Global Tech Infrastructure & Operations - SMO Service Desk and ServiceNow Platform, Director

McDonald’s Corporation

Actively hiring
Chicago, IL Posted 13 days ago $168,350$168,350 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

This role is for a Service Management Office (SMO) Service Desk & ServiceNow Platform Director within the Global Technology Infrastructure & Operations team at McDonald’s. The director will lead and inspire a technical team to manage the corporate service desk and ServiceNow platform, ensuring efficient IT services delivery. Key responsibilities include developing automation strategies, collaborating with cybersecurity and infrastructure teams, managing vendor relationships, and driving process improvements aligned with ITIL standards. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience in enterprise SaaS product management or service desk operations, along with strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of ServiceNow and ITSM processes. The position requires expertise in incident response, knowledge management, and strategic planning to support McDonald’s global technology objectives.

Skills

ServiceNow ITIL Kubernetes Docker AWS Azure GCP CI/CD Python SQL PostgreSQL Terraform Ansible Git Jira Confluence Metricbeat Prometheus Grafana DevOps

What you'll do

  • Lead and inspire the Corporate Service Desk and ServiceNow technical team to deliver exceptional results.
  • Develop a collaborative working relationship with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and other stakeholders across the organization.
  • Supervise management of McDonald’s ITSM platform used for corporate service desk, incident, problem, change, etc.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leadership and multi-functional partners to understand technology roadmaps.
  • Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements aligned with ITIL standards.
  • Manage and contribute to the expansion of internal knowledge bases and end-user training documentation.
  • Monitor performance metrics and KPIs to identify trends and areas for improvement.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of technical product management or relevant experience.
  • Experience leading enterprise SaaS products and service desk teams.
  • Strong understanding of ITSM industry standards (ITIL).
  • Ability to communicate with leadership and set expectations for enterprise platforms.
  • Proven track record managing service desk operations and personnel.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and translate into solutions.
  • Excellent analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills.

Market check

Salary context

This $168,350–$168,350 range sits above 40% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$141,300$221,200

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$148,500$223,937

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 238 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About McDonald’s Corporation

McDonald’s Corporation is the world's largest fast-food chain by revenue, operating over 40,000 locations in more than 100 countries.

McDonald’s Corporation currently has 64 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $138,207–$172,758 across 62 roles with salary data.

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