The Opportunity The Lead Quality Assurance, Food Safety & Nutrition (QFSN) is accountable for setting and delivering the end-to-end QFSN strategy for McDonald's UK & Ireland, ensuring the highest standards of food safety, product quality, legality and nutritional compliance across the entire supply chain and restaurant estate. Operating as a functional leader within the UK&I Supply Chain Leadership Team, this role provides strategic direction, governance and leadership across suppliers, restaurants and internal stakeholders. The role ensures QFSN is a source of competitive advantage, protects brand trust, and enables safe, compliant and innovative business growth. This role leads a multi-disciplinary QFSN function and works in close partnership with Global teams, franchisees and suppliers to embed a strong food safety culture, robust risk management and continuous improvement mindset across the system. What You'll Be Doing Set and deliver the UK&I QFSN strategy, aligned to global standards and local legislation, with clear priorities across food safety, quality and nutrition. Translate business strategy into clear functional roadmaps, embedding robust QFSN governance across key processes including stage & gate, NPD, supplier approvals and change management. Hold accountability for food safety, quality and nutrition risk across the UK&I supply chain and restaurant estate. Provide leadership during incidents, crises and recalls, ensuring timely, proportionate and well-governed decision-making. Oversee the effectiveness and continuous improvement of food safety management systems, allergen controls, microbiological programmes and nutrition compliance. Champion a strong food safety and quality culture, ensuring accountability, transparency and continuous learning across the system. Lead engagement with regulators, enforcement bodies and external stakeholders as required. Influence cross-functional decision-making to ensure food safety, quality and nutrition considerations are embedded early and effectively. Drive continuous improvement through data-led insight, risk-based prioritisation and trend analysis. Lead, develop and inspire a high-performing QFSN team, building capability through succession planning, coaching and talent development. Embed McDonald's cultural values, inclusive leadership behaviours and accountability across the function. Role-model calm, decisive leadership in complex and high-pressure situations. Requsition ID: REF9714T_744000118137032