Sr Manager, Enterprise Portfolio Management
Date: Jul 28, 2025
Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60607
Company: McDonald's Corporation
Company Description:
McDonald’s growth strategy, Accelerating the Arches, encompasses all aspects of our business as the leading global omni-channel restaurant brand. As the consumer landscape shifts we are using our competitive advantages to further strengthen our brand. One of our core growth strategies is to Double Down on the 3Ds (Delivery, Digital and Drive Thru). McDonald’s will accelerate technology innovation so 65M+ customers a day will experience a fast, easy experience, whether at one of our 25,000 and growing Drive thrus, through McDelivery, dine-in or takeaway.
McDonald’s Global Technology is here to power tomorrow’s feel-good moments.
That’s why you’ll find us at the forefront of transformative technology, exploring new and innovative ways to serve our millions of customers and spread happiness one delicious Hot Fudge Sundae-dipped fry at a time. Using AI, robotics and emerging tech, we’re digitizing the Golden Arches. Combine that with our unparalleled global scale, and we’re reshaping all areas of the business, industry and every community that is home to a McDonald’s restaurant. We face complex tech challenges every day. But that’s where our diverse and talented teams come in. They’re made up of the best and brightest from all over the globe, and they thrive in the space where feel-good meets fast-paced.
Check out the McDonald’s Global Technology Technical Blog to learn how technology and our global team are directly enabling the Accelerating the Arches strategy.
Job Description
McDonald’s is seeking an Enterprise Portfolio Senior Manager who will be fully dedicated to our transformation across the Consumer, Restaurant and Company strategic platforms. This position will support a cross-functional leadership team and Transformation Management Office (TMO) in managing the enterprise transformation portfolio and strategic roadmap to deliver on our internal and external commitments tied to growth, efficiency, employee experience, digital, restaurant operations and technology. This individual will support the design and uphold cross-program governance standards and processes, driving integration across programs and market teams, introducing and endorsing standard processes, and implementing appropriate tools to support the long-term transformation management.
Role responsibilities:
- Strategic Vision & Alignment: Support enterprise transformation to ensure alignment and delivery of the Accelerating the Arches vision across the three strategic advantages – Consumer, Restaurant, Company. Collaborate with Enterprise PMO, Global tech Planning & PMO and global program teams to seamlessly integrate across programs such as GBS Modernization initiatives, Edge, Digital, Consumer Products, Enterprise Data, Analytics & AI, etc.
- One McDonald’s Way: Support the activation of TMO Portfolio Management structure under the Transformation Office, embedding leading class governance, processes and tools. Support the evolution of the Enterprise Portfolio Management team, scaling throughout the multi-year transformation journey, enabling a culture that values collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Portfolio Management: Drive visibility, integration and execution of transformation portfolio across all platforms. Partner with Change Management & Comms teams to foster consensus across the organization and optimally communicate progress and key changes throughout the transformation.
- Roadmap & Market Management: Support management and integration of enterprise and market roadmaps and ongoing change control to ensure limited deviation from plans and business cases. Execute robust processes for monitoring and tracking integrated roadmap progress, ensuring timely achievement of milestones. Facilitate horizontal coordination among program teams to promote a shared understanding of interdependencies. Continuously evaluate and refine the roadmap, adapting plans to accommodate changing priorities, resources, or external factors.
Skills & experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, HR, Data & Analytics, IT, or related field
- 5-10+ years experience with demonstrable experience in project management of large scale, global, multi-year transformations
- Experience working across multiple segments or markets within McDonald’s is preferred
- Project Mgmt. Professional (PMP®) Certified
Compensation
Benefits eligible: Yes
Bonus eligible: Yes
The expected salary range for this role is $149,260.00 - $190,310.00 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, 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 McDonald’s long-term incentive plan.
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.
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Nearest Major Market: Chicago