Senior Director, Studio X Africa

The Coca-Cola Company; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a leader for its Africa Operating Unit Studio X operations. This role is rooted in marketing execution, emphasizing integration with global teams and driving change across capabilities. Successful candidates will possess extensive experience in marketing, project management, and team collaboration while fostering a purpose-driven environment.

Benefits

Purpose-driven approach

Global connections

Community of belonging

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in Marketing, Project Management, or Capability Management.
• Experience in cross-functional and geographic teams is preferred.
• Must demonstrate creativity and business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Africa Operating Unit Studio X operations and integrate with the global network.
• Drive activities related to Studio X and manage engagement performance.
• Define capacity for executing key marketing programs in collaboration with stakeholders.

Skills

Marketing

Capability Management

Project Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Change Management

Strategic Direction

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

Job Summary

Studio X is the execution arm of Open X, the bespoke agency network set up by WPP for The Coca Cola Company.

It is a multi-disciplinary integrated capabilities infrastructure - that is a one stop shop for all our marketing execution in Africa Operating Unit . Studio X will allow speed/responsiveness and maintain Africa Operating Unit operational leadership, as well as help standardize processes and ways of working within StudioX, so we can focus on outcomes and iterate faster - underpinned by a common data and tech infrastructure

What You'll Do for Us

• Lead the Africa Operating Unit Studio X operations and the implementation of the Africa Operating Unit Studio X agenda, while connecting and integrating it to the global Studio X network.
• Owns and drives the Africa Operating Unit Studio X activities, comprising integration of multiple capabilities, stewardship of ways of working (incl. tools) to deliver the Studio X agenda.
• Assess Studio X engagement and performance
• In close cooperation with Integrated Marketing Experience (IMX) and Operations & capabilities team, Define the capacity of Studio X based on Africa Operating Unit calendars to execute key marketing programs for Africa Operating Unit's and global charters working closely with key stakeholders especially the Africa Operating Unit Integrated Marketing Experience lead, Marketing Operations and Capabilities team
• Supports, as part of the global Studio X network, in creating the future agenda for Studio X, in anticipation of the future. experiences and learning culture, leveraging external best practices.
• Partners with Marketing Operations and Capabilities on the internal engagement and communication strategy
• Coordinates with Marketing Platform Services at Africa Operating Unit level on key StudioX services/Service level agreements and lead troubleshooting

Qualifications & Requirements:

• 10 years of experience including Marketing, Capability Management, Project Management
• Experience working in cross-functional and cross-geographical teams is preferred
• Experience working with marketing in the field is preferred
• We are looking for change agents that are ambitious and have a balance of creativity and business acumen, hence able to transform Marketing by bridging the future and the present, flexibility and discipline, processes and iteration, global and regional.
• Ability to orchestrate multiple stakeholders, delivering the highest priority and enterprise wide scale bets, in a seamless fashion across platforms, systems, processes, routines etc.
• Ability to analyze complex issues and bring together multiple concepts across functions to define the strategic direction for the business.
• Ability to mobilize and champion change management across the region and teams.
• Ability to develop, curate and deliver integrated strategy & communication, cognizant of key stakeholders.

What We Can Do for You:

• Purpose Driven: Purpose driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe & quality products.
• Global Connections: Allows you to develop, enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others.
• Community of Belonging: We're an organization that believes our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered, lets you bring your best self to work.

Location- Flexible across Africa