Global Operations Director Restaurant Platform

7 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States McDonald's Corporation Full time
Job Description

McDonald's is built on the foundation of Running Great Restaurants. Join our high-performing team responsible for enabling our restaurants to operate at their best and deliver exceptional customer experiences. Global Operations supports markets to ensure they have operational solutions and consulting resources that solve the needs of today, while looking ahead to our future. 

In this exciting role of Director, Global Restaurant Operations you will be responsible for leading key Global Operations development workstreams focused on elevating the customer and restaurant teams experiences, through market testing and evaluation up to scaled deployment. You will partner cross functionally with McDonald's MCX functions, market and segment teams and market leadership thought your projects.

This position reports to the Senior Director, MCX Global Restaurant Operations and will be Chicago (MHQ) based.

Accountabilities and Responsibilities

  • Operations project leadership and oversight of our restaurant platform priorities with primary responsibilities including definition of new operations standards and procedures through concept ideation, development and test phases across a variety of initiatives and solutions
  • Define restaurant systems, processes and requirements accounting for the integration of multiple initiatives which simplify the roles of our restaurant teams to enable them to deliver an elevated customer experience
  • Lead market zero testing efforts and test evolution of global initiatives and solutions, across various test cells
  • Engage as a strategic partner to market zero partners and other MCX functions, work collaboratively to drive projects forward ensuring stage gates and goals are met
  • Partner with Mission teams and initiative leads to develop clear operating standards, procedures and restaurant facing training tools and resources
  • Manage/support Speedee Labs and in-restaurant testing, ensuring tests are designed for insights and ability to inform strategic decisions (menu, operations, digital, technology and restaurant design)
  • Define key operations performance indicators, evaluate performance of test restaurants
  • Provide Senior leadership updates on initiative progress, keeping projects on track and budget where applicable

Benefits eligible: Yes
Bonus eligible: Yes
Long term incentive eligible: Yes
The expected salary range for this role is $168,350-$218,860per year 
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.

Qualifications
  • Minimum 10-12 years business experience with progressive responsibilities owning initiatives and driving strategy at the director or above band
  • Knowledge and experience in testing and deploying restaurant and customer facing solutions within market
  • Experience leading others and managing cross functional teams
  • Held previous roles in market field operations
  • Must be fluent in English, with both strong written and verbal skills
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally based on project needs
  • Thinks at a Global, enterprise level and has ability to understand and represent multi-layered global and market audiences
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and skilled in defining/bringing structure to solve business problems
  • Is a proactive self-starter, committed to team growth through shared learning and communication
  • Effective communication skills with the ability to convey concepts and narratives in a compelling manner across stakeholder groups
Additional Information

Benefits eligible: 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. 

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

Long term Incentive eligible: 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. 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.

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