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 and adoption of McDonald’s enterprise-wide data governance, policies, standards, strategy, and processes. Working within Enterprise Data Governance and closely with key partners, as well as the technical team to support and maintain robust data governance practices across global functions and markets.
This role’s responsibilities focuses on developing and managing the data governance playbook of data governance process, partnering with stakeholders to deploy capabilities across use cases and projects, and maintaining standards relating to data governance practices across the data lifecycle. The role requires someone who is highly collaborative, is an active learner, and is passionate about using data to solve business problems. The individual will work with both internal stakeholders as well as and third-party vendors/organizations and requires broad, practical knowledge of managing data governance models and working to implement at a day-to-day level.

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
• Solid 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 solid attention to detail
• Strong facilitation and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive incremental change
• Experience with data governance and data quality management tools, such as Collibra, preferred
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results within defined deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of GDPR and Personal Information Privacy Laws
• Proficiency with software development methodologies such as Agile and experience working with Scrum teams and working with Agile tools such as Jira is a plu

• Develop, implement, and maintain data governance capabilities in alignment with industry best practices and McDonald’s business objectives
• Serve as a ‘go-to’ person on the data governance framework, provide guidance on data-related inquiries, and meet with the business to understand challenges, needs and feasibility
• Work with key stakeholders to continually to work on improving current policies and processes and support the implementation across the enterprise
• Identify areas of risk and collaborate on appropriate remediation plans with data governance, data privacy and data security peers
• Build and maintain strong relationships to navigate the complexities of gaining buy-in, building consensus, and resolving conflicts
• Set and achieve success metrics to significantly improve business results, focusing on what success looks like for our internal data producers and consumers and how data governance can help achieve enterprise value while building awareness and adoption across the enterprise
• Conduct data governance assessments to evaluate data governance metrics and effectiveness, mitigate risks, and identify improvement areas
• 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
• Establish and maintain data governance processes such as data accountability, metadata management, third-party data management, and data quality
• Collaborate with multi-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
• Ensure data governance processes are integrated into SDLC and project management methodologies
  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
• Solid 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 solid attention to detail
• Strong facilitation and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive incremental change
• Experience with data governance and data quality management tools, such as Collibra, preferred
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results within defined deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of GDPR and Personal Information Privacy Laws
• Proficiency with software development methodologies such as Agile and experience working with Scrum teams and working with Agile tools such as Jira is 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.
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