Sr Director, Enterprise Service Management (ServiceNow)

McDonald’s Corporation

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Chicago, IL Posted 10 days ago $237,102$296,377 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As the Senior Director of Enterprise Service Management (ESM) at a leading technology company, you will lead the technical vision and governance for the ServiceNow platform, working closely with business stakeholders to drive enterprise-wide strategy. Your responsibilities include developing the multi-year technical roadmap, ensuring architectural integrity, and providing critical inputs for business cases. You will chair technical governance boards, oversee global delivery teams, manage vendor relationships, and ensure seamless user experiences aligned with strategic goals. This role requires extensive experience in ServiceNow architecture, financial acumen, and a proven track record of leading large-scale technology initiatives. Expertise in AI capabilities like Now Assist Guardian is preferred, as well as deep knowledge across multiple ServiceNow domains such as HRSD and ITOM.

Skills

ServiceNow CI/CD Kubernetes AWS Azure Terraform Python PostgreSQL Docker Prometheus Grafana GitLab Jira Confluence

What you'll do

  • Own and develop the multi-year technical roadmap for the ServiceNow platform.
  • Ensure overall health and integrity of all ServiceNow instances through governance.
  • Chair technical governance boards to oversee design and configuration decisions.
  • Direct enterprise instance strategy, including release management and AI governance.
  • Serve as primary technical advisor to executive leaders on platform-related matters.
  • Co-champion platform value proposition at the executive level with business partner.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of enterprise technology experience with at least 7 years in senior leadership.
  • Expert-level knowledge of ServiceNow architecture and technical governance.
  • Proven ability to serve as a trusted technical advisor to executive stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated experience managing global delivery teams and multi-vendor programs.
  • Strong financial acumen for budget management and vendor contracts.
  • Collaborative leadership model with business counterparts for shared goals.

Market check

Salary context

This $237,102–$296,377 range sits above 89% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$152,678$231,770

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$152,500$238,562

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 60 open roles on FindRole.

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

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