AI-Driven Innovation Tech Lead

Coca-Cola Co; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 202,000 - 229,000; Full time

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Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a Senior Director, Innovation Technology Lead to steer the engineering strategy for its innovation portfolio. You will translate business priorities into scalable digital products, AI-enabled capabilities, and enterprise platforms that drive global growth.

Lead teams across Product, Data, and Technology to deliver centralized capabilities with security and reliability at the core.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience delivering AI-enabled products or platforms from concept to enterprise deployment.
• Deep data and AI engineering practices including data pipelines, MLOps, and CI/CD for ML/Software.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate concepts into business outcomes.
• Experience building scalable shared platforms supporting multiple products/teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology strategy enabling Coca‑Cola’s innovation agenda, including AI-powered products and platforms.
• Lead engineering teams to build, operate and scale innovation products and shared capabilities.
• Foster high-performance culture through coaching, leadership, and continuous learning.
• Partner with Product, Data and Business leaders to translate priorities into secure, scalable products.
• Advance engineering excellence across security, observability, and platform reliability.
• Apply metrics and feedback to improve developer experience and system efficiency.
• Drive delivery across a portfolio of innovation products and platforms.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies and ensure secure-by-design solutions.

Skills

Technology strategy

AI/ML engineering

Leadership

Cloud architectures

Python

React/REST/GraphQL

CI/CD for ML/Software

Security & compliance

Data platforms

MLOps

Observability

Azure

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Job description

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a Senior Director, Innovation Technology Lead to steer the engineering strategy for its innovation portfolio. You will translate business priorities into scalable digital products, AI-enabled capabilities, and enterprise platforms that drive global growth.

Lead teams across Product, Data, and Technology to deliver centralized capabilities with security and reliability at the core.