Innovation Project Manager - Chicago, United States - McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's Corporation

Verified Company

Chicago, United States

2 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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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 Job Summary**This is an exciting, highly visible role within the Strategy, Innovation, and Planning team. As an Innovation Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in our Agile transformation and support the Director of Product Portfolio Management as well as Innovation Mission Teams in unlocking step changes in Customer and Employee experience across the McDonald's system.

Key Responsibilities
Your expertise will be instrumental in promoting a culture of continuous improvement, efficiency, and innovation

You will:

Use your deep knowledge of the design thinking and Agile frameworks / methodologies to help teams and the organization at large understand how to practice agility
Support the innovation leads in creating an environment that fosters highperforming teams
Collaborate with teams at all levels of the organization and facilitate the adoption of standard intake, prioritization, and innovation processes

You'll be invaluable to one or more highly cross-functional Innovation teams by helping them self-organize, focus on outcomes, and be accountable to rapid progress

You will:

Support the work progress of one or more innovation teams, depending on the size and complexity of the problems to be solved
Support innovation leads, as a leader and advocate for iterative derisking methods, in executing agile best practices, promoting selforganization, and driving toward highfunctioning teams
Empower innovation teams to achieve incremental milestones by holding them accountable and assisting with removing barriers to team's progress
Manage tactical aspects of each with agility, including timelines, meetings, budget updates, and other required coordination to ensure work progresses at an appropriate pace

You will provide strategic support to the Director of Product Portfolio Management by:

Supporting operationalization of the Customer and Restaurant Product Portfolio Intake and Prioritization process, identifying tools and leading change management and communication efforts
Executing the Customer and Restaurant Product Portfolio Intake and Prioritization process with a particular focus on work that generates the most business value for McDonalds as part of overall organizational strategy
Support development of proactive and comprehensive communications of intake and prioritization decisions to necessary teams across the McDonald's system to enable rolling planning

Qualifications Basic Qualifications**- Minimum of 5 years participating in and managing complex projects and/or agile teams using iterative de-risking approaches. Understands product operating models, agile, design thinking and innovation frameworks.

Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate sophisticated concepts to both technical and nontechnical audiences at all levels of the organization
Strong ability to adjust and adapt to changing needs by employing relevant frameworks in a flexible way to match the culture and needs of each team
Ability to be a team player and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders at all levels and functions within the organization
Knowledge and understanding of McDonald's int