Consultant, Deployment (Atlanta, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Savannah)
Date: Oct 2, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60607
Company: McDonald's Corporation
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 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.
Department Overview
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A career at McDonald’s is an opportunity to be the best at what you do in an environment where you are valued and respected. We are committed to creating a workplace where employees are rewarded and recognized for their contribution and supported by meaningful growth opportunities. We believe the best people in the world work right here.
The Deployment Consultant serves as the primary deployment and strategic execution partner for the Business Unit, leading the planning, implementation, adoption, and sustainment of enterprise initiatives and platforms. This role collaborates closely with Business Unit leadership, Field Offices, PMO Pillar Teams, and USNO stakeholders to ensure organizational readiness, operational excellence, and successful execution of strategic priorities. |
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Qualifications
- Strategic and enterprise thinking. Demonstrated ability to understand business strategy, connect interdependencies, evaluate tradeoffs, and translate priorities into executable plans.
- Program management mastery. Proven experience leading complex, multi-workstream initiatives across the full lifecycle using fit-for-purpose agile, waterfall, or hybrid methods.
- Governance and decision leadership. Experience designing, operating, or navigating stage-gate, portfolio, prioritization, or executive decision processes.
- Operational judgment. Ability to assess readiness, complexity, adoption risk, and frontline impact, then convert those insights into practical recommendations.
- Business acumen. Ability to assess business cases, expected value, restaurant impact, costs, tradeoffs, and success measures to inform prioritization and leadership decisions.
- Executive presence and communication. Exceptional written, verbal, facilitation, and storytelling skills; able to simplify complex issues and confidently lead senior-level discussions.
- Influence and accountability. Track record of aligning diverse stakeholders, resolving conflict, coaching peers, and driving commitments to closure without direct authority.
- Analytical discipline. Comfort using data, business cases, KPIs, risk analysis, and portfolio information to shape recommendations and measure outcomes.
- Adaptability and resilience. Ability to prioritize across competing demands, make progress amid ambiguity, and maintain quality in a fast-changing environment.
Compensation
Bonus Eligible: Yes
Long - Term Incentive: No
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Salary Range
The expected salary range for this role is $93,208.00 - $116,510.00 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 job-related factors.
Additional Information:
Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, including but not limited to comprehensive health insurance, which includes medical, prescription drug, mental health, dental and vision coverage, as well as, life insurance.
Bonus eligible: This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.
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.
Nearest Major Market: Chicago