Manager, Strategy & Planning

McDonald's evolving Accelerating the Arches growth strategy puts our customers and people first and demonstrates our competitive advantages to strengthen our brand. We are recognized on lists like Fortune’s Most Admired Companies and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.

Doubling Down on the 4Ds (Delivery, Digital, Drive Thru, and Development)

Our growth pillars emphasize the critical role technology plays as the best-in-class, global omni-channel restaurant brand. Technology enables the organization through digital technologies, and improving the customer, crew and employee experience each and every day!

Global Technology forging the way

Leading the digitization of our business is the Technology organization made up of innovation specialists who build industry defining tech using the latest innovations and platforms, like AI and edge computing to deliver on the next set of groundbreaking opportunities for the business. We take on technology innovation challenges at an incredible scale, and work across global teams who are always hungry for a challenge! This provides access to compelling career paths for technologists. It’s bonus points when you get to see your family and friends use the tech you build at their favorite McD restaurant.

The Strategy & Planning Manager will support the delivery of strategic business analysis, strategy development and recommendations in support of driving value to the broader McDonald’s system through the lens of technology.

You will run high-priority and complex projects, which often require high functional integration levels with consistency to quality, deadline, and budget standards. This role will function as an individual contributor to lead the strategic development and mobilization efforts to support McDonald’s technology priorities.

The key components of this role are to support the definition, execution, and enhancement of the annual planning process and to drive financial planning and governance. Additionally, the Strategy & Planning Manager will manage various high-visibility Global Technology programs, processes and research assignments. This role will provide executive-level communication and analysis on an as need basis.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the strategic planning process for Global Technology, with a particular focus on defining and funding key critical initiatives for McDonald's in alignment with the organisational strategy
• Lead external market and competitive intelligence gathering, identification and recommendation of strategic issues and opportunities based on business needs
• Working on branding strategy, ensuring clear operating model, value proposition and engagement strategy are implemented
• Assessing and enhancingannual planning (short and long term)
• Change Management, Executive Communications, Talent Development Financial Governance Routines and Tooling Maturity
• Partner and advise Global Technology Leaders on functional analysisand action plans in support of increasing operational effectiveness and value realisation
• Provide executive communications including the drafting ofpresentations, email communications and memorandums
• Design and develop financial, operational and theoretical quantitative analysis in partnership withGlobal Technology and other functions
• Design and implement critical operational and governance processes
• Conduct external market research and partner with external vendors to identify best in class tools, templates, processes and organisational structures

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, strategy, finance, data analytics, IT or related fields
• Technical/functional expertise in one or several of the following areas: management consulting, financial analysis, public policy, mergers and acquisitions, operations research, operations and/or marketing
• Project Management skills
• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel)
• Smartsheet or Power BI experience
• Demonstrable ability to influence senior leaders
• Experience leading multi-functional initiatives with multiple Global stakeholders
• Solid Project Management skills
• Financial competence or financial management/corporate finance experience a plus
• Financial competence or financial management/corporate finance experience a plus

McDonald’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our workforce. 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 mcdhrbenefits@us.mcd.com. 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.