AI-Driven Innovation Platform Lead

coke; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 202,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a Senior Director of Innovation Technology Lead to drive the engineering strategy and execution of Coca-Cola’s AI-powered innovation capabilities and enterprise platforms. You will translate business priorities into scalable digital products and partner across Product, Data, and Technology teams to enable global growth.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in software/data engineering leadership, cloud-native architectures, and hands-on experience with Python, React,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated experience delivering AI-enabled products, platforms or decision intelligence capabilities from concept through enterprise-scale deployment.
• Deep understanding of modern data and AI engineering practices, including data pipeline architecture, MLOps frameworks, and CI/CD principles for ML and software components.
• Proven ability to influence technical and investment decisions with senior business and technology leaders, translating complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes.
• Experience building and scaling shared platforms, services or technical capabilities that support multiple products, teams or business functions.
• Extensive experience (10+ years) in software engineering, data engineering, or technical leadership within enterprise‑scale digital environments.
• Proven capability in designing and operationalizing cloud‑native architectures in Azure or other major platforms (AWS, GCP).
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with application development models including React, REST or GraphQL APIs, and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with secure and compliant deployment frameworks for multi‑market data and application environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology strategy that enables Coca-Cola’s innovation agenda, including AI-powered products, decision intelligence capabilities, experimentation platforms and emerging technology investments.
• Lead the engineering teams responsible for building, operating and scaling innovation products and shared capabilities.
• Partner with Product, Data and Business leaders to translate innovation priorities into secure, scalable products and platforms.
• Establish a culture of engineering excellence by advancing modern software engineering, AI engineering, platform reliability, security, observability and operating practices.
• Lead delivery across a portfolio of innovation products and platforms, aligning technology investments with business priorities.
• Strengthen collaboration across Product, Engineering, Data, Security, Architecture and Innovation teams to scale capabilities across the enterprise.

Skills

AI engineering

Cloud architecture

Python

React

REST APIs

GraphQL

MLOps

CI/CD

Data pipelines

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Python

React

REST

GraphQL

CI/CD

Job description

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a Senior Director of Innovation Technology Lead to drive the engineering strategy and execution of Coca-Cola’s AI-powered innovation capabilities and enterprise platforms. You will translate business priorities into scalable digital products and partner across Product, Data, and Technology teams to enable global growth.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in software/data engineering leadership, cloud-native architectures, and hands-on experience with Python, React,