Company Description

McDonald’s is proud to be one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries that serve 70 million customers daily. We continue to operate from a position of strength. Our updated growth strategy is focused on staying ahead of what our customers want and realizing further growth potential. Our relentless ambition is why McDonald’s remains one of the world’s leading corporations after almost 70 years. Joining McDonald's means thinking big and preparing for a career that can have influence around the world.

At McDonald’s, we see every day as a chance to create positive impact. We lead through our values centered on inclusivity, service, integrity, community and family. From support of Ronald McDonald House Charities to our Youth Opportunity project and sustainability initiatives, our values keep us dedicated to using our scale for good: good for our customers, people, industry and planet. We also offer a broad range of outstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance and flexible work arrangements.

Job Description

McDonald’s Enterprise Data, Analytics, and AI has an exciting opportunity for a Manager, Global Data Governance. This role will support the Enterprise Data Governance Senior Manager by driving the development of McDonald’s enterprise-wide data governance, policies, standards, strategy, and processes. This individual will play a crucial role in ensuring the discovery, quality, trustworthiness, and compliance of McDonald’s data assets and driving the development, implementation, and promotion of data governance policies and standards. This role will partner with global technology and various business teams to support global functions and McDonald’s segments and markets (i.e. global insights, data science, market data teams, etc.).

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain data governance policies, procedures and standards in alignment with industry best practices and McDonald’s business objectives
• Establish and maintain data governance processes such as data accountability, metadata management, third-party data management, and data quality
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define data governance roles and responsibilities and promote a culture of data stewardship and accountability
• Support the implementation of data governance tools and technologies to enable metadata management, data lineage, and data quality monitoring
• Conduct Data Governance assessments to evaluate data governance metrics and effectiveness, mitigate risks and identify improvement areas
• Ensure data governance processes are integrated into SDLC and project management methodologies
• Craft compelling storytelling on how capabilities fit together and support each other to drive the overall data governance vision and goals. This involves creating presentations, reports, and other communication materials
• Drives cultural change, ensuring data governance initiatives are understood and adopted by the organization
• Create and monitor program metrics and reporting to measure value enablement and share with leadership and key partners

Benefits eligible: Yes
Bonus eligible: Yes
Long term incentive eligible: Yes
The expected salary range for this role is $112,860 – 143,900 / per year
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in business, technology, engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years’ experience directly related to the development and maintenance of data governance/data management
• Strong understanding of data governance and management standard processes (e.g. metadata management, data quality, data accountability)
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, with a focus on building strong relationships and driving alignment on an enterprise-level
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills with a strong attention to detail
• Strong facilitation and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence partners and drive incremental change
• Experience with data governance and data quality management tools, such as Collibra, preferred
• Proven track record to lead multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results within defined deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of GDPR and Personal Information Privacy Laws
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence as part of project workflow and documentation tools is a plus
• Experience with Agile project management methods and terminology a plus

Additional Information

Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan, adoption assistance program, educational assistance program, flexible ways of working, and time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO). Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment.

Bonus eligible: This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.

Long term Incentive eligible: This position is eligible for stock or other equity grants pursuant to McDonald’s long-term incentive plan.

McDonald’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our workforce. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. McDonald’s provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as part of the application or hiring process or to perform the essential functions of their job. If you need assistance accessing or reading this job posting or otherwise feel you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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