Company Description:

　　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.

　　We are enjoying the flexibility of a hybrid work model, in which employees spend part of their week connecting with co-workers in our state-of-the-art headquarters. Located in the booming West Loop of downtown Chicago, it's set up to be a global hub that cultivates collaboration:

　　Take a class at Hamburger University

　　Sample future items in our Test Kitchen

　　Utilize the latest technology to connect with your team around the globe

　　We are an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our crew members, staff, operators, and suppliers. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone.

　　Job Description:

　　The Global People Modernization Program Deployment Lead ensures successful implementation of the future state HR Operating Model for a set of countries. The role is responsible for the effort to define business readiness, implement improved business processes, deployment of HR solutions and enhancements, coordination of systems and process testing, people readiness, and stabilization. The Wave Deployment Lead is responsible for the implementation of the solution by wave requiring collaboration and teamwork with 3rd party vendors and leaders across the Global People function.

　　Key Responsibilities:

　　Lead all wave results, planning and synchronization with broader team, and prioritization of delivery team activities for defined countries

　　Ensure the deployment wave is operating to plan, proactively identifying risk and issues, and engaging the right parties to mitigate risk problem solve

　　Champion program governance and project status forums, ensuring all parties are apprised of actions and decisions to ensure timely, high-quality decision making

　　Influence partners to support the integrated project plan and ensure organizational readiness and commitment of ongoing enhancements, optimization, and value realization activities.

　　Plan and implement highly sophisticated large-scale efforts involving organizational design, functional solutions, change initiatives, and make improvements

　　Coordinate and engage with key cross-workstream internal partners to streamline interactions while maintaining line of sight to dependencies required for success

　　Build team ownership and commitment to project, business plans, project milestones, deliverables, and associated resource requirements

　　Proactively identify and assess areas of risk, escalate issues in a timely manner and drive team for resolutions

　　Collaborate with PMO and 3rd party vendor leadership to drive deliverables for assigned wave

　　Mentors, encourages, and enables skill development of project team members

　　Provides HR enhancement expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives

　　Qualifications:

　　Proven experience leading multi-workstream program and exercises significant independent judgment to resolve the best method for accomplishing work and achieving objectives

　　Prior program and project management experience leading large scale, integrated transformation program

　　Strong, professional communication skills, with ability to engage with senior managers using appropriate level of detail, terminology, and style

　　Uses influence to drive decision making and find resolutions

　　Access and strong influence with Business leaders to drive alignment and ascertain we have the right Business engagement

　　Significant HR knowledge and proficiency across numerous functional areas

　　Ability to identify, clarify, and resolve issues and risks, escalating them as needed

　　Ability to negotiate changes to commitments and requirements

　　Ability to review ongoing and proposed projects to identify opportunities for reuse and process improvement

　　Additional Information:

　　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 [email protected]. 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.

　　Requsition ID: REF6227N_743999961030673