Senior Manager, Research & Innovation Data Integration

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

Yes

Job Posting End Date:

February 6, 2026

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

Senior Manager, Research & Innovation Data Integration

The Senior Manager, Research & Innovation Data Integration enables world-class research and innovation by leading the integration, management, and optimization of data across the Technical Innovation & Supply Chain (TI&SC) function. This role requires strong expertise in data integration, cloud and hybrid architectures, and data governance, combined with the ability to partner effectively across technical and business teams. The successful candidate will build scalable, secure, and connected data environments that ensure trusted data access for analytics and insights. A strong change leader, this individual will champion innovation, continuous improvement, and compliance. Success in this role requires both technical depth and collaborative leadership.

What You'll Do for Us

You will lead the discovery, integration, and governance of data assets that power research, innovation, and operational excellence across TI&SC. This role is responsible for building high-quality, scalable, and secure data integration capabilities that enable analytics, insights, and value creation. You will collaborate closely with platform architects, analytics teams, IT, and business stakeholders to ensure data is trusted, accessible, and compliant, while continuously improving data practices and adopting new technologies.

Data Source Discovery, Integration & Enablement

• Identify, catalog, and manage diverse internal and external data sources across on‑premise, cloud, SaaS, and third-party platforms.
• Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable data integration architectures and pipelines using modern cloud and hybrid technologies.
• Partner with IT, platform architects, and DevOps teams to enable connectivity through APIs, data lakes, ETL/ELT frameworks, and middleware.
• Oversee onboarding, documentation, lifecycle management, and vendor relationships related to data sources and integration technologies.

Data Quality, Governance & Business Value Enablement

• Establish and enforce data quality standards, governance practices, and controls across hybrid and cloud environments.
• Lead data profiling, cleansing, harmonization, and standardization efforts using automation and advanced tools.
• Ensure adherence to data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements in partnership with compliance and information security teams.
• Enable analytics and business teams to transform integrated data into actionable insights, defining and tracking KPIs to measure business impact.
• Promote data literacy, support change management, and drive adoption of new data and cloud-driven strategies across TI&SC.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

Experience

• 7+ years of experience in data integration, data management, analytics, or related technical roles, preferably within R&D, innovation, or technical environments.

Technical & Professional Requirements:

• Expertise in cloud data platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP), APIs, ETL/ELT frameworks, and modern data architectures (data lakes, data mesh, hybrid models).
• Strong knowledge of data quality management, governance, security, privacy, and risk management.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration, influence stakeholders, and drive change initiatives.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into business value.

What We Can Do For You

Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Simply, Fairlife & Topo Chico.

Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers which range from retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurants, and many more each day.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture: We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what's possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors - curious, empowered, inclusive and agile - and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca‑Cola.

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:

$150,750 - $177,765

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:

15

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.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what's possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors - curious, empowered, inclusive and agile - and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.