TheSr.Director, Cyber Solutions & PMO Operations leads the delivery of a large, multi-year program to modernize cyber defense and enterprise resilience across The Coca-Cola Company. The role is accountable for the end-to-end program management of this initiative — charter, plan, milestones, dependencies, risks, budget, and executive reporting — and for the disciplined PMO operations that keepa highly complex, highly visible program on track.
A defining focus of the program is Artificial Intelligence — both leveraging AI to modernize the Company's defensive capabilities and enterpriseresilience, andhardening the Company against AI-enabled threats and misuse. TheSr.Director orchestrates the work of Cyber, Enterprise Technology, business, and external delivery partners to ensure this modernization delivers measurable outcomes atCoca-Cola scale.
This is an individual-contributor role. The Director leads through influence rather than direct authority, working across a networked global organization to align senior stakeholders, remove obstacles, and drive execution. The role reports to the Senior Director, Cyber Defense / Deputy CISO within the Chief Information Security Office.
Key Responsibilities
Program Leadership
Own end-to-end delivery of the cyber defense and enterprise resilience modernization program, translating executive vision into a clear multi-year roadmap, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
Establish andmaintaintheprogramcharter, scope, dependencies, and success criteria in partnership with the CISO, Deputy CISO, and enterprise technology leaders.
Sequence workstreams and investments across a portfolio of interdependent initiatives, ensuring the program stays coherent as priorities and technologyshift
Drive execution to committed milestones, actively unblockingteamsand escalating decisions to keep the programonpace.
PMO Operations
Run disciplined program-management operations: integrated plan, dependencies, budget and financial tracking, resource plan, RAID log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Decisions), and change control.
Manage workstream intake, prioritization, and dependency governance across the program's portfolio of initiatives, ensuring new demands are sequenced against capacityand critical path.
Design and stand up the program's governance structure(steeringgroup, decision forums, working sessions, and escalation paths)with clear decision rights,cadences, and accountabilityappropriate toa highly visible enterprise program.
Set standards for planning quality, artifacts, and metrics across the program's workstreams; hold workstream leaders to those standards through influence, coaching, and executive visibility.
Manage the program budget and forecast with rigor, partnering with Finance and Procurement on approvals, capitalization, and vendor spend.
Own the program's executive reportingcapabilities (dashboards, scorecards, milestone narratives, andexecutive reportingmaterials)ensuring leadership has continuous,decision-ready visibility into program progress, risks, investment performance, and value delivered.
AI Enablement & Defense Focus
Ensure the program consistentlyidentifiesopportunities toleverageAI — including agentic and automation capabilities — to modernize defense, resilience, and operations.
Ensure the program's designs and deliverables address defense against AI-enabled threats, AI misuse, and emerging AI risks in partnership with the CISO organization and the AI Risk Governance Council.
Coordinate with the Chief AI Office, Data & AI, Legal, and Privacy so that AI-related program decisions are consistent with the Company's broader AI risk and governance posture.
Enterprise Technology Integration
Partner withthe CISO leadership function leads,Platform Services,Data,IT Core, and Application Owners to ensure program deliverables integrate cleanly with the Company's technology landscape.
Bring practical, hands-earned experience of large enterprise technology delivery to program decisions — architecture trade-offs, build-vs-buy, cloud adoption, integration, data, and change adoption.
Ensure program deliverables are designed and delivered with resilience, operability, and long-term supportability in mind.
Executive Engagement & Stakeholder Management
Serve as the program's senior operating leader with executive stakeholders across the CISO organization, Enterprise Technology, Finance, Legal, Privacy, HR, Communications, and the Bottling System.
Prepare and deliver clear, executive-framed reporting to the CISO, Deputy CISO, and enterprise leadership on program progress, risks, and decisionsrequired
Support steering committee and board-adjacent updates with credible narratives, data, and options.
Build durable trust with senior leaders so that difficult trade-offs can be surfaced and resolved quickly.
Vendor & Delivery Partner Management
Manage relationships with major implementation and technology partners, holding them accountabletooutcomes, SLAs, and value delivered.
Coordinate with Procurement, Legal, and Privacy on contracts, statements of work, change orders, and third-party risk requirements.
Balance the mix of internal and external delivery capacity to keep the program cost-effective andonpace.
Cross-Functional Influence
Lead a virtual program team of workstream leaders, subject-matter experts, and delivery partners without direct-reporting authority.
Set clear expectations, hold others accountable, and coach workstream leaders on program-management practice.
Build consensus and alignment across functions with different priorities, timelines, and operating styles.
Continuous Improvement
Continuously improve the program's planning, reporting, and operating practices, and share those improvements across the CISO organizationwhereuseful.
Capture and act on lessons learned across the program's phases and workstreams.
Support post-implementation reviews and the transition of new capabilities to steady-state operations.
Qualifications
Minimum15+ years of progressive experience delivering large, complex, highly visible enterprise technology programs in global organizations.
Demonstrated success leading multi-year, multi-workstream programs with significant budgets, complex dependencies, and executive-level visibility.
Deep experience running program-specific PMO operations, including integrated planning, RAID management, financials, and executive reporting.
Strong enterprise technology fluency across cloud, data, application, and infrastructure domains; able to engage credibly on architecture, build-vs-buy, andintegrationtrade-offs.
Working knowledge of Artificial Intelligence concepts and how AI is reshaping enterprise technology delivery; direct cybersecurity expertise is notrequired, but experience delivering programsadjacent toCyber, Risk, or Compliance is a plus.
Proven ability to lead through influence — aligning senior stakeholders and driving accountability without direct-reporting authority.
Experienceoperatingacross networked, matrixed, global organizations and complex partner ecosystems (e.g., bottling systems, franchisees, or analogous partner networks).
Experience managing major implementation and technology partners, and coordinating with Finance, Procurement, and Legal on large-scale delivery.
Exceptional executive communication skills, witha track recordof producing crisp, decision-ready materials for senior leaders.
Relevant certifications such as PMP,PgMP,PfMP,SAFe,Prosci, or ITIL are preferred; MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or related fieldrequired
Master's degree, MBA, or advanced professional credential (PgMP, PMP, or equivalent)highlydesirable.
Apply an Enterprise Mindset– Connect program outcomes to brand, consumer trust, growth, and the resilience of the Coca-Cola System.
Influence Across the Network– Align diverse stakeholders and drive accountability without direct authority.
Reporting Relationship
Reports to the Senior Director, Cyber Defense / Deputy CISO, within the Chief Information Security Office (CISO) organization.
No directreports;leadsa virtual program team of workstream leaders, subject-matter experts, and delivery partners through influence.
Location
Atlanta, GA (Global Headquarters)
Relocationassistanceavailablefor qualified candidates.
Travel
Estimated 15–20%travel, including domestic and international sites, operating units, and partner engagements as required by the program.
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.
Skills:
Pay Range:
United States of America: 195,500 USD - 226,800 USD
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.
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:
Yes
Job Posting End Date:
August 14, 2026
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