Manager, Data Governance
McDonald's ·
- Category
- Data engineering
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Company size
- 1000+
McDonald's ·
McDonalds in India · Hyderabad, India
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Manages day-to-day operation of McDonald's AI governance platform in Hyderabad: AI/model/agent inventories, workflows, and integrations with AI/ML ecosystems like Vertex AI, partnering with Legal, Security, and Data Science teams. Requires 8+ years in AI/data governance and hands-on governance platforms such as Collibra.
About McDonald’s:
One of the world’s largest employers with locations in more than 100 countries, McDonald’s Corporation has corporate opportunities in Hyderabad. Our global offices serve as dynamic innovation and operations hubs, designed to expand McDonald's global talent base and in-house expertise. Our new office in Hyderabad will bring together knowledge across business, technology, analytics, and AI, accelerating our ability to deliver impactful solutions for the business and our customers across the globe.
As a Manager within McDonald's Responsible AI (RAI) team, reporting to the Senior Manager, Responsible AI (AI Risk & Governance), you will serve as a critical bridge between Responsible AI strategy and execution, translating governance requirements into practical processes, platform capabilities, and operational ways of working. The position is responsible for driving day-to-day execution of AI governance initiatives, improving governance workflows, establishing platform integrations, and ensuring AI assets are governed consistently across the enterprise.You will partner closely with Data Governance, Data Science, AI Platform Engineering, Security, Legal, and Business stakeholders to operationalize governance requirements within AI development ecosystems and enterprise governance platforms. Focus will be placed on AI inventory management, model governance, agent governance, platform integrations, and lifecycle management capabilities.This role combines governance platform expertise, technical execution, process optimization, stakeholder management, and business judgment to help scale McDonald's Responsible AI program while enabling innovation across the enterprise.
Who we’re looking for:
We are seeking an experienced governance and technology leader who can bridge business governance requirements with technical implementation.The ideal candidate combines expertise in governance platforms, metadata management, AI/ML ecosystems, and enterprise operating models. They are equally comfortable discussing governance controls with Legal and Risk teams as they are discussing integrations, metadata, APIs, model registries, and platform architecture with engineering teams.
Primary Responsibilities:
AI Governance Platform Ownership:Own the day-to-day operation and enhancement of McDonald's AI Governance platform capabilities, workflows, and automations, including: AI Use Case Registry, AI Model Inventory, Agentic Inventory and Governance
AI/ML Platform Integration & Connectivity: Lead technical implementation of integrations between governance platforms and enterprise AI/ML ecosystems, such as Vertex AI
Agentic AI Governance: Defining governance requirements, inventory processes, and guardrails implementation and reporting for enterprise agentic platform (e.g. Gemini, Copilot, other agent-builder platforms)
Enterprise Cross-functional Risk & Governance Alignment: Partner closely with our key business and technology stakeholders (AI Legal + Security + Data Science + AI Platform Engineering + GCP Platform + others) to align governance processes, controls, and platform capabilities. Click to add description here.
Key Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
McDonald’s is the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with over 40,000 locations in over 100 countries. Approximately 95% of McDonald’s restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business owners. At McDonald’s, we lead through our values centered on inclusivity, service, integrity, community, and family. Here is your chance to get in on something special as we grow our corporate team in India and allow you to grow your career.
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