About the Role
This role serves as a strategic communications partner for the JKOU, primarily supporting the Operating Unit President and Leadership Team. It focuses on enhancing leadership communication, organizational alignment, stakeholder engagement, and employer brand reputation for internal and external audiences, ensuring cultural relevance within Japan while aligning with global standards.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and review leadership communications for clarity, consistency, and cultural relevance in Japan.
- Serve as the primary communications partner to the OUP and support broader leadership alignment across the OULT.
- Plan and deliver regular leadership messages through internal platforms to foster employee engagement and transparency.
- Develop tailored talking points and communication guidance for OULT members.
- Draft speeches, remarks, messaging, and communication materials for various forums and engagements.
- Advise senior leadership on meeting agendas, communication priorities, narrative sequencing, and audience engagement.
- Design communication strategies for key business milestones, organizational changes, and strategic announcements.
- Monitor and analyze employee and stakeholder sentiment, providing insights and recommendations.
- Design and execute strategic OUP communication and stakeholder engagement plans.
- Build and maintain relationships with key Japanese media and external stakeholders.
- Prepare leadership teams for interviews and public engagements.
- Develop leadership narratives balancing local Japanese context with global messaging.
- Partner with Corporate Communications, Public Affairs, and HR to strengthen corporate reputation.
- Develop strategic leadership narratives and communication initiatives to enhance employer brand attractiveness.
- Support leadership visibility initiatives reinforcing company culture, purpose, and values.
- Support global and bottler-driven requests involving executive communications.
- Translate Japanese market dynamics and organizational context into executive-ready communications for global stakeholders.
- Ensure message integrity across Japan, global headquarters, and the bottler system.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in executive communications, corporate communications, employer branding, public affairs, or related fields.
- Proven experience supporting senior executives and cross-functional leadership teams, preferably in multinational environments.
- Deep understanding of Japanese corporate culture, media landscape, talent market dynamics, and stakeholder expectations.
- Experience in employer branding, talent communications, or organizational engagement initiatives is highly preferred.
- Native-level Japanese and business-fluent English required.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and message structuring skills across multiple formats and channels.
- Strong judgment, discretion, and ability to operate effectively in high-visibility and confidential environments.
Skills
- Executive Communications
- Corporate Communications
- Employer Branding
- Public Affairs
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Leadership Communication
- Organizational Alignment
- Message Structuring
- Media Relations
- Talent Communications
Location
- Japan
- Tokyo
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Director
About the Company
- The Coca-Cola Company is a global community of passionate employees refreshing the world and making a difference every day.
- Innovation has been at the heart of our story since 1886.
- We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning.
- We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile.
- Our careers span across functions and are globally connected.
- The Coca‑Cola global business system is composed of The Coca‑Cola Company (TCCC), its subsidiaries and 225 bottling partners around the world.
