Manager, Data Engineering

McDonald’s Corporation

Actively hiring
Chicago, IL Posted 10 days ago $138,207–$172,758 / year
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TL;DR

McDonald’s Global Data & Analytics team is hiring a Manager, Data Engineering to lead the design and delivery of large-scale data products that drive global business outcomes. This role involves end-to-end technical ownership of data products, including roadmap execution, engineering excellence, and people leadership for a squad of data engineers. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cloud-based platforms like AWS or GCP, experience with Agile methodologies, and strong communication skills to partner effectively with Product Managers and Architects. They will manage technical dependencies across McDonald’s data ecosystem, ensure high standards of data quality, and foster engineering excellence within their team. This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, 5+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering, and proven leadership in complex environments.

Skills

AWS GCP Agile JIRA Confluence ServiceNow Python SQL Kafka Hadoop Spark PostgreSQL Snowflake Docker CI/CD Git Terraform Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Own the technical vision and roadmap for assigned data products.
  • Ensure high standards of data quality, reliability, and performance.
  • Lead data quality initiatives and validate outputs from development teams.
  • Partner with Product Managers to execute product roadmaps aligned to business priorities.
  • Provide people leadership for a team of data engineers, including coaching and career development.
  • Manage squad capacity and forecast resource needs effectively.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering or related technical roles.
  • Proven experience leading or managing engineering teams in complex environments.
  • Strong working knowledge of cloud-based data platforms (AWS and/or GCP).
  • Experience building, deploying, and operating large-scale data pipelines.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across a global organization.
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to independently solve complex problems.

Market check

Salary context

This $138,207–$172,758 range sits above 37% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$138,900–$210,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$136,775–$212,287

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 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 60 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $138,207–$172,758 across 57 roles with salary data.

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