got an offer last month, declined for another role but wanted to share the numbers since I barely find real data for Coke corp.
Role: Sr. Manager, Revenue Growth Management (RGM) Location: Atlanta HQ (hybrid, 3 days on-site) Base: $142,000 Annual bonus target: 20% of base (so another ~$28k if you hit target, which I'm told most people do) RSU / equity: none at this level, which surprised me coming from my contractor setup Signing bonus: $15,000 (1-year clawback)
Total cash at target ~$184k. For Atlanta that's solid comp, especially with no equity risk. Benefits looked good: strong health coverage, 401k match was decent.
The role itself was interesting. RGM sits at the intersection of pricing strategy and trade spend, so it's real commercial work. I just couldn't take the on-site requirement.
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numbers_only
matches roughly what I've seen circulate for that band. CPG big-co in Atlanta: no equity below director level is standard. the bonus target being actually paid is more real than it sounds at most companies because it's tied to company results not individual, and Coca-Cola's revenue is very stable.
corp_refugee
"no equity risk" is doing a lot of work in that sentence. the flip side is no equity upside. I left my old CPG job partly because 5 years of tenure = 0 wealth accumulation. stable doesn't compound.
contractor_kai
fair. my whole pitch to myself was: I was a contractor, I had no equity either. so this felt like a lateral. but yeah if you're coming from a tech company with vesting, the comparison is rough.
quietquit_quincy
$142k base in Atlanta goes way further than people think. cost of living there still makes sense. that said, 3 days in office is a dealbreaker for me right now so I see why you passed.