Senior Manager, Strategic Insight and Analysis

Coca-Cola; Georgia; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company in the United States seeks a Sr. Manager, Strategic Insights & Analytics to transform data into actionable business recommendations.

You will lead analytical workstreams to support strategic decisions, identify growth opportunities, and improve performance. You will translate complex data into clear insights, collaborate across functions, and present findings with compelling storytelling to influence business decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• 5+ years in strategy, analytics, consulting, or consumer insights.
• Experience with syndicated data and market intelligence tools.

Responsibilities

• Translate business questions into analytical approaches and actionable recommendations.
• Synthesize insights across data sources to identify opportunities and risks.
• Lead analytics focused on performance, growth drivers, and market dynamics.
• Develop presentations and data visuals for business audiences.
• Present findings concisely to influence decisions.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Advanced analytics

Data storytelling

Stakeholder management

Presentation & communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Analytics, Statistics, Marketing, Finance, Data Science, or related field

Tools

Nielsen

Circana

Numerator

Job description

Job Description Summary:

The Sr. Manager, Strategic Insights & Analytics is responsible for transforming data, analytics, and market intelligence into actionable business recommendations. This role leads analytical workstreams that support strategic decisions, identify growth opportunities, and improve business performance.

The successful candidate combines analytical rigor, business acumen, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills to translate complex data and business questions into clear insights and actionable recommendations. The role requires strong problem-solving capabilities, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative approach to supporting business decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Thinking & Insight Generation

• Translate business questions into structured analytical approaches and actionable recommendations.


• Synthesize insights across multiple data sources, business functions, and projects to identify opportunities, risks, and business implications.


• Monitor market, consumer, customer, and competitive trends to support business planning and decision-making.


• Apply critical thinking and analytical frameworks to evaluate alternatives and inform recommendations.

Advanced Analytics & Performance Intelligence

• Conduct analyses focused on business performance, growth drivers, consumer behavior, and market dynamics.


• Integrate diverse internal and external datasets into cohesive business narratives and recommendations.


• Apply analytical techniques, forecasting methods, and emerging AI-enabled capabilities to generate business insights.


• Assess new data sources, analytical tools, and external vendors for business applicability, data quality, and potential value.


• Translate analytical findings into clear recommendations and measurable business actions.

Project Leadership & Collaboration

• Own project workstreams from problem definition through recommendation development.


• Manage priorities, timelines, and deliverables across multiple initiatives.


• Partner effectively with stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful project execution.


• Develop clear presentations, data visualizations, and written communications tailored to business audiences.


• Present findings and recommendations in a concise and compelling manner.


• Contribute to business decisions through analytical expertise, sound judgment, and effective storytelling.

Core Skills Needed

• Strategic thinking and structured problem solving.


• Advanced analytics and quantitative analysis.


• Experience working with complex, large-scale, and highly granular datasets, including consumer, customer, transaction, panel, syndicated, and disaggregated data.


• Ability to assess data quality, methodology, sample design, representativeness, and data limitations when generating insights.


• Experience integrating multiple datasets into a holistic view of business performance and growth opportunities.


• Experience evaluating new data assets, third-party information providers, and analytical solutions to determine business applicability and value.


• Data storytelling, business communication, and presentation development.


• Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Analytics, Statistics, Marketing, Finance, Data Science, or related field.


• 5+ years of experience in strategy, analytics, consulting, consumer insights, business intelligence, or related disciplines.


• Experience with syndicated data, consumer research, customer analytics, forecasting, and market intelligence tools, ex Nielsen, Circana, Numerator etc.


• Experience evaluating third-party data providers and analytical solutions.


• Experience leveraging generative AI, AI-assisted coding, and advanced analytics tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and similar technologies) to accelerate research, data analysis, insight generation, automation, and decision-making.


• Experience in consumer-packaged goods, retail, beverage, consulting, technology, or related industries.

Interpersonal Skills

• Intellectual curiosity and continuous learning mindset.


• Strong ownership and accountability.


• Ability to navigate ambiguity and competing priorities.


• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills.


• Sound business judgment.


• Proactive, solutions-oriented approach.


• Effective communication and ability to influence through data, insights, and credibility.

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.

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