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Pablo Umana Coto

Summary

Experienced project manager and business process lead with a strong background in global equity, compensation, and benefits within the Coca-Cola Company. Successfully led major initiatives, including KO Shares deployment, LTI platform migration, and Total Rewards implementation, resulting in high employee engagement and streamlined processes. Skilled in integration development, stakeholder coordination, and strategic communication to deliver impactful and compliant solutions. Demonstrated ability to effectively manage complex global projects, ensuring successful execution and positive outcomes.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager, Global Compensation, Equity and Mobility Process

The Coca-Cola Company, Costa Rica
05.2021 - Current


Latest Projects Led:


  • Global KO Shares Deployment: Project Manager for deployment in 14 countries, expanding to 30+ by year's end during the last 2 and a half years
  • Global Compensation Cycle 2021-2022: Managed end-to-end process support, integration creation, and project management.
  • Total Rewards Statement Project 2022: Led creation and transition of LTI vesting statements to the Total Rewards Hub.


Experience


  • Process & Initiative Implementation: Developed and implemented compensation, equity, and mobility processes.
    Managed initiative inventory, backlog, and resource planning.
  • Strategic Planning: Translated business strategies and prioritized initiatives with network teams.
  • Employee Resource Management: Created tools and strategies for informed decision-making and work distribution.
  • Project Management: Established and executed detailed project plans, adhering to project management standards.
    Led global initiatives for system and process improvements within MyRewards.
  • Stakeholder Management: Coordinated stakeholder impact analyses and facilitated cooperation on policies and procedures.
  • Consulting Expertise: Provided consulting for compensation, equity, mobility, and HR.
  • Process Improvement: Identified and executed high-impact functional improvements, promoting innovation and value-driven solutions.
  • Innovative Problem Solver
  • Effective Communicator
  • Experienced Project Manager
  • Strong Stakeholder Engagement

Global Equity Consultant

The Coca-Cola Company, Costa Rica
03.2018 - 05.2021


Business Process Lead Tasks:

Project Management:


  • Managed major releases for Global Equity Team (3000+ transactions).
  • Led project mapping and documentation for Global Mobility Tax Operations (4 months).
  • Supported the Contour Project for CPS Plants as Project Manager for Global Business Process Documentation team.
  • Oversaw performance share unit release for 3000+ employees (2014-2018).


Support and Testing:

  • Supported BPL role in testing, issue analysis, and process improvement.
  • Created test plan scenarios for integration redesign and payroll project implementation/testing.
  • Managed defect tracking for Global Equity Team.


Systems and Integrations:

  • Reviewed and approved changes in Workday, Merrill Lynch, and Global Mobility system (PWC).
  • Served as SME for integrations 190, 082, and 087.
  • Conducted audits and adhoc reconciliations for Global Equity population.


Special Projects:

  • Managed data mining for first performance cash payout (2018).
  • Involved in creating and implementing solutions for BSNA and CCR Canada equity populations excluded from Workday.
  • Led CCR Movers project, ensuring integration and data flow to vendor systems were accurate.

Global Equity Analyst

The Coca-Cola Company, Costa Rica
01.2016 - 02.2018
  • Deliver high quality results and customer service to Customers and Stakeholders
  • Responsible for reviewing, processing and ensuring compliance with tax obligations on global stock option transactions and tax calculation compliance at stock options exercise level
  • Leave of Absence status compliance to determine equity treatment
  • Data integrity compliance at Employee level
  • Very involved on the Workday implementation project
  • Testing and following the project plant to get to the correct implementation of the new HR system
  • Maintain all the data audit templates that the team uses

Financial and Planning Analyst North America (Promotion)

Citi Business Services
07.2015 - 12.2015
  • In charge of all the financial planning for the IT business for Citi Group in North America
  • Creation of P&L statements
  • Controlling of expenses

