Project Manager

About Us:

We are proud to be one of the world's most recognized brands, 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 we remain one of the world's leading corporations after almost 70 years.

Joining us means thinking big and preparing for a career that can have influence around the world.

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 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.

We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone.

Position Summary:

Program Management

The role is responsible for supporting cross-functional alignment across multiple initiatives by maintaining the integrated workplan, facilitating planning workshops, and assisting with resource forecasting.

This role will also help mitigate risks to program delivery through established governance channels.

This role will summarize strategic insights from integrated plan & resourcing, create executive-level communications, and support project management tooling within the landscape.

Responsibilities:

In addition to following policies and procedures, principal accountabilities include:

• Collect and implement updates to the integrated workplan to reflect all program activities, milestones, and dependencies across multiple initiatives and workstreams.
• Assist in standardizing resource forecasting and capacity planning across multiple initiatives and workstreams.
• Summarize strategic insights from integrated plans to optimize timelines and resourcing across the program in executive-level communications.

Tooling & Meeting Support:

• Ensure smooth user experience of project management tooling and assist with configuration updates and continuous learning.
• Facilitate preparation and execution of integrated planning workshops, including material creation, meeting management, and follow-up.
• Support other ad-hoc enterprise activities such as corporate planning and segment updates.

Collaboration & Relationship Management:

• Support collaboration and synthesization between Integrated PMO, initiative project teams, Transformation Management Office, and horizontal capabilities.
• Support Leads and PMs in understanding Integrated PMO ways of working, standards, and onboarding materials.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with project managers to promote alignment and consistent delivery.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field required.
• Overall Experience range of 7 – 11 Years.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project or program management.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Planview, Jira, Smartsheets).
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Experience managing and updating integrated workplans across multiple initiatives.
• Familiarity with resource forecasting and capacity planning processes.
• Experience facilitating planning workshops and / or events, including agenda creation and follow-up coordination.
• Skilled in designing and maintaining process documentation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP a plus.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a purpose-driven organization that values innovation, inclusion, and impact.
• Work with a collaborative and supportive team across global markets.
• Enjoy competitive compensation, flexible work options, and continuous learning opportunities.

Additional Information:

We are committed to providing qualified individuals with disabilities with reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their jobs.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, 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.