Job Title: Director, People & Culture

Location: Madrid, Spain

At The Coca Cola Company, we are guided by a global purpose—to refresh the world and make a difference through our brands, our business, and our people. With a portfolio that spans beloved beverages and a system that connects hundreds of markets, we succeed by empowering our teams and cultivating an environment where everyone can thrive.

Role Purpose

As Director, People and Culture, you will partner with leaders to shape a strong people agenda that supports business goals, fosters a high performance culture, and builds the capabilities needed for future success. This is a strategic and hands on role that integrates talent development, organization effectiveness, employee experience, and workforce insights to deliver meaningful impact. Working closely with senior leaders, People and Culture Centers of Excellence, and Associate Services, you will help create a workplace that attracts top talent, accelerates growth, and reflects Coca Cola’s commitment to inclusion, learning, and continuous improvement.

We are seeking an experienced, collaborative, and forward thinking People and Culture leader who excels in influencing stakeholders, supporting change, and implementing people strategies that drive measurable results.

What You’ll Do For Us

 Provide People and Culture guidance to leaders, applying workforce analytics, market insights, and organizational trends to inform people strategies and business decisions.

 Lead and execute integrated talent practices including performance management, succession planning, talent assessment, leadership capability building, and development planning.

 Support organization design and effectiveness efforts, ensuring teams have the structures, capabilities, and processes needed to deliver current and future business priorities.

 Partner with leaders to shape and activate a strong, inclusive culture built on engagement, accountability, continuous learning, and shared purpose.

 Serve as a trusted advisor to managers on leadership, coaching, employee relations, and change readiness, supporting effective decision making and team development.

 Lead components of change initiatives including communications, stakeholder alignment, workforce transition planning, and capability building, ensuring smooth and sustainable adoption.

 Partner with Associate Services to ensure seamless execution of People and Culture processes including compensation, benefits, mobility, employee lifecycle activities, and policy implementation.

 Collaborate with People and Culture Centers of Excellence to deploy global and regional people programs, tailoring solutions to meet functional needs while ensuring consistency and compliance.

 Monitor employee engagement, identify insights, and partner with leaders to design and implement actions that enhance connection, wellbeing, and team effectiveness.

 Support employee relations processes, including Works Council or local labor interactions where applicable, ensuring fairness, compliance, and positive employee experience.

 Leverage digital tools, people analytics platforms, and artificial intelligence enabled insights to drive databased decision making and proactive problem solving.

 Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion by embedding inclusive practices across hiring, development, performance, and culture shaping initiatives.

 Partner with Total Rewards to support compensation and benefits processes including job evaluations, benchmarking, and annual reward cycles.

 Support leadership capability building by providing coaching, feedback, and access to learning opportunities aligned to enterprise leadership expectations.

 Identify opportunities for continuous improvement across People and Culture processes, supporting simplification, digitization, and operational excellence.

Qualifications & Experience

 Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Behaviour, Psychology, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.

 8+ years of progressive People and Culture / Human Resources experience, including experience supporting leaders in complex or matrixed organizations.

 Experience delivering core talent management, performance management, and leadership development programs.

 Demonstrated ability to support organization design projects and drive team effectiveness.

 Strong business acumen with the ability to translate business needs into actionable people strategies.

 Experience navigating employee relations topics and supporting interactions with employee representatives or Works Councils (where applicable).

 Proficiency using HR digital tools, data analytics, and AI enabled platforms to generate insights and inform decisions.

 Strong influencing, stakeholder management, and relationship building skills with the ability to work across levels and functions.

 Experience guiding leaders through change initiatives, including communications, capability building, and adoption management.

 Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, with experience applying inclusive practices across HR processes.

 Strong problem solving skills, sound judgement, and the ability to manage sensitive issues with confidentiality and care.

 Ability to manage multiple priorities, operate with agility, and balance strategic thinking with hands on execution.

 Strong communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into practical guidance for leaders and teams.

 Demonstrated curiosity, growth mindset, and commitment to continuous learning.

Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Group Problem Solving, Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), Human Resources (HR), Leadership Training and Development, Onboarding, People Management, Performance Management (PM), Recruiting, Succession Planning, Talent Acquisition, Waterfall Model, Workforce Planning

Location(s):

Spain

City/Cities

Madrid

Travel Required

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date

April 26, 2026

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.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:30

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.

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