Job Title: Manager, Product Management (Data Product Finance Support)
Location: Hyderabad, India
Work Mode: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-Time
About McDonald’s
McDonald’s is one of the world’s largest and most recognizable brands, operating in over 100 countries with a strong commitment to innovation, inclusion, and impact. Our global offices, including the rapidly growing Hyderabad Capability Center, serve as centers of excellence for technology, analytics, AI, and business operations. We empower our teams to shape the future of how McDonald’s serves millions of customers every day.
Position Summary
As a Manager, Product Management (Data Product Finance Support), you will play a strategic and analytical role at the intersection of finance, product, and data. This role will enable informed decision-making across our data product portfolio by bringing financial clarity, supporting investment cases, and tracking measurable business impact. You will embed financial discipline within agile product teams and act as a key partner to product managers, analysts, and global stakeholders within McDonald’s Enterprise Data, Analytics & AI (EDAA) team.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial Partnership: Monitor and manage cost tracking across multiple data products and engineering teams, ensuring transparency in financial performance.
- Value Case Development: Support the creation and maintenance of value tracking frameworks to highlight the business impact of data investments.
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead financial planning processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and spend tracking, for product development and lifecycle management.
- Product Decision Support: Build financial models to evaluate trade-offs, opportunity costs, and ROI, contributing directly to product roadmaps and prioritization.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with product managers, global finance teams, and BI experts to ensure alignment on metrics, assumptions, and reporting.
- Business Case Development: Prepare clear, data-driven business cases and investment materials to support funding decisions and strategic alignment.
- Transparency & Reporting: Establish systems for reporting cost drivers, delivered value, and maintaining visibility into product financial health.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of relevant experience in finance, business analysis, or product/tech finance roles.
- Strong foundation in financial principles, cost modeling, and business case creation.
- Experience supporting agile or product development teams with financial insights.
- Proficient in tools like JIRA and JIRA Product Discovery.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey financial concepts to technical or non-financial stakeholders.
- Exposure to BI, analytics, or data product environments is highly desirable.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Analytics, or a related field. Familiarity with product finance frameworks is an added advantage.
Work Environment
- Work Mode: Hybrid (Hyderabad office-based with flexible remote working)
- Collaborative & Diverse Culture: Join a workplace committed to inclusivity, equity, and excellence.
- Global Exposure: Partner with international teams across business, product, and analytics functions.
Why Join McDonald’s?
- Be part of a global brand with innovation at its core.
- Contribute to meaningful products that support global decision-making.
- Gain access to cutting-edge tools and diverse expertise within a collaborative culture.
- Work in an inclusive environment where every voice matters.
Q1: What is the main focus of this role at McDonald’s?
This role centers on providing financial insight and value tracking to support data product development, helping teams make strategic, data-informed decisions.
Q2: Is this a technical or finance-driven role?
It is a hybrid role requiring a solid foundation in finance with the ability to work closely with product and analytics teams. Experience with data products and agile processes is a plus.
Q3: Does the position require direct interaction with markets or customers?
No, this role supports internal stakeholders within McDonald’s global teams, focusing on product development finance rather than market-facing functions.