Manager Government Relations Center of Excellence

The Manager Government Relations Center of Excellence is a subject matter expert in public policy and adeptly navigates the business to advise People and Planet strategies that are rooted in both impact and the core business. The Manager will also drive strategy and collaboration by implementing stakeholder engagement plans formulating actionable risk assessments coordinating engagement and gathering insights from stakeholders to shape global advocacy and developing policy positions. The Manager will play a key role in advising stakeholders across the enterprise including crossfunctional partners (for example menu development supply chain) as well as global and marketlevel GR teams to support key business priorities and manage and monitor regulatory and legislative risks.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead public policy strategies on multiple toptier issue sets
• Act as a public policy SME and strategic advisor on public policy trends by gathering and analyzing external public trend information grounded in the business context to provide insights and timely actionable perspective that supports leadership decisionmaking on both internal policy development and public positioning
• Collaborate with internal subject matter and functional experts to support the development of policy positions on key priority areas in People and Planet
• Cultivate trusted partnerships across the business to advance policy priorities and strengthen crossfunctional collaboration
• Develop customized tools and resources that support aligned messages across a broader crosssection of McDonalds stakeholders and communities
• Lead strategic stakeholder engagement including managing incoming requests efficiently and effectively engaging with national and international trade groups and coalitions to understand business approaches and opportunities on key issue areas and providing the business with external insight into public policy approaches
• Lead strong effective management of agency partners to drive strong results
• Lead the strategy and implementation of new projects and initiatives as directed
• Develop a deep understanding of the global brand and business

Benefits eligible: Yes
Bonus eligible: Yes
Long term incentive eligible: Yes
The expected salary range for this role is $98140  $125130 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 :

• BA/BS degree required
• Knowledge of and interest in global policy legislative and regulatory issues and NGO landscape
• Knowledge of and ability to thrive within large matrixed organizations or systems
• Quickly solves complex problems applying understanding of the policy landscape and the business environment and operations to drive outcomes across multiple highimpact areas.
• Positive and proactive approach to solve problems while inspiring agility and resiliency across the team and peers.
• Excellent communication writing and organizational skills including ability to manage multiple projects in a fastpaced environment and hit deadlines
• Proven ability to adapt quickly to a fastpaced environment and support multiple high priority work streams with ambiguous or undefined parameters (pilots sprints etc.
• Selfstarter with a bias towards action and focus on delivering quality results
• Effective and nimble collaborator who will work crossfunctionally with different levels of leadership teams geographies and global time zones
• Strong project management skills and experience managing global partner relationships SMEs and crossfunctional partners
• Confidence to engage across all levels of the business and influence without authority while exercising sound judgement and strengthening trust through transparency and accountability
• Demonstrates selfawareness and a genuine desire to learn and leads others through selfawareness learning and innovation.
• Professional communicator experience with stakeholder engagement activities
• Relationship building skills internally and externally strong ambassador outside of the company

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience as a policy professional within a global corporation NGO and/or government agency on the issues within Sustainability Climate Animal Health and Food & Nutrition
• Demonstrated leadership role within industry working groups and a strong and established stakeholder network
• Experience advocating or lobbying to organizations such as the UN EU government US federal government trade association or policy think tank preferred
• Advanced degree in Public Policy Government or related field

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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