Senior Director, Design & Packaging at Coca-Cola · London

Senior Director, Design & Packaging Location: United Kingdom - London Job Description Summary: Reports into: Vice President, IMX As a business, The Coca-Cola Company is constantly evolving – we develop new products,acquirehigh-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 positivelyimpactthe 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 implementa clear visionfor 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 wedeliver the best onpackandE2E designs across the organisation Manage budgets and resource allocation for pre-media and support agencies, ensuring metrics are defined and delivered tooptimizeaccount 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 andmaintainexternal networks and agency relationships to ensure the OU’s packaging approach is innovative, competitive, andmarket-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: Minimumbachelor’s degreerequired. Significant marketing, design, and packaging experience (15+ years), including proven leadership experience managing high-performing teams. Deep knowledge of Packaging / Graphics processes, from development ofartwork & rendersto physical and digital production. Deep Designexpertisedelivering bothcreativity& innovation through consumer insights andindustryknowledge 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,ambiguityand 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 theworldand 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% Skills: Location(s): United Kingdom City/Cities: London Travel Required: 00% - 25% Relocation Provided: No Job Posting End Date: May 18, 2026 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.