Sr Manager, Translations

Date: Mar 17, 2026

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 foodservice 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.

At McDonald’s, we see every day as a chance to create a positive impact. We lead through our values centered on inclusivity, service, integrity, community, and family. From the support of Ronald McDonald House Charities to our Youth Opportunity project and sustainability initiatives, our values keep us dedicated to using our scale for good: good for our customers, people, industry, and the planet. We also offer outstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance, and flexible work arrangements.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our crew members, staff, operators, and suppliers. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. We are interested in people who enhance our company culture: Does this role interest you? We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every single requirement!

Department Overview

We are seeking a Language Strategy & Translation Automation Senior Manager within the Enterprise Service Management (ESM) team to play a key role in shaping the future of service delivery across the enterprise. In this role, you will establish Language Translation as a service for the enterprise, including Translation automation (leveraging AI-based translation tools) and trusted translations.​

You’ll work together with the Service Experience Lead and the functional teams to define and govern language strategy across the enterprise, for both system and content languages.

Duties

Primary responsibilities:​

• Define, execute, and govern language strategy, both system and content languages, across the enterprise.​
  
  
• Establish, manage, and constantly improve Language Translation as a service, including trusted translations.​
  
  
• Improve quality, consistency, time and efforts by centralizing the translation process, removing the manual effort and optimizing the translation service workflows. ​​
  
  
• Implement AI-powered translation and machine translation engines provided by a Language Translation Management System (TMS) to help translate content, webpages, communications, and other documents from one language to multiple languages.​​
  
  
• Select, implement, and manage a state-of-the-art TMS that helps McDonald's automate workflows and optimize the translation process.​​
  
  
• Leverage TMS to enable and implement capabilities and specialized tools like Translation Memories and Glossaries to optimize cost, speed, quality, and consistency of translations.​​
  
  
• Establish a network of proofreaders in Markets & Functions to validate the automated translations and improve glossaries and translation memories
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• Establish and govern a Community of Practice for Language Translations across the most involved Functions (L&D, Marketing, Comms, etc.)​
  
  
• Enable dynamic translation for end-users’ multilanguage support, reducing the impact of hiring support specialist with specific language skills​.
  
  
• Assist in the development of communications, training, and enablement materials related to translation related initiatives to drive awareness, stakeholder readiness, and successful adoption of design changes.
  
  

Qualifications

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE​

• Bachelor's degree required, MD preferred​
  
  
• 8+ years of experience supporting or driving strategy and planning within large, complex organizations, with demonstrated impact on service delivery, operational efficiency, or experience transformation​
  
  
• Experience in defining & implementing language translation as a service for the enterprise.​
  
  
• Experience with implementing and managing AI-based TMS (translation management systems) ​
  
  
• Experience with enterprise service platforms such as ServiceNow or equivalent​
  
  
• Experience in persona-based design, service journey mapping, and process simplification​
  
  
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and fast-evolving environments, with a proactive mindset and the ability to bring structure and clarity to complex challenges​
  
  
• Strong, professional interpersonal and communications skills, both verbal and written​
  
  
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain high-quality output in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive Eligible: Yes

Benefits Eligible: Yes

The position offers health and welfare benefits, including but not limited to comprehensive health insurance, which includes medical, prescription drug, mental health, dental and vision coverage, as well as, life insurance.

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is $130,434.00 - $163,042.00 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.

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