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10 McDonald's HR leaders
These ten current and former McDonald's HR leaders have served as people partner vice presidents and directors, HR business partner directors, field HR directors and global inclusion, culture and people transformation directors at McDonald's. A reader can learn how HR leaders work at McDonald's from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Amy Tait
LinkedInExperience: Director, Corporate People Partner · McDonald's
Director, Corporate People Partner at McDonald's since May 2026, based in Toronto and listed in Human Resources at the Director level. Former Sr Manager, Corporate People Partner & Transformation (2025–2026) and Total Rewards Manager/Market Lead (2022–2025) at McDonald's, and Manager Total Rewards at ERCO Worldwide (2017–2022).
Jason Domingo
LinkedInExperience: HR Director, Field People Partner · McDonald's
HR Director, Field People Partner at McDonald's since April 2023, described as a senior HR business partner to executive and field leadership across a 50K-employee organization with more than 1,000 locations. Former Field People Manager at McDonald's (2019–2023) and Recruitment Manager at Hawaiian Airlines (2016–2019).
Kristin H. Hayes
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, People Partner - Corporate Functions · McDonald's
Vice President, People Partner - Corporate Functions at McDonald's since July 2026. Former Senior Director HRBP US Restaurant Office Functions (2024–2026), HR Director-Talent, US Segment (2023–2024) and Director, HR Business Partner U.S. Marketing (2021–2023) at McDonald's, and Senior Human Resources Manager Customer Experience at Delta Air Lines (2021).
Lane Fraley
LinkedInExperience: Director of People Transformation | Center HR Team · McDonald's
Director of People Transformation on the Center HR Team at McDonald's since November 2021, described as leading strategy and execution of Global Tech people transformations, including opening new global capability centers, insourcing and large org restructures. Former People Transformation Lead, Global HR Business Strategy (2020–2021) and Director-HR Business Partner for Tech (2016–2020) at Walgreens Boots Alliance.
Leslie Banks
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Global Inclusion, People · McDonald's
Sr. Director, Global Inclusion, People at McDonald's since September 2024, listed in Human Resources at the Director level. Former Director, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (2021–2024) and Director, Human Resources (2020–2021) at Chewy, Director, Strategic Human Resources Business Partner at Health Care Service Corporation (2018–2020), and Director of Human Resources at Walgreens (2013–2018).
Matt Crocker
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Human Resources · McDonald's
Senior Director Human Resources at McDonald's since July 2026, described as the lead people partner for the McDonald's USA field organization of over 14,000 restaurants, guiding a team of 20 field HR professionals. Former Global Senior Director Human Resources at McDonald's (2025–2026), and Senior Director Human Resources (2021–2024) and Global Senior Director Human Resources (2024–2025) at PepsiCo.
Melissa Scott Nelson
LinkedInExperience: Director, HR Business Partner for Global Finance · McDonald's
Director, HR Business Partner for Global Finance at McDonald's since July 2023, based in Chicago. Former Director, People & Performance - Global Finance and Corporate Talent Management at Kraft Heinz (2021–2023), and Acting Director of Human Resources (2021) and Senior Manager Human Resources Business Partner (2018–2019) at Boeing.
Pragya Singh
LinkedInExperience: Director People Partner · McDonald's
Director People Partner at McDonald's since April 2025, based in Hyderabad; the profile headline describes the role as head of HR for the McDonald's Global Office. Former Associate Director (2022–2025) and Deputy Director (2020–2022) at PepsiCo, and HR Business Partner at Wells Fargo (2017–2020).
Wioletta Zubel
LinkedInExperience: Director, Culture & Engagement · McDonald's
Director, Culture & Engagement at McDonald's since December 2025, listed in Human Resources at the Director level. Former Director, People Experience (2024–2025), HR Director - McOpCo People Officer (2021–2024), Global HR Director HRBP (2019–2021) and HR Manager Business Partner (2019) at McDonald's, based in the Chicago area.
Yasamin Urrutia
LinkedInExperience: Corporate People Partner Director DRH · McDonald's
Corporate People Partner Director DRH at McDonald's since May 2026, based in Paris. Former Talent & Rewards Director (2024–2026), HR Manager, Talent & Rewards Lead (2022–2024), Senior HR Consultant, Rewards & Talent Lead (2020–2022) and HR Consultant (2013–2020) at McDonald's.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's setting to your question: corporate people partners suit questions about headquarters functions, while field HR leaders suit questions about supporting restaurant operations teams. Check each person's dates to see how current their experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you support a field organization that oversees thousands of restaurants?
- 02What does an HR business partner need to do well for a global corporate function?
- 03How do you run a large people transformation such as opening a new capability center?
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