Early Career Program Lead

4 weeks 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.

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.

**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**

Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.

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