Senior Director, Growth & Transformation​, AOU​

Role Purpose

Lead the Africa Operating Unit’s (AOU) long-term growth agenda by shaping, driving, and governing the Long-Range Plan (LRP), the Africa 2035 Strategy, andhigh‑impactstrategic and transformational initiatives across the OU. This role partners closely with theStrategic GrowthLeadfor Africa Operating Unittoidentifynext‑generationgrowth opportunities and workscross‑functionallyto translate strategy into execution, ensuring alignment with AOU priorities and enterprise ambitions. The role acts as the custodian of Africa 2035, safeguardinglong-termstrategic bets, governance, communication, and continuous evolution of the strategy to keep the AOUfuture‑readyandgrowth‑focused, while providing compelling strategic storytelling that elevates Africa’s role, visibility, and contribution within the global enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Shape and SteerAfrica’sLongTermGrowth Agenda

• Partner with the AOU Strategic GrowthLead, to lead thedevelopment of the AOU Long-Range Plan (LRP) with the Strategic Growth & Insights Lead.

• Working with theStrategic Insights and Competitive Strategy team toAssess macroeconomic, competitive, and consumer trends to informlong-termstrategic choices and enterprise-level bets

• Identifyfuture growth opportunities across markets, categories, consumers, and business models.

• Monitor and analyze market, consumer, and competitive trends toidentifyopportunities for innovation.

• Work closely with the Strategic GrowthLeadto surface emerging growth spaces, disruptive opportunities, and category expansion pathways.

Orchestrate Strategic Planning

• Establish and manage robust governance routines for long-term planning, ensuring cross-functional input, executive alignment, and disciplined decision-making.

• Ensure the LRP and Africa 2035 priorities cascade effectively into annual business plans, investment decisions, andexecution priorities

• Translate strategy into clearexecutionroadmaps, KPIs, milestones, and risk management plans.

• Facilitate collaboration across Commercial, Marketing, Finance,TISC,PACS, and Franchise teams to ensure consistent execution of long-termpriorities.

Lead Strategic and Transformational Initiatives

• Identify, prioritize, and oversee execution of enterprise-critical transformation programs across markets and functions.

• Lead high-priority strategic and transformational programs from design to executione.g.AOU Recruitment Playbook, Acceleration of per cap in select markets, Scenario Planning Playbook, Bottler Footprint, Optimization ofSystemEconomics.

Custodian of the Africa 2035 Strategy

• Serve as the custodian of the Africa 2035 Strategy, ensuring itremainsactionable.

• Safeguard the long-term strategic direction of the AOU by ensuring continuity, clarity, and coherence of strategic bets.

• Maintain and evolve Africa 2035 narrative, communication materials, engagement forums, and leadership updates.

• Regularly stress-test strategic choices to ensure resilience and future readiness.

Performance metrics,trackingand monitoring

• Develop andmonitormeasurement frameworks and dashboards to track progressoflong-term plans and transformation initiatives.

• Ensure insights from performance tracking feed back into prioritization and strategyrefreshcycles.

• Drive continuous improvement and course correction through performance tracking and insights.

Experience Required

• 10+ years in Strategy, Transformation, Management Consulting, Business Planning, or Corporate Development.

• Experience leading strategic programs across markets or functions.

• Proven track record delivering large-scale transformation initiatives from strategy through execution.

• Strong experience analyzing macro trends, competition, consumer insights, and category dynamics.

• Experience influencing senior leadership within complex matrix organizations.

• Operating Unit or regional/global experience preferred.

• Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate insights into long-term strategic choices.

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Skills & Competencies

• Expertisein scenario planning and structured problem-solving.

• Strategic foresight and growth opportunity mapping

• Stakeholder management, influencing, strategicnarrativeand storytelling.

• P&L literacy and value creation

• Enterprise System Thinking

• Exceptional leadership and collaboration skills across multi-functional teams.

• Strong analytical capability and comfort working with diverse data sources.

• Excellent program and project leadership skills with governance and milestone management.

• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills for senior leadership audiences.

• High agility, resilience, and ability to manage ambiguity.

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Key Deliverables

• Africa 2035 Strategy stewardship and periodic updates.

• AOU Long-Range Plan (LRP) with clear growth pathways and priorities.

• Strategicinitiativeroadmaps, governance frameworks, and dashboards.

• Portfolio of transformation programs with KPIs and accountability.

• OULT communication materials(presentations, narratives, briefs).

• Growth opportunity analyses across consumers, shoppers, competition, and categories.