Director, Policy

3 days ago

Chicago, United States McDonald's Corporation Full time
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.

Job Description

This role can sit in our corporate headquarters in Chicago or in our Washington, DC office.

McDonald’s is seeking a Director, Global Government Relations & Public Policy to be a key leader in its strategic Government Relations & Public Policy Center of Excellence. As issues impacting McDonald’s are increasingly global in nature, it is essential to be connected across relevant functions and share takeaways across the entire system.

Part of the Global Impact function and reporting to the Sr Director, Global Government Relations & Public Policy, a successful candidate will play a pivotal role among U.S. and international government relations teams, impact leaders around the world and relevant business functions to assist McDonald’s in achieving its business objectives.

This includes making McDonald’s known for its positive impact on people, planet and communities through 1) helping formulate and lead on implementing corporate public policy positions to shape the external environment and advance reputational objectives, 2) oversee a centralized resource center supporting markets and functions, 3) spearhead a “One McDonald’s Way” to Government Relations and 4) engage with strategic external partners.

Responsibilities

  • Vision: Direct and help build a team of stakeholder and public policy managers to deliver against the goals and objectives of the global COE.
  • Leadership: Fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment, provide guidance and mentorship to ensure team growth and success.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with U.S. and international government relations teams, impact leads, business units (e.g. operations, franchising, development, supply chain, people), legal, communications, and subject matter authorities to advance McDonald’s business and reputational objectives.
  • Global Government Relations: develop and implement frameworks and tools to guide and support a “One McDonald’s Way” approach to Government Relations.
  • Public Policy Research, Analysis and Formulation: Work with internal/external collaborators to identify and analyze policy trends that impact the McDonald’s System, formulate positions, and assist teams in implementing advocacy campaigns.
  • Enterprise leadership: Serves as Sr. counsel on public policy and stakeholder engagement on key internal, cross-functional teams. May serve as lead on primary cross-functional “campaigns”.
  • Systems Approach: Implement tools/processes for acquisition, analysis, cataloging and sharing of relevant information among key internal teams and collaborators to enable efficient information sharing and decision making.
  • External Engagement: Identify key external partners, build and maintain strong relationships, and enable McDonald’s engagement in relevant forums, including researching key issues and opportunities at critical stakeholder organizations where McDonald’s does not currently have a presence.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study (Policy or MBA preferred) and government and/or private sector experience in running a center of excellence and/or key impact function in a complex organization.
  • Understanding how public policy is shaped in the U.S. and internationally, including key team member demands and how those demands are impacting public policy.
  • 10+ years of experience in national and international policy development, public affairs, advocacy, communications or related business roles.
  • Demonstrated and successful leadership, team management, internal and external partner engagement, and consultant management capabilities.
  • Exceptional analytical, critical thinking, broad perspective, problem-solving, written and verbal delivery skills.
  • Have created and maintained tools and processes to collect, analyze and share relevant information with essential team members.
  • Ability to implement strategy in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
  • Familiarity with complex, global business functions, franchising, supply chain, and key industry collaborators is strongly preferred.

Additional Information

This position offers health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan, adoption assistance program, educational assistance program, flexible ways of working, and time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO). Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment.

This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.

This position is eligible for stock or other equity grants pursuant to McDonald’s long-term incentive plan.

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.

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, race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, 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.

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