Sr Manager, Offensive Security

Job Description:

Company

Description:

McDonald's growth strategy, Accelerating the Arches, encompasses all aspects of our business as the leading global omni-channel restaurant brand. As the consumer landscape shifts we are using our competitive advantages to further strengthen our brand. One of our core growth strategies is to Double Down on the 3

Ds (Delivery, Digital and Drive Thru). McDonald's will accelerate technology innovation so 65M+ customers a day will experience a fast, easy experience, whether at one of our 25,000 and growing Drive thrus, through McDelivery, dine-in or takeaway. 

McDonald's Global Technology is here to power tomorrow's feel-good moments.  

That's why you'll find us at the forefront of transformative technology, exploring new and innovative ways to serve our millions of customers and spread happiness one delicious Hot Fudge Sundae-dipped fry at a time. Using AI, robotics and emerging tech, we're digitizing the Golden Arches. Combine that with our unparalleled global scale, and we're reshaping all areas of the business, industry and every community that is home to a McDonald's restaurant. We

face complex tech challenges every day. But that's where our diverse and talented teams come in. They're made up of the best and brightest from all over the globe, and they thrive in the space where feel-good meets fast-paced.  

Check out the McDonald's  Global Technology Technical Blog ()  to learn how technology and our global team are directly enabling the Accelerating the Arches strategy. 

Department Overview

As  Senior Manager, Offensive Security , you will lead a global team of penetration testers and red team operators responsible for proactively identifying, validating, and communicating real-world security risks across McDonald's enterprise. Reporting directly to the  Director, Threat Operations & Offensive Security , you are the primary people leader on the offensive security side of the organization - managing all individual contributors across the United States and United Kingdom.

This role is both  strategic and deeply technical . You will own the day-to-day operations of offensive security services while simultaneously bridging the gap between highly technical hackers and senior executive leadership. You will be responsible for assessment planning and scheduling, stakeholder and customer relationship management, operational delivery, and communicating risk-based outcomes to audiences ranging from engineering teams to the CIO and CISO.

You will partner closely with Incident Response, Detection Engineering, Security Operations (GSOC), Threat Operations, and Technology Risk partners to execute Purple Team exercises and cross-domain engagements that continuously strengthen McDonald's detection and response capabilities. This role sits within Global Cyber Security (GCS), the organization responsible for securing McDonald's information assets at a global level and ensuring our leadership makes informed, risk-based decisions.

Responsibilities

Operational Leadership & Service Delivery

+ Own day-to-day operations of McDonald's Offensive Security program, including intake management, assessment scheduling, scoping, rules of engagement, execution oversight, and reporting

+ Manage complex, concurrent testing engagements across cloud, network, infrastructure, hardware, application, mobile, and SaaS environments

+ Serve as the primary customer-facing point of contact for internal stakeholders

Red Team & Adversary Emulation

+ Plan and execute Red Team operations, adversary simulations, and adversary emulation exercises informed by real-world threat intelligence and the MITRE ATT&CK framework

+ Design and lead custom Cyber Defense Exercises (CDX), tabletop simulations, social engineering campaigns, and physical security assessments

Executive Communication & Metrics

+ Translate complex technical findings into actionable, risk-ranked business impact assessments for executive leadership, including CIO and CISO audiences

+ Develop, measure, and track metrics and KPIs to assess the performance, effectiveness, and business value of offensive security operations

+ Produce high-quality…