Job Description
Department Overview
McDonald’s is driving a global transformation through our "Accelerating the Arches" strategy—putting data, digital, and AI at the core of how we serve 65+ million customers every day. The Enterprise Data, Analytics, and AI (EDAA) plays a central role in this evolution by delivering the enterprise-scale capabilities that power smarter decisions, faster innovation, and measurable value creation across markets and global functions.
Opportunities and Responsibilities
As Director, Strategy & Planning (Chief of Staff), you will serve as a critical leader in the EDAA organization—owning the strategic planning, prioritization, portfolio management, and communication of data, analytics, and AI initiatives across the enterprise. This role leads the orchestration of cross-functional demand, investment planning, and execution alignment, ensuring the right capabilities are delivered at the right time to meet business goals.
You’ll work at the intersection of business strategy, technology transformation, and operational excellence—partnering closely with EDAA leaders, product owners, market teams, and enterprise stakeholders to translate strategic intent into execution roadmaps.
- Strategic Portfolio Leadership
- Own and drive the strategic planning cycle for EDAA, including portfolio planning, quarterly OKR alignment, QBRs, and annual prioritization.
- Partner with domain leaders and product teams to define and sequence high-value use cases, aligned to enterprise growth priorities.
- Demand & Capacity Management
- Oversee demand intake governance and translate demand into capacity-aligned delivery plans in collaboration with Planning, Product, and Finance partners.
- Lead portfolio performance reviews to ensure delivery accountability, investment alignment, and value realization.
- Cross-Functional Alignment
- Serve as the connective tissue between EDAA, global market stakeholders, and enterprise functions to align on funding, sequencing, and interdependencies.
- Collaborate with technology, finance, and operations teams and their Chiefs of Staff to ensure initiatives are scoped, staffed, and sequenced for impact.
- Insights & Decision Support
- Deliver reporting and analytics on portfolio health, resource allocation, risk, and return-on-investment to EDAA and enterprise leadership.
- Provide clear, data-informed recommendations on trade-offs, sequencing, and investment shifts.
- Team Leadership & Culture
- Lead a small team of planning professionals and foster a culture of clarity, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Champion a strategy-first mindset, driving alignment between enterprise objectives and data-driven outcomes.
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Qualifications
Required:
- 10+ years of experience in strategic planning, portfolio management, or business operations within a data, digital, or technology-led environment.
- Strong background in enterprise planning, prioritization frameworks, and cross-functional coordination.
- Excellent communication, storytelling, and executive influencing skills.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex portfolios and building scalable governance processes.
Preferred:
- Experience within a global, matrixed organization.
- Familiarity with data and analytics lifecycle, product management, or agile ways of working.
- Prior exposure to enterprise funding models, business case development, and value realization frameworks.
Leadership Behaviors
- Operates with vision, alignment, and strategic clarity.
- Makes smart trade-offs and enables high-impact prioritization.
- Connects enterprise goals with delivery realities and inspires teams through change.
- Embodies transparency, collaboration, and accountability.
Compensation
Bonus Eligible: Yes
Long - Term Incentive: Yes
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Salary Range
$178,121.00 - $222,651.00 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.