Manager, Global Internal Communications

Department Overview

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.

Duties

The Manager, Global System Activation will be responsible for the following:

• Serve as the lead for select Global Employee Town Halls, responsible for end-to-end planning and execution of the event. This includes:
  • Developing the agenda with key leaders and managing the project team responsible for content development.
  • Partnering closely with Agency123 on all logistics and production.
  • Overseeing the development and execution of the marcomms strategy.
  • Ensuring cross-functional collaboration and alignment with key stakeholders.
• Act as the communications integrator for the Global Impact function, leading communications efforts supporting key business milestones and priorities. This includes:
  • Establishing and maintaining working relationships with Global Impact leaders to align on priorities and develop strategies to amplify these moments.  
  • Drive work to amplify Global Impact priority System milestones, including but not limited to the inclusion efforts, security efforts, and sustainability communications.
  • Engage relevant team members across Global Communications and Global Impact to activate amplification strategies supporting key business milestones.
• Spearhead the McDonald’s employee communications strategy, leveraging insights to continuously enhance message delivery and employee engagement through our multi-year strategy. Partner with teams across Global Communications to execute strategy.
• Serve as a partner to Storylab on the execution of Global Internal Channel Audit, consulting on key areas of the audit that will inform future Enterprise Communications strategies.  
• Partner with cross-functional teams and agency partners to drive process, routines, and engagement for global system activation.
• Manage agencies in delivery of activations for System audiences.
• Drive program objectives and timelines by implementing appropriate team engagement plans and work prioritizations.
• Balancing timelines, budget, and practical realities, while delivering on vision and aspirations.
• Navigating through ambiguity, while translating strategic direction to tactical execution.
• Building and leveraging broad corporate, segment, market, and partner networks.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within strategic communications.
• Previous experience with event planning/management and delivering on project timelines.
• Strong business acumen.

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: Yes

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is $107,684.00 - $134,605.00 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.