Global Technology Project Manager Project Management

Global Technology Project Manager Project Management

• 110 N Carpenter St Chicago IL 60607 USA
• Fulltime
• McDonalds Office Location: MHQ

Company Description

McDonalds evolving Accelerating the Arches growth strategy puts our customers and people first and leverages our competitive advantages to strengthen our brand. We are recognized on lists like Fortunes Most Admired Companies and Fast Companys Most Innovative Companies.

Doubling Down on the 4Ds (Delivery Digital Drive Thru and Development)

Our growth pillars emphasize the important role technology plays as the leading global omnichannel restaurant brand. Technology enables the organization to deliver on the strategic objectives of Delivery Digital and Drive Thru through technology and improving the customer crew and employee experience each and every day.

Global Technology forging the way

Leading the digitization of our business is the Technology organization made up of intrapreneurs who build industry defining tech using the latest innovations and platforms like AI and edge computing to deliver on the next set of brandnew opportunities for the business. At McDonalds you get to solve technology innovation challenges at an incredible scale and work across global teams who are always eager for a challenge. This provides access to exciting career paths for technologists. Its bonus points when you get to see your family and friends use the tech you build at their favorite McD restaurant.

Job Description

The Strategy & Planning team is focused on strategy formulation and prioritization strategic and operational planning program management office and vendor management efforts.

The Manager Project Management role reports to the Sr. Manager or Director role within the broader remit of the Program Management Office. This role leads and advises projects that are highly crossfunctional and sophisticated using different development methods which often require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Handle project plans roadmaps and to achieve the project goal using various development methods (i.e. Agile Waterfall)
• Collaborate with business partners on the creation and maintenance of Deployment/Testing and Activation project plans.
• Handle project changes using appropriate verification techniques to keep the project on track.
• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques to supervise the progress of the project identify and quantify any variances perform any required corrective actions and communicate to all partners.
• Align collaborators and team members through clear communication of project status achievements risks and issues through regular status reports and meetings.
• Work to implement approved actions and workarounds to mitigate risks.
• Document risks assumptions and constraints demonstrating historical data and guide judgment in order to understand project limitations and seamless .
• Support business partners objectives such as facilitating and running meetings creating meeting actions coordinating and running group activities (e.g. whiteboards working sessions standups) connecting them with other SMEs across functions to ensure alignment.
• Leverage knowledge of and experience with the following:
• Accountable for handling projects using various development methods (i.e. Waterfall Agile) with moderate risk. Leads budget and advises activities of the project teams.
• Executes vital charters templates tools and associated PMO artifacts depending on the project.
• Leverage shared services on technology and marketactivation delivery model and best practices.
• Support and ensure the standardization of processes for implementing projects across all clients in accordance with best practices related to the SDLC and ADLC.
• Execute strategy for function.
• Address difficult problems impacting a project; identify ways to improve business partner needs.
• Helpful BEST characteristics:
• Curiosity: Demonstrates selfawareness and a genuine desire to learn.
• Resilience: Is flexible and adapts quickly and easily to new changing or ambitious conditions.
• Accountability: Delivers highquality work and identifies opportunities for efficiency.
• Teamwork: Optimally communicates; networks and influences others to plan prioritize and get work done across teams.
• System Alignment: Actively learns about the business and positively influences others in pursuit of common goals and ways of working.

Benefits eligible: Yes
Bonus eligible: Yes
Long term incentive eligible: Yes
The expected salary range for this role is $112860$143900 per 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 jobrelated factors.

Qualifications :

• 35 years of experience required with a background in handling corporate and largescale global projects.
• Demonstrates as a deep Subject Matter Authority (SMA) in Project Management process and tools (e.g. Planview MS Suite (i.e. Project PowerPoint Word) JIRA Trello or similar tools).
• Experience communicating optimally with all organizational levels both written and verbal.
• Experience with software methodology development processes (i.e. ADLC SDLC Lean).
• Ability to work under tight deadlines handling multiple key business priorities and stakeholders.
• Experience using Jira and Confluence demonstrating ticket progress and status to supervise project back to project plan. Understand & leverage McDonalds Product Orgs ways of working (e.g. Program Increment planning)
• Ability to help business partners navigate McDonalds organization (e.g. helping the Implementation team navigate the McD Global Tech org)
• Project budgeting/costing expertise.
• Ability to tackle sophisticated problems in a fastpaced and dynamic environment
• Strong understanding of a variety of technology solutions.
• Experienced with dev/ops principles.
• Bachelors degree in related field required: Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred; Agile Certifications preferred (e.g. PSM CSM etc. or equivalent work experience preferred.

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 McDonalds longterm incentive plan.

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