Program Manager

The Coca-Cola Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead Digital Operations PMO and portfolio governance. You will align priorities, optimize resources, and drive value from a global portfolio of digital initiatives.

The role requires strategic thinking, strong stakeholder leadership, and a track record of delivering measurable business impact in enterprise settings.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Program Management, PMO leadership, portfolio or enterprise transformation.
• Experience leading large-scale portfolios within complex global enterprises.
• Background in planning, demand management, funding governance, roadmaps and value realization.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders in matrixed organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio governance, demand management, and investment planning.
• Develop integrated roadmaps across products, platforms, and operations.
• Drive execution excellence with milestone management and risk mitigation.
• Establish performance frameworks to measure outcomes and value realization.
• Provide executive visibility into portfolio performance and decisions.

Skills

Portfolio Management & Governance

PMO Leadership & Transformation

Demand Management & Prioritization

Strategic Planning & Roadmap

Resource Planning & Capacity

Business Case Development

Financial Planning & Investment

Executive Communications

Risk & Issue Management

Agile & Product-Centric Delivery

Operational Excellence

Data-Driven Decision Making

Digital Transformation

AI & Automation Enablement

Cross-Functional Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/IS/Operations/Finance

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Office

Governance Dashboards

Job description

Program Manager

The Coca‑Cola Company is evolving into a more digital‑first, data‑driven enterprise to fuel sustainable growth, increase speed to market, and unlock new sources of value. Rapid advances in technology, data, and AI create a unique opportunity to accelerate the KO system's next chapter of growth by reimagining our core competitive advantages. Building on a strong foundation of modernized infrastructure, global digital experiences, early data capabilities, and proven use cases, we are now shifting from early wins to scaled, end to end impact on growth, productivity, and efficiency.

This next phase moves us from an analog world to a fully digitized one, powered by a digital growth engine that embeds data, technology, and AI into our most critical business domains. Success will require more than technology implementation, it demands a strategic transformation of core capabilities, a domain based, product centric operating model, and a cultural shift toward experimentation, data and technology fluency, and seamless partnership between business and digital teams.

As the Program Management Office (PMO), Digital Operations, you will serve as the operational and governance backbone for the Digital Operations organization, enabling the successful planning, prioritization, execution, and value realization of a global portfolio of digital products, platforms, and operational capabilities.

Reporting into the Digital Operations leadership team, this role will establish and lead a modern PMO that moves beyond traditional project management to become a strategic partner in driving enterprise-wide digital transformation. You will oversee portfolio governance, demand management, planning, funding alignment, execution tracking, and value delivery across Consumer & Customer Operations, Platform & Product Operations, AdTech Operations, PACS Digital Operations, and Visual Content Operations.

The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking, operational excellence, and exceptional stakeholder leadership. They will partner closely with product, engineering, operations, data, finance, and business leaders to ensure priorities are aligned, resources are optimized, risks are managed, and digital investments deliver measurable business outcomes.

What You'll Do for Us

Portfolio Strategy, Planning & Prioritization

• Lead the planning and governance of the Digital Operations portfolio, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities, Annual Business Planning (ABP), Long Range Planning (LRP), and Digital growth objectives.
• Establish and govern a comprehensive demand management process, ensuring business needs are effectively captured, evaluated, prioritized, and sequenced based on strategic value, business impact, funding, and organizational capacity.
• Partner with Digital Operations leadership to develop and maintain integrated roadmaps across products, platforms, operations, and transformation initiatives.
• Facilitate resource allocation and investment planning to maximize value delivery across competing priorities.
• Drive transparency into portfolio health, capacity, dependencies, and delivery commitments.

Governance, Execution & Value Delivery

• Establish and operationalize PMO standards, governance frameworks, and execution processes across the Digital Operations organization.
• Lead governance forums, steering committees, operational reviews, and executive decision-making processes to accelerate delivery and resolve cross-functional issues.
• Drive execution excellence through disciplined milestone management, dependency tracking, issue resolution, and risk mitigation.
• Develop enterprise-wide performance management and value realization frameworks that measure outcomes, adoption, operational performance, and business impact.
• Ensure consistent reporting and executive visibility into portfolio performance, risks, investment utilization, and value realization.

Stakeholder Leadership & Organizational Alignment

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Digital Operations leadership, providing insights and recommendations that enable informed decision-making and strategic trade-offs.
• Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Operations, Data & Analytics, Finance, and business stakeholders to ensure enterprise-wide coordination and accountability.
• Facilitate collaboration between global, regional, and operating unit teams to ensure priorities, execution plans, and success measures remain aligned.
• Build strong partnerships with Digital Transformation, Data & Intelligence, OU Digital organizations, and business leaders to support successful execution of enterprise initiatives.

PMO Transformation & Operational Excellence

• Evolve the PMO into a strategic portfolio management capability that enables prioritization, funding governance, planning discipline, and performance transparency across Digital Operations.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that simplify processes, eliminate delivery friction, and improve speed to value.
• Drive adoption and optimization of portfolio management and demand management tools, dashboards, and reporting capabilities that improve decision-making and visibility.
• Embed modern ways of working, leveraging Agile, product-centric delivery, automation, and AI-enabled insights to improve planning, forecasting, and execution effectiveness.
• Foster a culture of accountability, operational rigor, transparency, and continuous improvement across the organization.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Information Systems, Operations Management, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Program Management, PMO leadership, Portfolio Management, Digital Operations, or Enterprise Transformation roles.
• Proven experience leading large‑scale portfolios, transformation programs, or PMO organizations within complex global enterprises.
• Strong background in portfolio planning, demand management, prioritization, funding governance, roadmap management, and value realization.
• Demonstrated success operating within matrixed organizations and influencing senior executive stakeholders.
• Experience supporting product‑centric, digital, technology, data, or operations‑focused organizations.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, including business case development, investment planning, ROI tracking, and value realization.
• Experience designing and implementing governance frameworks, operational processes, KPIs, and performance management systems.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience leveraging portfolio management, project management, and reporting platforms to drive visibility, transparency, and decision‑making.

Skills

• Portfolio Management & Governance
• PMO Leadership & Transformation
• Demand Management & Prioritization
• Strategic Planning & Roadmap Management
• Resource Planning & Capacity Management
• Business Case Development & Value Realization
• Financial Planning & Investment Governance
• Executive Communications & Stakeholder Management
• Risk, Dependency & Issue Management
• Agile & Product‑Centric Delivery
• Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
• Data‑Driven Decision Making
• Digital Transformation
• AI & Automation Enablement
• Cross‑Functional Leadership & Influence

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.

Agile Methodology, Application Development, Business Processes, Business Value Creation, Change Management, Influencing, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Office, Negotiation, Process Improvement Plans, Risk Mitigation Strategies, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Strategic IT, Vendor Management, Waterfall Model

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.

Pay Range:

United States of America: 171,000 USD - 198,000 USD

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:

No

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 (https://www.coca-colacompany.com/company/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 USDBase 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:30Annual Incentive reference value is a market‑based competitive value for your role. Long‑term Incentive Reference Value Percentage:0 - 20Long‑term Incentive reference value is a market‑based competitive value for your role

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.