Sr Manager, Transformation

About McDonald’s McDonald’s is one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries serving 70 million customers daily. Our growth strategy focuses on staying ahead of what customers want and realizing further growth potential. Below is information about the senior role.

Role The Senior Manager, Data & AI Transformation will lead the definition and delivery of AI‑powered data and analytics solutions that transform how employees access information, generate insights, and make decisions across markets and global business functions. The role works closely with business stakeholders, markets, and engineering teams to identify opportunities, define requirements, translate them into scalable AI and data solutions, and drive enterprise data standardization and adoption of modern AI capabilities. Reporting to the Director, Data & AI Transformation, this leader will help deliver measurable business value.

Key Responsibilities Partner with business stakeholders to identify, define, and prioritize AI‑powered analytics use cases that deliver measurable business value. Translate business needs into clear business requirements, user stories, and technical requirements for engineering teams. Work closely with engineering, architecture, and product teams to design and deliver scalable AI and data solutions.

Facilitate discovery sessions to understand business processes, pain points, and decision‑making workflows. Support development and execution of the Data & AI roadmap by managing delivery of key initiatives and product enhancements. Monitor solution performance, user adoption, and business outcomes, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

Coordinate cross‑functional teams, managing project plans, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder communications. Mentor analysts and business leads while fostering a collaborative, customer‑focused team environment. Key Skills Experience gathering business requirements and partnering with engineering teams to deliver technical solutions.

Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a structured approach to ambiguity. Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to influence cross‑functional teams and build strong business partnerships.

Comfortable working across both business and technical teams to accelerate solution delivery. Qualifications 7+ years of experience delivering enterprise data, analytics, AI, or digital solutions. Experience implementing AI, analytics, or data products in partnership with business and engineering teams.

Strong understanding of enterprise data platforms, analytics, and modern AI technologies. Experience facilitating requirements gathering, solution design, and cross‑functional delivery. Experience working with agile product and engineering teams.

Familiarity with data governance, enterprise data standards, and semantic modeling. Experience leading projects or small teams within complex organizations. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or related field.

Compensation & Benefits Bonus eligible: Yes Long‑term incentive: Yes Benefits eligible: Yes Salary Range: $141,955.00 – $177,444.00 per year (final compensation may vary based on experience and other factors). Additional Information Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, including medical, prescription drug, mental health, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, a 401(k) plan, adoption assistance program, educational assistance program, flexible working arrangements, and time‑off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO). McDonald’s is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to the diversity of its workforce.

It promotes an inclusive work environment that respects all individuals. McDonald’s provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as part of the application or hiring process. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis.

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