Sr Manager, Enterprise Portfolio Management

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Date: Sep 4, 2025

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 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. 

Department Overview

We are seeking a Senior Manager to join the Enterprise Portfolio Management team with a focus on strategic planning and alignment across GBS (Global Business Services) Transformation, Global People, Global Impact and Global Supply Chain strategic priorities.

This individual will serve as a strategic connector across functions and markets, helping to shape and evolve enterprise-wide planning processes, governance, and tools. The ideal candidate will bring strategic agility, comfort with ambiguity, and a strong ability to lead cross-functional alignment in a complex, global environment.

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Planning & Alignment
    • Partner with Corporate Strategy and Finance to coordinate the integrated business planning process for strategic priorities across GBS Transformation, Global People, Global Impact and Global Supply Chain.
    • Lead cross-functional engagement with stakeholders across functions to gather planning inputs and update enterprise planning artifacts.
    • Facilitate functional deep dive sessions during planning season to support market understanding and alignment with global initiatives.
    • Partner with Global Technology Strategy & Planning to ensure integration across Consumer and Restaurant Platform strategic priorities.
  • Roadmap 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.
    • Continuously evaluate and refine the roadmap, adapting plans to accommodate changing priorities, resources, or external factors.
  • Enterprise Portfolio Management
    • Support the activation and scaling of the Enterprise Portfolio Management team, scaling throughout the multi-year transformation journey, enabling a culture that values collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
    • Support the embedding of leading class governance, processes, and tools that align the organization to “One McDonald’s Way” of how we manage our portfolio of strategic priorities.
    • Drive visibility and integration of the transformation portfolio across strategic platforms (Consumer, Restaurant, Company).
    • Partner with Change Management and Communications to foster alignment and communicate progress across the organization.
  • Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
    • Represent the team in enterprise planning forums and strategic alignment sessions.
    • Lead cross-functional workshops and present to leadership on planning progress, risks, and opportunities.
    • Facilitate horizontal coordination among program teams to promote a shared understanding of interdependencies.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Strategy, Finance, Technology, or related field.
  • 7-10+ years of experience in enterprise-level planning, strategy, transformation, or portfolio management.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional governance and planning processes in a global organization.
  • Strategic thinker with strong critical thinking, communication, and facilitation skills.
  • Experience engaging with senior leadership and driving alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
  • Experience with McDonald’s or similar global, matrixed organizations is a plus.

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: Yes

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is $149,260 - $190,310 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. 

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. 


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