McDonald's Global Technology
McDonald's feeds and fosters communities in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Chicago, IL
Hybrid

Director - Corporate Strategy

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McDonald's is the world's leading global food service retailer with more than 37,000 locations in 100 countries. More than 90% of McDonald's restaurants are currently owned and operated by independent franchisees living in the communities they serve and proudly making high-impact contributions on a local, national and international level.

McDonald’s introduced the Velocity Growth Plan in March 2017. The strategy is elevating the experience for McDonald’s customers and helping the company build momentum. McDonald’s franchisees, suppliers and employees are moving with greater speed and agility to ensure customers enjoy more convenient, personalized and enjoyable visits. As one of the world’s largest restaurant companies, every change makes a big difference. McDonald’s is committed to using the company’s Scale for Good to take meaningful action on some of the most pressing social and environmental challenges of today.

McDonald’s is freshly emerging from a global transformation aimed at refining focus and alignment across the system. 2017 was a strong year of performance that illustrated the early success of the Velocity strategy. The company’s comparable sales were the best in six years and guest count growth was the best since 2012. While proud of this recent progress, the company’s leaders also look confidently to achieving their even greater ambition for the future. McDonald’s is not just changing, it’s changing for the better, requiring the business to communicate and engage with the public in different ways than ever before. The company’s Global Chief Communications Officer, Robert Gibbs, and his team are working to create a truly integrated and global function capable of connecting audiences to McDonald’s commitment to growth, customers and driving positive change in the world.

Corporate Strategy

 

Over the past two years, McDonald’s has significantly expanded its Corporate Strategy function to guide and support growth-oriented priorities. This includes launching and embedding the company’s overall growth strategy (“Velocity Growth Plan”), launching and growing McDelivery into a $3B business, and building new business development capabilities.

 

This role contributes to these priorities by leading selected strategic projects, supporting competitive intelligence efforts, and supporting communication with the Board of Directors and Senior Leadership Team.

 

 

· Leads and shapes special strategic projects initiated by the Global Senior Leadership team.

· Supports the development and execution of McDonald’s global competitive intelligence capabilities in coordination with Investor Relations.

 

 

· Coordinates with Corporate Strategy VP and Senior Director to guide the annual strategic planning process, in particular the synthesis and communication of market plans to Global Senior Leadership.

 

 

· Develops executive-level communications on behalf of the Corporate Strategy team, including in advance of Global Senior Leadership Team meetings.

 

 

· Supports planning and execution of annual Board of Directors Strategy Session, outlining strategic outlook and opportunities.

· Overall, supports the elevation of strategic capabilities at McDonald’s by leading and shaping these global strategic priorities (as well as others which will be determined over time).

 

 

Capabilities

 

 

· Strategist and leader with strong intuition / first principles thinking around business performance, business drivers, and overall competitive landscape

 

 

· Strong influencing skills; a team player with the ability to build relationships and work collaboratively across lines of senior management and other staff as appropriate.

 

 

· Effective communicator with ability to convey concepts and stories to various levels of leadership

 

 

· Comfortable with ambiguity

 

 

· Effective people leader and manager capable of leading and mentoring team

 

 

 

3-5 years of post MBA work-related experience, preferably from a strategy consulting firm.

 

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What are McDonald's Global Technology Perks + Benefits

McDonald's Global Technology Benefits Overview

McDonald's benefits and compensation program is designed to attract, retain, and engage talented people who will deliver strong performance, and help McDonald's achieve our business goals and objectives.

Our team members enjoy:
- Vacation days, personal time and holidays
- Medical, dental and vision coverage, plus other insurance options
- Annual and long-term incentive programs
- Summer hours
- Sabbatical program
- 401K program with company match

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
OKR operational model
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
McDonald's provides employees with a flexible work schedule that includes Summer hours, Core hours, Compressed week, Flexible start and end times.
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
We believe in a seismic and bold value proposition where every individual feels their culture, identity, and experiences are valued and respected in our 10 Employee Business Networks.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Disability insurance
McDonald's provides both short and long term disability benefits at no cost to you.
Dental insurance
McDonald’s Dental Plans allows you to see the dentist of your choice and provides coverage for preventive, basic, major and orthodontic care at 100%.
Vision insurance
McDonald's Vision Plan provides eye exam coverage and benefits that reduce your costs for prescription eyewear, contact lenses and laser vision correction.
Health insurance
McDonald’s offers medical plan options to help pay for the cost of health care when you need it. During enrollment, you can sign up for the insurance and pick which plan is best for you.
Life insurance
McDonald’s automatically gives you basic life, dependent life, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) and Business Travel Accident Insurance (BTA) at no cost to you.
Pet insurance
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Once you’re eligible for the company match, McDonald’s will match your contributions with $1 for each $1 you contribute up to a maximum of 6% of your annual pay, up to IRS limits.
Company equity
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
McDonald’s Matching Gifts Program encourages employee support of not-for-profit organizations. Under this program, McDonald’s gives $1 for every $1 you contribute, up to $5,000 a year.
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
McDonald’s has agreements for employee child care discounts to help you with the cost of child care while you work.
Generous parental leave
McDonald’s provides four types of Parental Leave, and you may be eligible for one or more of the types of leave listed: Paid Parental Leave, Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave, Unpaid Parental Leave.
Family medical leave
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and certain state laws allow you to take unpaid leave to care for yourself and your qualified family members, as long as you are eligible.
Adoption Assistance
McDonald’s Adoption Assistance Program helps with the costs of adopting a child. The child must be under age 18 and not related to you by blood or marriage.
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
McDonald's employees receive between 15 and 25 days per year of paid time off based on years of service.
Sabbatical
Eligible employees get 40 days of paid sabbatical after their first 10 years of working at McDonald's
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
McDonald's employees receive 100 hours per year of paid sick leave.
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored happy hours
Happy hours are hosted on Thursdays in the summer, and twice a month on Thursdays during the remainder of the year.
Onsite office parking
McDonald's offers employees paid on-site garage parking.
Onsite gym
We have an 8000 square foot gym on our 9th floor with best-in-class equipment, classes, personal training, and magnificent views of the city!
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Promote from within
Continuing education stipend
Paid industry certifications

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