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Company Description:

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

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 range of health and financial benefits, sabbatical program, education and tuition assistance and others that may be found here.

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:

McDonald’s is seeking a Sr. Director, Government Relations & Global Policy to lead 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 VP of Federal GR and Global 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) formulating corporate public policy positions to shape the external environment and advance reputational objectives, 2) create and maintain a centralized resource center supporting markets and functions, 3) develop a "One McDonald’s Way" to Government Relations and, where appropriate 4) engage with strategic external partners.

Responsibilities

• Vision: Establish clear, focused, and measurable goals and objectives.

• Leadership: Lead and inspire an impactful, agile team of professionals by 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 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.

• Systems Approach: Develop and 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.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study (Policy or MBA preferred) and government and/or private sector experience in establishing/running a center of excellence and/or policy 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.

• 15+ years of experience in policy development, public affairs, advocacy, 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:

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.

Requsition ID: REF6807V_743999980907599