Manager, Product, Global Development & Innovation

OurGCMInnovation Center sits at the heart of The Coca-Cola Company’s next chapter of growth. We are committed to transforming and evolving our organization and ambitions — bringing our people closer to the consumer, continuously raising the bar, and embracing digitalization to enable sustainable growth.

We are looking for a highly driven individual contributor who thrives on ownership and impact, and who fuels the innovation pipeline with bold ideas that translate into real-world results. This role is not aboutmaintainingthe status quo; it is about challenging assumptions, unlocking opportunity, and personally driving valuable breakthrough innovation.

You will apply deepproduct developmentexpertisetoleadideas from concept to execution, contributing to a strong and diverse portfolio of meaningful innovation — accelerating growth and helping shape the future of the organization.

Job Purpose Summary

As aManager, Product Development, you will lead the execution of complex and diverse product development initiativesto acceleratebottom- and top-linegrowth, bringing concepts to life through advanced formulation, testing, and commercialization. You will drive local and regional projects in close partnership with cross-functional teams, applying deep technicalexpertise, market insights, and digital tools to ensure products meet consumer expectations, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing realities. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role for a seasoned problem-solver who thrives on technical ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering high-impact beverageinnovations.

WhatYou’llDo

• Product Design -Work as part of functional team to align onobjective(new product launch, superiority, tax and regulation, productivity)and successcriteria.

• Create Prototypes & Formulations –Develop lab-scale recipes driven by consumer insights and technical/supply chain requirements, following GMP and company protocols. Incorporate local insights, new ingredients, and regulatory needs into final product design.

• Test, Learn,Improve –Conduct sensory, analytical, and shelf-life testing together with the Micro and stability teams; use data and basic statistics to guideoptimization.

• Scale Up for Market –Lead support from GDI for pilot and commercial production trials, ensuring processes and packaging compatibility.

• Collaborate Broadly-Partner with Marketing, SRA, Supply Chain, Packaging, and Quality for seamless delivery; connect with global technical experts to import best practices.

• Maintain Excellence –Over the full process, keep lab equipment in top condition; follow safety, compliance, and documentation standards.

WhatYou’llNeed

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Food Science, Chemistry, Nutrition, Chemical Engineering, or similar.

• 4–6 years in product development for beverages/food

• Strong technical understanding of ingredient functionality within beverage systems.

• Experience managing multiple projects from ideation to launch in fast-paced environments.

• Familiarity with sensory evaluation, consumer testing, and data interpretation for decision-making.

• Ability to

• Think end-to-end across initiatives and influences priorities aligned with strategy.

• Apply and influence with insights from consumer andcompetitor.

• Drive original thinking and develops novel concepts with clear business value.

• Applysolid technicalexpertiseto deliver high-quality work independently.

• Solve complex, ambiguous problems andanticipatesdownstream impacts.

• Coach and support others, sharingexpertiseand constructive feedback.

• Maketimelydecisions within scope, balancingspeed,and quality, and in consideration of interdependence of otherpriorities.

• Fluent in English; regional languages a plus.

• Regional travel up to10–15%.