Director, Sustainability Data Strategy

coke; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a Director of Sustainability Strategy to drive data governance, analytics, and reporting readiness across its global operating units and bottling partners. You will translate business needs into scalable data and IT requirements, collaborating with IT, QSE, global digital networks and sustainability finance to improve decision-making and performance.

This role emphasizes leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a strong focus on data quality, traceability,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, engineering, statistics, data management, business, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 7+ years of experience in a relevant function such as Supply Chain, QSE, Sustainability, data governance, reporting, or related areas.
• Strong understanding and experience of sustainability and/or safety data processes, including data collection, validation, analysis, governance, controls, reporting readiness, and disclosure support.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into clear data, digital, and IT requirements that improve reporting readiness, data quality, and process effectiveness.
• Experience with digital platforms and tools used for sustainability, EHS, QSE, or enterprise data management; experience with analytics, AI, machine learning, or visualization tools is a plus.
• Strong project management, analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to work across diverse teams, functions, geographies, and organizational levels.
• Fluent in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Enable stronger data, insights, and more consistent ways of working across the Coca-Cola system.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of sustainability and safety data governance processes across Operating Units, bottling partners, SMEs and corporate functions.
• Strengthen data quality, traceability, controls, and consistency across key metrics for reporting readiness and disclosures (Sustainability Report, CSRD, CARB).
• Translate business needs into clear IT requirements and support delivery with digital and technology teams.
• Develop scalable data, analytics, visualization, and reporting solutions to support assurance processes and reporting readiness.
• Lead master data governance and data quality initiatives for sustainability and safety metrics.
• Identify digitization needs and convert them into practical solutions to improve data connectivity and usability.
• Support rollout of digital platforms like Enablon across Operating Units and bottling system.

Skills

Data governance

Project management

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, engineering, statistics, data management, business, or related field

Tools

Enablon

Job description

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a Director of Sustainability Strategy to drive data governance, analytics, and reporting readiness across its global operating units and bottling partners. You will translate business needs into scalable data and IT requirements, collaborating with IT, QSE, global digital networks and sustainability finance to improve decision-making and performance.

This role emphasizes leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a strong focus on data quality, traceability,