Senior Director, Water

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

26% - 50%

Relocation Provided:

Job Posting End Date:

January 20, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

The Coca-Cola Company is on the lookout for a seasoned Senior Director, Water, PACS - Public Policy & Sustainability to join our dynamic team. We have a strong preference for this role to be based in Atlanta. However we are open to considering applicants from other locations, if we find the right candidate. This role is critical in shaping the way our brand interacts with the world, focusing on building positive relations with critical stakeholders including the public, government, and regulatory bodies. If you have an ambition to make significant contributions to a global leader and a passion for sustainable business practices, we invite you to apply.

What You'll Do for Us:

PACS lead for The Coca-Cola Company global water strategy in partnership with TI&SC, Procurement, Legal. The role includes direct senior-level government policy engagement as well as strategic advice to OUs, material risk/trend assessment, developing and maintaining governance on reporting against public goals, collaborative incident/crises management with OUs, global partnership development & execution, media engagement in coordination with communications team, and external representation, including with investors, as well as limited customer and senior management engagement.

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities

• Strategic prioritization:  In partnership networked partners, provide policy input for public water goals, engage governments and stakeholders on water-related issues (water scarcity and quality challenges, water fees, supplier water usage). Given that most facilities producing Coca-Cola beverages are bottling partner owned, this role requires bottling partner, OU expertise or business/operations expertise with another company as well as top-level collaboration skills with both bottling partners and internal company functional peers (TI&SC, Procurement, Legal).
• Public Goal Reporting Governance: In partnership networked partners, develop, maintain and implement data/reporting governance to ensure accurate water goal public progress reporting, including coordination with EY assurance partners on preassessments and assurance.
• Provide in-market support: Support Franchise & OU teams during crisis events (water scarcity or overabundance) through planning, strategic counsel, messaging and govt & stakeholder engagement advice to identify potential solutions to diffuse tensions and address immediate & long-term challenges. With customer and marketing teams, provide strategic sustainability advice on collaborative efforts.
• Partners & NGO outreach:  Development & management as well as system engagement/ alignment and execution of partnerships; Collaboration is also a key attribute for this leader who must engage our implementation partners listening to their input, while engaging other external divergent stakeholders driving a positive reputation for the company. Leadership and corporate representation on local/regional collaborative associations and organizations (such as, 2030 Water Resources Group, WWF, The Nature Conservancy); Engagement with NGOs and civil society actors to help the system manage relationships & reputation.
• Recognized Leadership: Internal and external (industry-wide) recognized sustainability expert and thought-leader; Represent the Company with policy makers, in external public speaking engagements, media interviews on sustainability issues; local spokesperson on sustainability issues. Represent the company with investors, which requires the ability to operate with a high degree of independence and autonomy, effectively communicating the status of our sustainability strategy, and our path forward.

Requirements & Qualifications:

Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred, complementary experience.

Related Work Experience: 5-10 years’ experience in public affairs in public, private or NGO sector; SME knowledge of water issues; Coca-Cola Operating Unit or bottling system experience is highly preferred; Working understanding across multi-cultural, matrixed organizations; Developed stakeholder network; Good interpersonal skills, including an ability to make progress and influence teams and groups of individuals to achieve company goals; ability to communicate complex issues to drive tangible business actions.

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