Senior PMO Associate

at McDonald's in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

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 Enterprise Data, Analytics, and AI team is responsible for turning the systems data into a winning advantage through delivery of data products, platforms, analytics, and services to the system. Creation of team to define and build the future state Enterprise Data, Analytics, and AI organization and managing delivery of the use cases and value committed to in the DAA business case.

+ Assist with the general program maintenance and administration, ensuring all workstream teams have the adequate resources to succussed.

+ Lead project documentation, including program plans and changes, reports, and other general project management tasks.

+ Coordinate meeting, workshops and program events by scheduling meetings, prepping agenda objectives, and taking notes.

+ Facilitate communicate and collaborate amongst workstream, leadership, and Accenture.

+ Identify program risk, issues, and dependencies to provide transparency to leadership. Must be a strong problem solver and identify alternative strategies of mitigating the potential program impact.

+ Provide insight to leadership on the general program status, providing detail information of the workstream accomplishments and upcoming goals.

Qualifications:

+ Expertise in Project Management Principles: Prior experience in project management methodologies, tools, techniques.

+ Professional Qualifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification is preferred.

+ Education Background: Bachelors in Business Administration or a related field.

+ Organizational and Communication Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively, while being detailed oriented when documentation program status. Candidate must have strong written and verbal communication skilsl to communicate effective with partners.

+ Problem-Solving and Decision-Making: Strong problem-solving skills to drive decisions to ensure the success of the program. Prior experience driving organizational change and adoption of new process or technologies.

+ Business Acumen: Have basic understand of business operations, financial management principles, and risk management practices. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

+ Adaptability and Resilience: Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Candidate must be adaptable to change and quick to respond to change to support the program delivery.

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.

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