The Coca-Cola Company is evolving into a more digital-first, data-driven enterprise to fuel sustainable growth, increase speed to market, and unlock new sources of value. Rapid advances in technology, data, and AI create a unique opportunity to accelerate the The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) system's next chapter of growth by reimagining our core competitive advantages. Building on a strong foundation of modernized infrastructure, global digital experiences, early data capabilities, and proven use cases, we are now shifting from early wins to scaled, end-to-end impact on growth, productivity, and efficiency.
This next phase moves us from an analog world to a fully digitized one, powered by a digital growth engine that embeds data, technology, and AI into our most critical business domains. Success will require more than technology implementation — it demands a strategic transformation of core capabilities, a domain-based, product-centric operating model, and a cultural shift toward experimentation, data and technology fluency, and seamless partnership between business and digital teams.
Within the Japan & South Korea Operating Unit (JKOU), Coke ON is a unique digital asset in the global Coca-Cola system: Japan's proprietary consumer loyalty platform operating on the world's highest-density vending machine network, with approximately 11 million monthly active users. JKOU is transforming Coke ON from a vending loyalty app into an omnichannel consumer engagement platform — personalizing rewards and content at the individual user level, expanding loyalty beyond vending, gamifying the experience, and building brand-led communities. This transformation makes Coke ON both a significant growth engine and a critical point of differentiation for JKOU's business performance.
The Director, Solution Architect owns the architectural vision and standards for the Coke ON platform, including API design, non-functional requirements, and security principles, and sets the technical direction that enables the platform's next phase of growth. The role is the senior technical authority ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, aligned with enterprise standards, and capable of supporting future business capabilities.
As the platform transforms to support one-to-one personalization, omnichannel expansion, and gamified experiences, the role provides the architectural blueprint and governance that allow the platform to scale in capability and volume without compromising reliability, security, or cost — and represents Coke ON's architecture in enterprise-wide governance and standards forums.
Own and evolve the target architecture and architectural standards for the Coke ON platform across mobile, backend, data, and integration layers.
Approve solution designs for new features and platform changes, ensuring scalability, resilience, and enterprise alignment.
Ensure architectural decisions balance business capability needs, cost, security, and time-to-market.
Communication & Influence
Experience & Qualifications
Deep expertise in cloud architecture, API design, security principles, and non-functional requirements.
Agile Methodology, Business Process Modeling, Change Management, Cloud Platform, Communication, Data Flow Diagram, DevOps, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Architecture Framework, Microsoft Azure Databricks, Microsoft Office, User Experience (UX)
Location(s):
Japan
City/Cities:
Tokyo
Travel Required:
00% - 25%
Relocation Provided:
No
Job Posting End Date:
September 11, 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
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