Senior Director, Customer Operations

The Coca-Cola Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company is modernizing its customer operations by embedding data, digital, and AI capabilities into core processes, aiming to scale efficiency and improve customer experience across markets.

As Senior Director, Customer Ops, you will lead operating model transformations, partner with digital product and technology teams, and drive data‑driven decision making and automation to deliver measurable outcomes at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading digital transformations in large, global organizations.
• Proven ability to translate data insights into executive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transformation of customer operations by embedding digital, data, and AI capabilities into core processes.
• Define modern operating models to enhance engagement, service efficiency, and scalability across markets.
• Partner with digital product and technology teams to deploy real‑time visibility and automation.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Data Analytics

Digital Transformation

Automation

AI

Agile Environments

Strategic Planning

Change Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Tools

Dashboards / BI Tools

Job description

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.

Role Overview

The Senior Director, Customer Operations plays a critical leadership role in advancing Coca‑Cola’s digital transformation by modernizing and scaling customer operations through data, technology, and AI‑enabled capabilities. This role is accountable for evolving operational models, processes, and platforms that support customer engagement, service delivery, and operational excellence across markets.

Operating within a digital, product‑centric ecosystem, this leader partners closely with commercial, customer care, digital product, and technology teams to embed digital capabilities into customer operations scaling products such as Digital Ordering, RGM, Right Execution Daily, Unified IoT, CDE placement etc. The role focuses on transforming traditional operational approaches into agile, insight‑driven, and highly automated systems that improve responsiveness, efficiency, and customer experience at scale.

The Senior Director will drive alignment between business priorities and digital execution, ensuring that customer operations contribute directly to enterprise goals of growth, speed, and productivity. This role requires strong strategic thinking, operational leadership, and the ability to lead through influence within a complex, matrixed global environment.

What You Will Do For Us

• Lead the transformation of customer operations by embedding digital, data, and AI capabilities into core operational processes and workflows
• Define and implement modern operating models that enhance customer engagement, service efficiency, and scalability across markets
• Partner with digital product teams to design and deploy solutions that enable real‑time visibility, automation, and continuous improvement in customer operations
• Drive the adoption of data‑driven decision making by establishing performance metrics, dashboards, and insights across customer operations
• Enable the integration of customer data across systems to create a unified view that supports personalized and responsive service delivery
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to streamline operations, reduce manual effort, and improve productivity
• Collaborate with commercial and customer care teams to align operational capabilities with evolving customer needs and expectations
• Ensure operational alignment with enterprise digital architecture, governance, and security standards
• Lead cross‑functional initiatives that improve end‑to‑end customer experience, from interaction to resolution and follow‑up
• Build organizational capability by driving digital fluency, change management, and adoption of new tools and ways of working within customer operations
• Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously enhance operational capabilities and competitive positioning

Requirements And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Information Technology, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in customer operations, digital transformation, or operations leadership roles within a complex, global organization
• Proven experience leading operational transformation initiatives that leverage digital, data, and automation to improve performance and outcomes
• Strong understanding of customer operations processes, including service delivery, customer engagement, and operational efficiency
• Demonstrated ability to integrate data and analytics into operational decision‑making frameworks
• Experience working within product‑centric or agile environments, partnering with digital and technology teams
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence and automation technologies applied to operational use cases
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels in a matrixed environment
• Proven ability to balance strategic priorities with execution, driving measurable outcomes at scale
• Experience leading change management initiatives and building organizational capability in digital and data fluency
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex operational and technical concepts into actionable business insights