Senior Manager, Data Operations & Management

As the Data Governance Tooling & Lifecycle Management Lead at McDonald's Corporation in Hyderabad, you will play a crucial role in developing and implementing end-to-end strategies for data governance tooling and processes across the enterprise. Your responsibilities will include owning the architecture, implementation, and administration of enterprise data governance platforms, such as Collibra, and defining governance workflows, metadata curation, and policy enforcement processes. You will work closely with various teams to ensure data is governed, discoverable, and trusted throughout its lifecycle. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies for data lifecycle governance, from ingestion to archival and deletion, while ensuring compliance with regulations and business needs. You will also lead initiatives to automate and visualize end-to-end data lineage across source systems, pipelines, warehouses, and BI tools. Collaborating with legal, compliance, and security teams, you will define and enforce data access, classification, and privacy policies to support regulatory compliance frameworks. To be successful in this role, you should have at least 11 years of experience in data governance, metadata management, or data operations, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in owning enterprise tooling or lifecycle processes. Deep expertise in data governance platforms, metadata and lineage management, cloud platforms such as GCP and AWS, SQL, ETL/ELT pipelines, and compliance practices is required. You should also possess excellent project management and stakeholder communication skills, along with a degree in Data Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field. Preferred experience includes working in Retail or QSR environments managing governance across global data operations, exposure to data product ownership, and familiarity with APIs and automation scripts. Holding a current GCP Associates or Professional Certification would be an added advantage. This is a full-time, hybrid role based in Hyderabad, India, where you will collaborate with data stewards, engineers, and product teams to ensure governance tooling meets user needs and drives adoption. Your contributions will be vital in reporting on governance adoption, data quality KPIs, and policy coverage to senior leadership and data councils. If you are looking to join a dynamic team at the forefront of innovation in the fast-food industry, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on McDonald's global data governance initiatives.,