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Early Career Program Lead

4 months ago

Chicago, United States McDonald's Full time

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 ofoutstanding 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 Early Career Program Lead will have the opportunity to bring their expertise to shape McDonald’s early career strategy. This role will be critical as we look to optimize the early career operating model and internship program. As the early career subject matter expert, this individual will consult with key internal and external stakeholders on talent attraction, engagement and retention strategies. As a member of the Talent Attraction team within the Global Talent COE, this position will be responsible for driving continuous improvement and execution of our internship program, developing innovative MSI engagement strategies, managing early career branding and event strategy, and developing guides and toolkits to enable the business.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategically plan, design, and execute McDonald’s internship program and intern conversion process, with a continuous improvement lens.
  • Leverage data and best practices to drive innovation in early talent programs.
  • Design activation guides and toolkits to enable the business to represent McDonald’s at early career events.
  • Develop thoughtful MSI strategies and grow key partnerships to ensure McDonald’s continues to strengthen the diversity of our early career talent pipeline.
  • Manage early career talent specialist, who will own operational excellence of the team.
  • Use data to evaluate effectiveness of internship program & pipelining activities.
  • Create presentations for leadership and regular reporting to key stakeholders.
  • Support management of university budget.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Proven ability to design and scale early career programs for a publicly traded company
  • Experience developing and measuring effectiveness of MSI strategies
  • Experience designing toolkits and materials
  • Proven ability to analyze data and make recommendations for improvement
  • Experience with creating a consistent brand experience for early career talent
  • Proactive, consultative, and can successfully drive projects and initiatives
  • Exceptional written & verbal communication skills
  • Strong project management skills
  • Proven ability to communicate to multiple audiences across levels of the organizations
  • Ability to work independently, has sound judgment, and an ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders
  • Ability to advise and influence internal stakeholders (internship, early talent strategy, program implementation)
  • Engaging professional presence and networking abilities
  • Proficient in PowerPoint, Word and Excel

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 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.