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McDonald's · 8 hours ago

Director, Engineering Tech Lead

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$195K/yr - $244K/yr

10+ years exp

McDonald's is a leading global omni-channel restaurant brand focused on accelerating technology innovation to enhance customer experience. The Director, Engineering Tech Lead will be responsible for delivering high quality software releases and leading a team to ensure the successful migration to GCP and the evolution of restaurant technology applications.

Restaurants

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Drive tech strategy, design and development of RFM and Restaurant Profile applications as well as support and enable the continued evolution of each product

Lead migration to the new GCP environment

Lead architectural discussions and oversee the technical delivery of both internal resources (e.g., engineers) and vendors for development and operations of each platform

Ensure engineering and design best practices (e.g., modularity) are leveraged to develop modern cloud-native products and platforms

Define and enforce quality standards (non-functional requirements) and program-wide acceptance criteria

Manage security compliance, data integrity, and standards for all in-scope products and platforms to ensure sensitive data is secure

Manage the services and vendors that provide RFM Data Management, Testing as well as L3/L3.5 Support

Become an expert in the application, functionality and business capabilities that it enables

Partner with markets to adopt and deploy current RFM and Restaurant Profile capabilities while determine what changes will be needed for seamless adoption of new solutions

Deliver technology solutions that enable the business to deliver against their vision, mission, and strategy

Manage and own the program milestones, budget and associated ROI

Act as interface into tech organization for other enterprise functions (e.g., restaurant ops)

Qualification

Software engineeringArchitectural designAgile developmentCloud migrationPeople managementGlobal change programsP&L managementImpact-minded approachProblem solvingEffective communication

Required

At least 10 years experience in hands-on technical roles showing progressive growth in responsibilities, with a strong background in software engineering, architectural design, and application development

At least 7 years experience working in an Agile software development environment and leading software engineering teams

Experience partnering with stakeholders in a complex, global matrixed org setup

Experience leading large-scale global change programs impacting people, process, and technology

Demonstrated experience as a strong people management and development experience

Strong experience owning and delivering performant restaurant/ digital platforms / infrastructure with measurable results

Ability to communicate effectively in multiple business areas (e.g., marketing, sales, finance, operations, technology)

Deep understanding of global complexities, deployments and Segment / Market differences

Experience managing P&L of the department, and develop financial forecasts

Impact-minded approach, with ability to articulate goals and instill action and alignment towards reaching them

Strong problem solver with ability to manage and lead the team to push the solution and progress

Willingness and ability to live the McDonald's values every day: Serve, Inclusion, Integrity, Community, and Family

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) plan

Adoption assistance program

Educational assistance program

Flexible ways of working

Time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO)

Bonus

Long-term incentive

Company

McDonald's

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McDonald’s is the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with over 37,000 locations in over 100 countries.

Founded in 1955

Chicago, Illinois, US

10001+ employees

https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/

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