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Compensation
$96–119K/yr
Location
Chicago, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Ronald McDonald House seeks a Senior Data Analyst for its Technology & Data team. The role connects business stakeholders with technical delivery teams, translating organizational needs into data and analytics solutions. The analyst supports data-driven decisions through requirements management, data analysis, reporting, and collaboration on data architecture, pipelines, solution delivery, and governance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Requirements Gathering, requiredSQL, requiredData Warehousing, requiredEnterprise Reporting, requiredData Modeling, requiredBusiness Rules, requiredTransformation Logic, requiredStakeholder Partnership, requiredAnalytical Thinking, requiredProblem Solving, requiredCommunication, requiredTechnical Translation, requiredAWS, nice to haveSnowflake, nice to haveMicrosoft Azure, nice to haveMedallion Architecture, nice to haveLakehouse Concepts, nice to haveData Pipelines, nice to haveOrchestration Platforms, nice to havePower BI, nice to haveAzure Data Factory, nice to haveAzure Synapse, nice to haveMicrosoft Fabric, nice to haveOffshore Team Collaboration, nice to haveNonprofit Sector, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Data Analytics or Related, required5+ Years Data Analytics Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Job Description:

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. We continue to operate from a position of strength. Our updated growth strategy is focused on staying ahead of what our customers want and realizing further growth potential. Our relentless ambition is why McDonald’s remains one of the world’s leading corporations after almost 70 years. 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 positive impact. We lead through our values centered on inclusivity, service, integrity, community and family. From support of Ronald McDonald House 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 planet. We also offer a broad range of outstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance and flexible work arrangements.

Department Overview

Ronald McDonald House (RMH) is seeking a highly collaborative and technically skilled Senior Data Analyst to join our Technology & Data team. This role serves as a critical link between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, helping translate organizational needs into scalable data and analytics solutions.

The ideal candidate brings a unique combination of business acumen and technical expertise. They are equally comfortable facilitating requirements discussions with stakeholders, documenting business processes, analyzing data, and partnering with developers and data engineers on data pipelines, transformation logic, and enterprise data architecture.

This individual will help drive data-driven decision making across RMH by ensuring business requirements are clearly defined, governed, and delivered through modern data platforms and reporting solutions

Duties

Business Engagement & Requirements Management

  • Partner with business stakeholders to understand reporting, analytics, and data needs.

  • Lead data discovery sessions, workshops, and data requirements gathering activities.

  • Translate business requirements into data requirements.

  • Document business processes, workflows, data definitions, and acceptance criteria.

  • Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical development teams.

  • Facilitate prioritization discussions and support backlog management activities.

Data Analysis & Analytics

  • Analyze complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights.

  • Develop and support reports, dashboards, scorecards, and self-service analytics solutions.

  • Perform data validation, reconciliation, and root cause analysis.

  • Define and document key performance indicators (KPIs) and business metrics.

  • Support users in interpreting data and applying insights to operational and strategic decisions.

Data Architecture & Engineering Partnership

  • Collaborate with technical teams to design and implement scalable data solutions.

  • Work within modern data architectures, including medallion (Bronze, Silver, Gold) data frameworks.

  • Assist in defining source-to-target mappings and business transformation rules.

  • Partner with developers and engineers to design and validate data pipelines.

  • Understand and evaluate ETL/ELT processes, data lineage, and data quality controls.

  • Participate in the review and validation of transformation logic and business rules.

Solution Delivery & Governance

  • Support end-to-end solution delivery from requirements through implementation.

  • Participate in system testing, user acceptance testing, and production validation.

  • Ensure delivered solutions meet business expectations and governance standards.

  • Promote data quality, consistency, and stewardship across the organization.

  • Contribute to data governance and documentation initiatives.

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related field.

  • 5+ years of experience in data analytics, business analysis, or related disciplines.

  • Demonstrated experience gathering and documenting business and technical requirements.

  • Strong SQL skills and experience querying large datasets.

  • Experience working with modern data warehouses and enterprise reporting platforms.

  • Understanding of data modeling concepts, business rules, and transformation logic.

  • Experience partnering with both business stakeholders and technical delivery teams.

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

  • Ability to translate technical concepts into business-friendly language and vice versa.

Preferred

  • Experience with AWS, Snowflake Microsoft Azure or other data services.

  • Experience working with medallion architecture and lakehouse concepts.

  • Experience with data pipelines and orchestration platforms.

  • Experience with Power BI or similar business intelligence tools.

  • Familiarity with Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Fabric, or related platforms.

  • Experience working with third-party development partners or offshore delivery teams.

  • Experience supporting nonprofit or mission-driven organizations

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive Eligible: No

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is $95,538.00 - $119,423.00 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.

Additional Information:

Benefits eligible: This 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.

Bonus eligible: This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.

McDonald’s is an equal opportunity employer. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. McDonald’s provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as part of the application or hiring process or to perform the essential functions of their job. If you need assistance accessing or reading this job posting or otherwise feel you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

McDonald’s provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.

Requsition ID: 5534

How this job compares

Set against the 5,369 open Data Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$96–119K/yr
  • Illinois median$87–125K/yr128 salary ranges
  • US median$87–132K/yr3,577 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $107K, is close to the Illinois median midpoint ($108K) — in the middle half of Data Analyst salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 175 open Data Analyst jobs in Illinois and 5,369 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Data Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (4,231 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,184 of the 5,369 open Data Analyst jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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