Sr Director, Organizational Effectiveness & Activation

McDonald's Global Business Services, Change & Organization Activation COE, is seeking a leader to drive organizational activation, operating effectiveness, and capability enablement for the Enterprise Data, Analytics & AI (EDAA) organization. This role brings together Organizational Design, Change Management, Communications, and Talent Strategy to help EDAA scale effectively and deliver against its business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an integrated activation strategy across Organizational Design, Change Management, Communications, and Talent initiatives to support EDAA's growth and evolving operating model.
• Partner with EDAA and People leaders to design and activate scalable organizational structures, governance, job architectures, and ways of working that enable effective execution across a global organization.
• Lead organizational readiness, change, communications, training, talent movement, and workforce planning efforts to ensure successful adoption of new capabilities and ways of working.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, connecting priorities across organizational design, talent, communications, and change initiatives. Drive alignment, manage risks, and ensure strategic objectives are translated into execution.
• Develop communication strategies that create clarity, alignment, and engagement across EDAA while helping leaders effectively reinforce organizational priorities and change initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Organizational Effectiveness, Change Management, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience leading organizational activation, organizational effectiveness, change management, operating model implementation, or large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Experience supporting technology, analytics, data science, engineering, or digital organizations and partnering effectively with technical leaders.
• Proven ability to influence executives, shape organizational strategy, manage complex stakeholder environments, and drive enterprise-wide adoption of change.
• Experience partnering with HR and business leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, capability building, and talent strategy.
• Strong program leadership skills, including governance, risk management, dependency management, and organizational readiness planning.
• Experience serving in organizational effectiveness, organizational activation, chief of staff, transformation, or related strategic leadership roles.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments while managing multiple priorities and executive stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Organizational Effectiveness, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting global workforce expansion, localization efforts, and operating model evolution.
• Management consulting experience with a focus on organizational transformation, talent strategy, or operating model design.
• Experience supporting AI, analytics, data science, engineering, or digital transformation organizations.

Benefits

• Bonus Eligible: Yes
• Long-Term Incentive: Yes
• Benefits Eligible: Yes

Pay

The expected salary range for this role is $208,215 - $260,268 per year. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience and other job-related factors.