Senior Director, Global Cloud Platforms
Coca-Cola
- Location
- US - GA - Atlanta
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Staff
- H-1B history
- 3 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- 14h ago
Skills
About this role
Job Description
Summary: The Senior Director, Global Cloud Platforms will play a critical leadership role in advancing Coca ‑ Cola’s digital transformation by delivering scalable, secure, and high ‑ performing cloud platforms that power enterprise innovation. This role leads the enterprise Cloud Platforms organization, encompassing Cloud Architecture, Cloud Engineering, Platform Operations, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Cloud FinOps, and Cloud Governance capabilities. Operating within a highly matrixed, global environment, this leader will drive the modernization of infrastructure and platform services, enabling faster product development, improved resilience, and optimized cost structures. The role will partner closely with Digital Product teams, Data & AI, Cybersecurity, Finance, and Operating Units to ensure cloud capabilities directly support business growth, speed to market, and operational efficiency. This leader will champion cloud as a foundational enabler of Coca ‑ Cola’s digital growth engine, embedding automation, platform engineering, and AI ‑ driven operations into core technology services, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and innovation.
Key responsibilities
Cloud Strategy & Leadership Define and execute the enterprise cloud vision, roadmap, and operating model aligned with business objectives . Lead multi-year cloud transformation and modernization initiatives across infrastructure, applications, data, and AI platforms. Establish cloud governance, architecture standards, policies, and best practices. Lead the transformation toward a Platform Engineering operating model, delivering self-service capabilities, reusable services, developer portals, and automation that accelerate digital product delivery. Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on cloud strategy, technology investments, and emerging industry trends. Cloud Engineering & Platform Services Lead teams responsible for cloud architecture, engineering, platform operations, SRE, infrastructure automation, and cloud security integration. Build and operate scalable, secure, highly available cloud platforms across AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud. Establish enterprise self-service cloud platforms that improve developer productivity and accelerate delivery. Oversee infrastructure-as-code, automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and platform reliability initiatives. Drive standardization and reusable cloud services across business units. Technology Modernization Lead migration of legacy applications and infrastructure to cloud-based architectures. Partner with application development teams to modernize platforms using microservices, containers, Kubernetes, serverless technologies, and API-first architectures. Establish and scale cloud platform capabilities supporting enterprise AI, Generative AI, machine learning, advanced analytics, and intelligent automation workloads. Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies that improve agility, scalability, security, and cost efficiency. Security, Risk & Compliance Partner closely with cybersecurity leadership to ensure cloud platforms meet enterprise security requirements. Implement cloud security controls, identity and access management, encryption, monitoring, and compliance frameworks. Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and industry standards. Drive continuous improvement in resilience, disaster recovery, business continuity, and operational risk management. Financial Management & FinOps Establish cloud financial governance and optimization programs. Drive cloud cost transparency, chargeback/ showback models, and resource optimization. Manage cloud vendor relationships, contracts, and strategic partnerships. Develop business cases and ROI models for cloud investments. Requirements & Qualifications