Sr Manager, Program Management

McDonald's Corporation•Chicago, IL

23h

About The Position

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 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 planet. We also offer a broad range of outstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance and flexible work arrangements. Department OverviewThe Global Indirect Modernization (GI Mod) PMO Senior Manager is responsible for driving orderly and timely workstream execution and delivery for the GI Mod program. The GI Mod Transformation is an effort to establish the new Indirect Sourcing and Procurement Function within McDonald’s and implement “One McDonald’s Way” of how McDonald’s does Indirect Sourcing and Procurement across the globe. This role reports to the GI Mod PMO Lead, ensuring predictable execution, risk-managed delivery, and cross-functional alignment for one of McDonald’s most critical global transformation programs.

Requirements

8+ years of prior program and project management experience leading large scale, global integrated transformation programs, preferably in Procurement systems like SAP Ariba.
Proven leadership in planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring successful outcomes and value realization
Strong stakeholder management and communication planning capabilities across senior and cross-functional audiences
Expertise in change control, performance measurement, risk and issue management, and adherence to PMO standards, processes, and tools
Ability to inspire and align others around a compelling future vision to drive engagement and results
Demonstrated skill in building alliances and managing interdependencies across departments and organizations
Strong relationship-building skills with a heavy emphasis on partnering and collaboration to drive outcomes
Experience developing and managing multi-team project plans using project management software
Executive-level communication skills; able to engage senior leaders with appropriate clarity, detail, and influence
PMP certification or equivalent practical experience
Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to balance big-picture thinking and attention to detail
Detail-oriented with a focus on quality, resilience, and logical problem-solving
Proactive mindset with the ability to identify and act on opportunities
Strong team player with demonstrated leadership capability
Comfortable stepping outside of comfort zone and adapting quickly to change
Uses influence to drive decision-making and resolve complex issues

Responsibilities

Work with GI Mod PMO Lead and Transformation Leadership to establish program and project strategy, approach, workstreams and overall structure and timeline for the initiative.
Ensure the program is operating to plan, proactively identifying risk and issues and engaging the right parties to mitigate risk and resolve issues
Establish and facilitate program governance and project status forums, ensuring all parties are apprised of actions and decisions
Accountable for leading a multi-year initiative leveraging a team of experienced program managers, market resources, and functional subject matter experts assigned to the initiative.
Coordinate and engage with key cross-workstream internal partners (e.g., functional solutions, enabling services) to streamline interactions while maintaining line of sight to dependencies required for success
Help with implementation and reinforcement of project management methodology
Advise leadership and/or business executives at the highest levels about the initiative, leveraging the standard status and communication reporting processes
Provide project workplan management support, keeping track of plans, budget, quality standards, deliverables, and dependencies
Track and monitor project metrics, reporting and project finance management
Facilitate internal and external meetings
Monitor relationships and dependencies between project areas and active improvement submission
Organize project resource management, ensuring the proper onboarding / offboarding of program team members, and maintaining adherence to relevant security, data, and access policies in alignment with McDonald’s Data and Security Governance Standards
Build program updates for McDonald’s Leadership that shows the progress of the project and potential barriers