Sr Director, Organizational Effectiveness & Activation

Company Description

McDonald’s is proud to be one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries that serve 70 million customers daily.

We continue to operate from a position of strength. Our updated growth strategy is focused on staying ahead of what our customers want and realizing further growth potential. Our relentless ambition is why McDonald’s remains one of the world’s leading corporations after almost 70 years. Joining McDonald's means thinking big and preparing for a career that can have influence around the world.

At McDonald’s, we see every day as a chance to create positive impact. We lead through our values centered on inclusivity, service, integrity, community and family. From support of Ronald McDonald House to our Youth Opportunity project and sustainability initiatives, our values keep us dedicated to using our scale for good: good for our customers, people, industry and planet. We also offer a broad range of outstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance and flexible work arrangements.

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

The Sr. Director will shape activation strategy, align cross-functional stakeholders, and guide organizational readiness, adoption, and operating model execution. This role requires strong executive presence, strategic thinking, and the ability to translate complex organizational and workforce challenges into practical business outcomes.

• Lead Organization Activation Strategy

  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.

• Drive Organizational Effectiveness & Operating Model Execution

  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.

• Enable Readiness, Adoption & Workforce Activation

  Lead organizational readiness, change, communications, training, talent movement, and workforce planning efforts to ensure successful adoption of new capabilities and ways of working.

• Serve as a Strategic Integrator & Advisor

  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.

• Lead Executive & Organizational Communications

  Develop communication strategies that create clarity, alignment, and engagement across EDAA while helping leaders effectively reinforce organizational priorities and change initiatives

• 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…