Senior Director, Safety & Risk at The Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company, which is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is an American multinational beverage corporation, and manufacturer, retailer, and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups.



 

Senior Director, Safety & Risk

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience8 - 10 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldSafety and Environment / HSE 

Role Purpose

The Senior Director, Safety & Risk will be the strategic and operational leader for Health, Safety, and Risk Management across the Africa Operating Unit (AOU), shaping the future safety culture for The Coca-Cola System in the region. This pivotal role will advance operational excellence while embedding safety as a core business value, influencing across a complex network of bottling partners, internal leaders, and global stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Health & Safety Leadership

  • Define, execute, and continuously evolve the AOU’s Occupational Health & Safety (H&S) strategy, ensuring alignment with global frameworks, Long Range Plans (LRP), and Annual Business Plans (ABP).
  • Champion safety culture transformation through visionary leadership, ensuring a “Zero is Possible” mindset and embedding H&S as a competitive advantage.
  • Integrate safety into business outcomes, influencing investment decisions, innovation pipelines, and operational design.
  • Implement global H&S systems and governance structures, ensuring compliance with KORE requirements and occupational license-to-operate regulations.
  • Lead the adoption of cutting-edge safety technologies and process innovations from high performing external industries (e.g., oil & gas, chemical, automotive, pharma).

Risk & Crisis Management

  • Lead Incident Management & Crisis Resolution (IMCR) processes for the AOU, ensuring preparedness, proactive risk identification, and rapid response to protect people, operations, and brand reputation.
  • Maintain robust Technical Risk Management Framework (TRMF) and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) integration, with actionable mitigation plans across manufacturing, logistics, innovation, and marketplace operations.
  • Partner with PACS, Strategic Security, and franchise system leadership on risk mitigation, scenario planning, and high impact decision making.

Business Continuity

  • Own and implement the AOU Business Continuity Plan (BCP) to ensure operational recovery during disruptions.
  • Coordinate cross functional recovery teams and external bottler partners for synchronized effective responses.
  • Keep leadership informed via clear, concise, and timely status reporting.

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

  • Engage with senior internal and external leaders, industry associations, and regulatory bodies to drive alignment and share best practices.
  • Communicate with impact across multiple levels — from executive boardrooms to plant floor teams — adjusting style and messaging accordingly.
  • Negotiate and align on safety priorities where strategic or operational interests may differ.

People & Capability Development

  • Build and empower a high performing H&S team; mentor, coach, and enable others to lead safety effectively at all levels.
  • Establish the AOU as a regional center of excellence for safety knowledge, benchmarking, and capability development.
  • Foster cross system, cross functional collaboration to ensure “One Team” execution and shared accountability for safety goals.

Experience & Expertise

  • 8–10+ years senior leadership in Technical/H&S operations, with proven success in cultural transformation and change leadership.
  • Background from high safety maturity industries (energy, chemicals, manufacturing, automotive, pharma) strongly preferred.
  • End to end Occupational Health & Safety leadership, covering manufacturing, logistics, and marketplace environments.
  • Experience influencing in a complex, global, and matrixed system without direct authority.
  • Proven track record of cross regional, cross functional leadership and delivering strategic plans in alignment with global business objectives.
  • Strong knowledge of H&S management systems, risk management frameworks, compliance requirements, and crisis response best practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with executives, franchise partners, and regulatory or industry bodies.

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to The Coca-Cola Company on careers.coca-colacompany.com to apply

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