Senior Manager, Advanced Data Analytics Project Lead

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Job Description

Please note: This is not a Remote role and will require the incumbent to be based in Tokyo, Japan, and work a hybrid schedule. This is an Individual Contributor role.

This role is responsible for leading and implementing data & analytical solutions across the operating unit to drive growth objectives in Japan & South Korea Operating Unit. The role will collaborate with business function leaders and technology associates to lead:

• identifying business issues and opportunities
• proposing right analytics solutions leveraging advanced analytics including machine learning (ML) and/or artificial intelligence (AI)
• re-use and scaling analytics assets across different business sectors globally in Coca-Cola by managing cross functional teams of product, technology, and subject matter experts to deliver projects and programs.

This role will report to Senior Director, Data & Analytics, Japan & South Korea Digital Services in Digital & Technology Services and work with Regional Delivery Center and external consultants as needed as one virtual team for development.

Responsibilities

Product Leadership

• Identify key business issues by working closely with business stakeholders and propose data analytics solutions leveraging advanced analytics incl. ML/AI.
• Lead product development to satisfy business requirement by collecting feedback from stakeholders and analyzing operation process and then guiding regional engineering team/external consultants on the development of the product.
• Design overall operation process and define role & responsibilities of stakeholders to run operation after production.
• Discover data sources necessary to design solution, work with business stakeholders to acquire them and collaborate with regional delivery center to develop the right data foundation required to develop analytics solutions.
• Manage whole projects to launch products within pre-defined milestone by facilitating engagement of key stakeholders and allocating tasks properly as a technical expert.
• Train the business teams, monitor adoption and satisfaction of end users by tracking usage report, lead product updates to meet market and business changes, sunset the underutilized and create new offerings to meet emerging needs.
• Draw the long-term plan of data analysis products to evolve enterprise capabilities.
• Adapt global data analysis products for use in the Japan and South Korea operating unit and deploy them to deliver compelling end user experiences that drive business growth.

Stakeholder Management

• Lead stakeholder engagement with the key functional leaders within Japan and South Korea operating unit and Coca-Cola system network demonstrating a deep understanding of their needs.
• Collaborate with data and analytics teams in other regions across the globe to lead projects successfully.
• Role model the behaviors of an enterprise leader – working across markets, functions and teams, ensuring clear accountabilities for all and optimizing value creation for the total company.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years+ experience in the data analysis heavy environment such as data analysis, strategy consulting, finance, or associated field.
• Experience in driving incremental business value by leveraging different analytics technique.
• Knowledge of machine learning and AI and proficiency in SQL, Python.
• Experience of building ML/AI systems and managing Azure cloud platform are a strong plus.
• Expertise of BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker is preferred.
• Aptitude for communicating insights and collaborating across teams/organizations.
• Fluency in both Japanese and English.

What can help you be successful in the role?

Growth Behavior:

• Growth Mindset: Demonstrates Curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.
• Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions/recommendations.
• Externally Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work.
• Performance Driven & Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers.
• Fast/Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace.
• Empowered: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance.

Leadership Behavior

• Act Like an Owner: Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the System, Customers and Key Stakeholders
• Develops Self and Others: Develop self and support others' development to achieve their full potential.
• Drive Innovation: Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business.

Skills:

Data to Insights; User Experience (UX); Data Analysis; Waterfall Project Management; Business Intelligence (BI); Data Warehousing (DW); Generative AI; Structured Query Language (SQL); Analytical Thinking; Relationship Management; Big Data; Emerging Technology Trends and Practice

About the Company

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories.

In addition to the company’s Coca-Cola brands, our portfolio includes some of the world’s most valuable beverage brands, such as AdeS soy-based beverages, Ayataka green tea, Dasani waters, Del Valle juices and nectars, Fanta, Georgia coffee, Gold Peak teas and coffees, Honest Tea, innocent smoothies and juices, Minute Maid juices, Powerade sports drinks, Simply juices, smartwater, Sprite, vitaminwater and ZICO coconut water.

We’re constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. We’re also working to reduce our environmental impact by replenishing water and promoting recycling. With our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide.

What We Can Do for You: 

• Career growth and development: Leveraging our boundaryless network, we provide access to educational platforms and provide coaching, mentoring and feedback, as a part of our Leadership & Development process.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. We want to make our culture inevitable.
• International Experience: Become part of international projects and work along multicultural teams, through our global network.

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.