefit analyses for IT projects/products. 

• Ability to build and maintain relationships with various partners and stakeholders. 

• Experience in backlog and release management. 

• Experience in driving Agile adoption and leading Agile teams. 

• Ability to evaluate new IT developments and recommend appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements. 

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to identify and mitigate potential threats for product delivery. 

• Experience in managing stakeholders and vendors, and bringing innovation from outside. 

Reporting Relationship & Span of Control 

• Reports to the VP Infrastructure & Operations 

• Span of control – 3 direct reports at cf-C, 2 of them managing teams, plus a pool of CWs 

The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants 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.

Skills:

Pay Range:

United States of America: 217,400 USD - 245,300 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:

50

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:

20

Long-term Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role.

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

Yes

Job Posting End Date:

August 14, 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.

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