Manager, Technical Product Management

Department Overview

This opportunity is part of the Global Technology Enterprise Products & Platforms (EPP) Team, focused on Site Financial Evaluations, including New Store Openings, Reinvestments and Rebuilds, where our vision is to “Always be a... people-led, product-centric, future-focused & trusted technology partner of choice.”

The Manager, Technical Product Management, owns end-to-end technology product delivery and leads and inspires the team.  To be successful, in the true sense of Agile and Product management, the TPM must be empowered to influence and challenge stakeholders as necessary to mitigate biases and ensure the most appropriate, efficient, and optimal solution is delivered to solve the business and end users' challenges.

Responsibilities include developing technology product roadmaps and prioritizing backlogs, and deeply understanding the business goals and challenges, including end-user needs.  They apply deep product domain knowledge and partner closely with the business, the senior technical product management team, and technical and delivery teams as needed to ensure value delivery.

This position reports to the Sr. Manager, Sr. Technical Product Manager

Duties

• Product Strategy and Roadmap definition
• Define and execute the product roadmap for an in-house, custom site financial evaluation tool – Deal Financial Tool (DFT) - with a focus on scalability, performance, and integration. Align product strategy with restaurant development and capital investment priorities
• Works with business partners to define the Site Financial strategy and roadmap in alignment with business goals, market trends, and customer feedback.
• Partners with business leaders, delivery teams, and/or architects to determine the long-term viability of systems/products, from business and technology standpoints.
• Requirements Gathering and Prioritization – translate customer needs into product features
• Cross-functional collaboration – ensure alignment across product priorities and timelines
• Feature development and release management
• Team Management

• • Oversee offshore team of full-stack engineers dedicated to agile development and value creation;   Review technical documentation and implement policies & procedures set by the Solution Architect
  • Potential to grow into People Management functions as required, for example, Commit, Connect, and Conclude conversations
  • Evaluate new vendors and technologies for potential adoption, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and operational needs.

• User Experience (UX) Design
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers (as needed)  to create intuitive and user-friendly product interfaces. Ensure that the product design meets usability standards and aligns with the overall product vision and brand identity.
• Market and Competitive Intelligence
• Stay informed about market trends, competitor offerings, and industry best practices. Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer interviews to identify opportunities for product differentiation and innovation.
• Data-Driven Problem Solving and Artificial Intelligence

• • Partner with data science and analytics teams to enable AI-driven insights for site selection and investment decisioning (e.g., predictive forecasting, scenario optimization, and risk assessment)
  • Identify and prioritize opportunities to embed AI/ML capabilities into the DFT platform to improve decision speed, accuracy, and scalability across markets

• Continuous Improvement and Feedback
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by soliciting feedback from customers, internal stakeholders, and team members.
• Use feedback to iterate on the product roadmap, prioritize enhancements, and drive product innovation over time.
• Invests time to improve your product management capabilities and close skill gaps continuously.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical product management or relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree or 6+ years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree.
• Deep understanding of AI Use case adoption and delivery
• Demonstrated ability to manage technical products, driving clarity, understanding, and discussing technical concepts, managing tradeoffs, and evaluating potential concepts with internal and external partners
• Proven analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, develop project business cases, and measure success.
• Willingness and ability to live the McDonald’s values every day: Serve, Inclusion, Integrity, Community, and Family.
• Broad knowledge in the assigned domain area, including the latest technology trends and applicable use cases
• Experience applying product and agile ways of working that include best practices and lessons learned to standardize and refine ways of working
• Highly experienced in working collaboratively with business partners to drive outcomes and solve complex technical challenges 
• Possess effective communication, storytelling, negotiation, influencing, business acumen, and problem-solving skills
• Strong innovation skills to identify, develop, and make improvements to techniques, procedures, services, or products
• Experience applying data and reporting to present key business cases, make informed business decisions, and facilitate continuous improvement
• Strong positive thinking skills that include creating a safe environment to learn, challenge, accept risk-taking, and a willingness to be wrong 

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: Yes

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is $138,207.00 - $172,758.00 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.