Senior Director, Technical Innovation and Commercialization

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Job Description Summary: Manager: Vice President, GC&M TI&SC Job Grade: cf-C Role Type: People Leader Language: Fluent English & Mandarin Relocation Provided: Limited relocation available (domestic location), we encourage all GCM employees to apply to internal posting. Please note: This role is not fully remote. The selected candidate will need to be based in Shanghai and follow our hybrid work setup Job Description Summary: At The Coca-Cola Company, we have been refreshing the world and making a difference for 139 years

With a portfolio of more than 200 brands enjoyed by billions of consumers globally, we are committed to driving sustainable growth and creating value for our customers, communities, and stakeholders. The Senior Director, Technical Innovation & Commercialization leads the Operating Unit’s technical innovation agenda across products, packaging, and equipment, ensuring that all innovation concepts are translated into technically feasible, scalable, high‑quality solutions ready for commercialization. The role works in close partnership with the Senior Director, Innovation, Senior Manager, Packaging & Equipment Innovation, Channel & Category teams, GDI, CPS, Packaging, Franchise Operations, and bottlers to accelerate end‑to‑end technical readiness from concept to in‑market execution

This role ensures that all innovations meet technical specifications, operational requirements, regulatory compliance, and commercialization feasibility, providing strong technical leadership through pilot, line trials, cost/value engineering, and bottler implementation. It also leads the development of technical capabilities and systems that support fast, agile commercialization. What You’ll Do for Us Own Innovation Strategy Execution & Pipeline Enablement: Own and drive the technical execution of the OU innovation strategy and innovation pipeline, partnering closely with Innovation leadership to shape technical pathways, sequencing, and execution priorities

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