Data Engineer III
Date: Nov 3, 2025
Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60607
Company: McDonald's Corporation
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. As the global leader in the food service industry, our legacy of innovation and hard work continues to drive us.
From drive thru updates to delivery to mobile order and pay, we are innovating quickly and growing. Joining McDonald's means thinking big and preparing for a career that can have influence around the world.
Department Overview
Company Description
McDonald’s is a global leader in the food service industry, committed to innovation, customer experience, and operational excellence. As we advance our digital and data capabilities, we are building a best-in-class team to power data-driven decisions at scale across all markets.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a strategic and customer-centric Product Manager to lead the design and delivery of our Machine Learning and AI Agent products. In this role, you will act as the bridge between business stakeholders, product design, and technical teams to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions. Your work will shape the way AI empowers decision-making, automation, and customer experiences across the organization.
Duties
Key Responsibilities
Partner closely with business stakeholders to deeply understand user pain points, operational challenges, and strategic objectives.
Define clear product strategies and roadmaps that align AI capabilities with business goals.
Lead end-to-end product design — including user journey mapping, workflow design, feature definition, and prioritization.
Translate complex AI/ML concepts into simple, actionable product requirements and use cases.
Collaborate with data science, ML engineer, and UX teams to ensure solutions are both technically feasible and business relevant.
Facilitate effective communication between business and technical teams to ensure alignment on priorities, timelines, and success metrics.
Define and track key product metrics to evaluate impact and guide iteration.
Stay informed on emerging trends in AI agents, generative AI, and ML applications to inspire innovative product solutions.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Required:
Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field
3+ years of product management experience, with at least 1–2 years in AI/ML-related products.
Solid understanding of ML concepts, model lifecycle (training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring), and agentic AI frameworks.
Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value.
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, working with engineering, data science, and business teams.
Excellent communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience with GenAI, LLMs, or AI agent frameworks is a strong plus.
Preferred:
Familiar with McDonald’s business
Familiarity with AI platforms such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Vertex AI, or similar.
Hands-on experience in experimentation, model evaluation, or prompt engineering.
Experience defining product strategy for ML platforms, AI copilots, or intelligent agent ecosystems.
Compensation
Bonus Eligible: Yes
Long - Term Incentive: Yes
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Salary Range
The expected salary range for this role is $129,800 - $165,490 per year
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.
Competencies
Additional information
At McDonalds we are People from all Walks of Life...
People are at the heart of everything we do, and they make the McDonalds experience. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices, which helps us to better serve our customers. We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, Franchisees, and suppliers gives us strength.
We do not tolerate inequality, injustice, or discrimination of any kind. These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.
We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities, helping to develop skills and drive aspirations that will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it, whether with McDonalds or elsewhere.
Nearest Major Market: Chicago