Country Lead: Learning & Development at The Coca-Cola Company

Key Purpose

• The Country Lead: Learning & Development is responsible for driving business performance by building world-class leadership and critical functional capability across the country. This role leads the design and execution of a scalable, data-driven learning strategy that strengthens frontline execution, accelerates leadership pipelines, and enables sustainable growth across the Coca-Cola system.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    
Key Outputs and Accountabilities include, but not limited to:
Learning & Development Strategy

• Develop and implement the country L&D strategy aligned to business objectives, people strategy.
• Translate organisational strategy into capability frameworks, learning priorities, and development roadmaps.
• Lead annual training needs analysis (TNA) across functions and levels.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Design and deliver leadership development programmes for frontline leaders, middle management, and senior leadership.
• Partner with Talent Management to support succession planning, high-potential development, and critical role readiness.
• Embed coaching, mentoring, and experiential learning practices.

Functional & Technical Capability Building

• Oversee the development of technical, operational, sales, and commercial capability programmes, particularly in manufacturing, logistics, sales, and customer execution.
• Ensure compliance with mandatory training requirements (e.g. safety, quality, food safety, and regulatory training).

Learning Design & Delivery

• Lead the design of blended learning solutions (classroom, digital, on-the-job, social learning).
• Ensure learning solutions are adult-learning focused, practical, and impact-driven.
• Leverage digital learning platforms and learning technologies to scale learning efficiently.

Stakeholder & Business Partnering

• Partner with Executive Leadership, HR Business Partners, and functional leaders to co-create learning solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor on capability development and organisational effectiveness.
• Manage relationships with external learning vendors, consultants, and academic partners.

Governance, Measurement & Reporting

• Manage the L&D budget and ensure cost-effective use of resources.
• Define and track learning impact metrics, including ROI, capability uplift, and performance outcomes.
• Ensure alignment with Coca-Cola system governance, policies, and audit requirements.

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop the country L&D team.
• Build a high-performing team culture focused on innovation, accountability, and service excellence.

Skills, Experience & Education    
Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Education, Organisational Psychology or related field.
• Postgraduate qualification in Learning & Development or Instructional Design is advantageous.
• Professional L&D or HR certification (e.g. CIPD L&D, ATD CPLP, SABPP) preferred.

Experience

• 10+ years’ experience in Learning & Development and Talent Development.
• 5+ years’ experience in a senior or leadership role.
• Proven experience in large, complex environments (FMCG preferred).
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise-wide L&D strategies.
• Experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS): Familiarity with LMS platforms and tools for delivering and managing training content and assessments.

Skills

• Ability to think strategically, drive results, and adapt to a fast-paced environment.
• Leadership Skills and Communication Skills , including providing mentorship, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Collaboration and Relationship Building: Skill in building strong relationships with internal teams, external partners, and industry experts .
• Analytical Skills: Proficiency in data analysis and metrics tracking to assess the effectiveness of talent development programs and make data-driven decisions.
• Project Management: Strong project management skills.
• Innovative Thinking: Ability to innovate and propose creative solutions to talent development challenges, such as implementing new learning technologies or strategies.
• Proven capability in Learning and development, content creation and assessment and performance process management.

Deadline:31st March,2026