Senior Director, Design & Packaging

Reports into: Vice President, IMX 

As a business, The Coca-Cola Company is constantly evolving – we develop new products, acquire high-quality brands, and pioneer new ways of doing things. We sell four of the world's top five non-alcoholic sparkling drinks and 3,600+ products in over 200 countries, including water, juices, energy drinks, and even tea and coffee. Working here is more than working for the global beverage leader; it is an opportunity to be part of something that can positively impact the world. We are accelerating our momentum to become a Total Beverage Company by putting people at the heart of our business and everything we do – innovating to give people the drinks and package sizes they want, building our eCommerce capabilities, working towards our vision of a World Without Waste, and more. 

What You Will Do for Us: 

Lead the Design & Packaging Team 

• Lead a high-performing team of Design & Packaging professionals across Europe, driving overall excellence in artwork, renders, and packaging innovation, and design. Ensure alignment across KO and bottler teams and provide mentorship, guidance, and leadership to enable the team to deliver outstanding results. 

• Develop and implement a clear vision for Design & Packaging within the OU, including standardization of processes, best practices, and integration with global platforms and tools. 

• Act as the European custodian of design, ensuring we deliver the best on pack and E2E designs across the organisation 

• Manage budgets and resource allocation for pre-media and support agencies, ensuring metrics are defined and delivered to optimize account management and operational efficiency. 

• Drive consistency and quality in all packaging artwork changes, adaptation, and harmonization, ensuring on-time delivery for all markets. 

• Collaborate closely with the Portfolio Innovation & Integration Director and Marketing teams to deliver seamless integration between packaging, design, and other marketing functions. 

• Implement color management and quality assurance procedures with bottling partners and suppliers to enhance packaging excellence. 

• Develop and maintain external networks and agency relationships to ensure the OU’s packaging approach is innovative, competitive, and market-leading. 

• Own and manage the WebCenter tool relationship for packaging, including implementation, administration, and process optimization. 

• Act as a change agent, driving new ways of working within the OU and influencing broader organizational adoption of innovative design and packaging practices. 

Qualifications & Requirements: 

• Minimum bachelor’s degree required. 

• Significant marketing, design, and packaging experience (15+ years), including proven leadership experience managing high-performing teams. 

• Deep knowledge of Packaging / Graphics processes, from development of artwork & renders to physical and digital production. 

• Deep Design expertise delivering both creativity & innovation through consumer insights and industry knowledge 

• Strong business, commercial, and financial acumen, including experience managing budgets and delivering results in a cross-functional environment. 

• Ability to influence senior internal and external stakeholders, including bottler leadership teams, within a matrixed organization. 

• Proven ability to develop and implement metrics that drive operational insight and promote positive System efficiency. 

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills in English. 

• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, ambiguity and meet tight deadlines. 

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 and we are always expanding. 

Leadership Opportunity: Lead a high-performing Design & Packaging team across Europe, influencing strategy and execution at scale. 

Critical Experiences: Work as part of a global network with cross-functional partners to step-change the way we refresh the world and make an impact every day. 

Growth Culture: Shape the culture of Design & Packaging across the OU and drive innovation in your team and beyond. 

Travel requirements: 

Expecting travelling 20%-40%