Latam Financial Analyst

Citi Business Services
09.2012 - 06.2015
  • Financial Analyst for El Salvador, Caribbean Region, Guatemala and Offshore
  • In charge of the creation and analysis of the financial adjustments for month end
  • Reconciliations for equity and up accounts
  • Analysis of balance sheet for these regions and uploading financial adjustments for all other regions in Latam
  • Involve in the process of regulatory reporting for Offshore region, involves all the reporting that needs to be done month by month that should be reported to the US Federal Reserve
  • In charge of the Intercompany team, who process and monitor all the adjustments that are done for the intercompany transactions inside Citi
  • Creation and follow up of the intercompany metrics to measure the productivity off all the countries involve in the process
  • Creation of accruals for NAM (US) region
  • Training: responsible for the training and capacitation of new hires
  • Documentation: Lead the documentation process for the Closing Latam department

Management Financial Analyst

Citi Business Services
06.2011 - 08.2012
  • Financial Analyst for the Andean region
  • In charge of processing financial management adjustments for Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Bolivia
  • Creation of metrics to measure the productivity of the team
  • Creation of new projects to improve the actual process that the department has
  • Reconciliations for the systems that impacts treasury department

Customer Account Analyst

Hewlett Packard Costa Rica
11.2010 - 05.2011
  • In charge of manage, control, invoicing and administration of United States accounts on the manage printing services department

Commercial Analyst

Kerry Ingredients and Flavors Mexico
11.2009 - 07.2010
  • In charge of the commercial control of the Central American region
  • Also Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Caribbean region
  • Cost and sales analysis, gross margin analysis, sales volume analysis
  • 8 months on Irapuato Gto, México
  • Internship

Sales Agent

Suplidora de Equipos S.A.
09.2009 - 10.2009

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Industrial Engineering

Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
01.2010

Licenciatura Degree - Industrial Engineering

Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
04.2025

Project Management Professional - Project Management

Project Management Institute
06-2025

Agile Certified Practitioner - Agile Project Management

PMI
06-2025

Skills

  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Results-driven
  • Expertise in advanced Excel functions
  • Agile project execution
  • Change management
  • Collaboration
  • Stakeholder management
  • Constructive feedback
  • Self-development
  • Project Management
  • Operational Excellence
  • Continuous improvement

References

  • Alejandro Riggioni, Adobe Rent a Car, President, ariggioni@adobecar.com
  • Andres Loaiciga, The Coca-Cola Company, CR, Director, Global Compensation Equity Mobility BPL, andrloaiciga@coca-cola.com, + (506) 6185-3416
  • Aimee Cameron, The Coca-Cola Company, USA, Director, Global Equity, aicameron@coca-cola.com, +1 (404) 8630900
  • Geri Wall, The Coca-Cola Company, USA, Director, Total Rewards - Equity Compensation, gewall@coca-cola.com, +44 (7855) 172239

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Senior Manager, Global Compensation, Equity and Mobility Process

The Coca-Cola Company, Costa Rica
05.2021 - Current

Global Equity Consultant

The Coca-Cola Company, Costa Rica
03.2018 - 05.2021

Global Equity Analyst

The Coca-Cola Company, Costa Rica
01.2016 - 02.2018

Financial and Planning Analyst North America (Promotion)

Citi Business Services
07.2015 - 12.2015

Latam Financial Analyst

Citi Business Services
09.2012 - 06.2015

Management Financial Analyst

Citi Business Services
06.2011 - 08.2012

Customer Account Analyst

Hewlett Packard Costa Rica
11.2010 - 05.2011

Commercial Analyst

Kerry Ingredients and Flavors Mexico
11.2009 - 07.2010

Sales Agent

Suplidora de Equipos S.A.
09.2009 - 10.2009

Licenciatura Degree - Industrial Engineering

Universidad Latina de Costa Rica

Bachelor's Degree - Industrial Engineering

Universidad Latina de Costa Rica

Project Management Professional - Project Management

Project Management Institute

Agile Certified Practitioner - Agile Project Management

PMI
Pablo Umana Coto