PMO Manager - Stanford Field Office

Department Overview

Our Corporate Home Office has an exciting opportunity for a PMO Manager for markets supported by the Stanford Field Office.

The PMO Manager is responsible for leading all Operations Deployment Activities in the Stanford Field Office, including direction of a team of Deployment Consultants locally. Frequent collaborator with other functions within Operations and acting as a strategic advisor to key leadership partners within the field office. Influence Field Office, BUs and FAC leads and own local calendar; develop/own implementation plans, define FO roles and responsibilities and lead vendor/installation processes.

Note: The ideal candidate should reside within the Stanford Field Office territory. Travel requirements may vary (approximately ±50%) based on your geographic location, as this role supports a broad regional area.

Duties

Principle responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leads a team of Deployment Consultants responsible for planning and executing deployment of all priority business initiatives at a field office level
• Oversees, coaches, and evaluates Deployment Consultants to ensure effective implementation of operations initiatives
• Builds detailed deployment plans for new initiatives, process improvements, and system upgrades, including Level 1 initiatives across all restaurants in assigned area
• Works with Deployment Consultants to build deployment schedules that effectively train stakeholders on new initiatives, process improvements or system to achieve Gold Standard deployments
• Acts as an advisor to Business Integration and National Operations Directors to sequence initiative rollouts in assigned area according to business priorities, Deployment Consultant capacities, and other logistical considerations
• Partners with Field Office Leadership Team on strategic planning, project management and activation plans for the field office and its business units to maximize results
• Keeps the National plan at the center of all conversations and can work with stakeholders to bring it to life at a local level
• Resolves bottlenecks and removes impediments to ensure deployment timelines are met
• Partners with National Operations Directors & NABIT team to build effective training programs and establish consistent, effective operational process innovations / improvements
• Escalates issues related to O/O organization deployment plans as appropriate to Franchise Business Partner or Operations Office
• Stays connected to a robust group of stakeholders at a national and local level to build strategic alignment and reduce complexity

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Previous People Leader role preferred
• Previous Operations Deployment role preferred
• Previous Project/Program Management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree preferred
• People Manager experience and the ability to implement talent management principles
• McDonald’s experience preferred
• Deep understanding of McDonald’s restaurant operations and new operations initiatives strongly preferred
• Experienced project manager capable of quickly identifying and addressing implementation roadblocks
• Builds strong relationships with Deployment Consultants to develop skills and ensure effective calendaring
• Effectively leads complexity to oversee several concurrent initiatives
• Versatile communicator with ability to convey ideas at various levels of granularity and tailor messaging to all audiences
• Detail-oriented planner capable of building timelines and schedules to ensure on-time project execution

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: Yes

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is $115,872.00 - $144,840.00 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.