Sr Manager, Planning & Prioritization
Date: Oct 22, 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, Planning & Prioritization for the Global Customer Engagement (GCE) team. Sitting in the Marketing Enablement function, this individual will guide planning and prioritization for the entire GCE organization.
This role will report directly to the Senior Director, Marketing Enablement.
Duties
- Lead Planning and Prioritization across the Global Customer Engagement team, working across Media, CRM, Loyalty, Partnership, Martech and more
- Develop and implement a GCE prioritization and planning process in partnership with leadership
- Assist with business case development, ensuring that prioritization is driven by sound quantitative analysis
- Own the GCE planning calendar, managing GCE’s participation in all McDonald’s prioritization and governance processes including Phase Planning, Enterprise Road Mapping, and Consumer Governance Board
- Partner across GCE to translate complex topics into understandable stories to help drive Global prioritization
- Assist with the budgeting process to confirm that budget requests align with GCE priorities
- Drive alignment across teams through collaboration and consistent messaging
- Proactively identify challenges, recommend solutions, and lead problem-solving efforts
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of Marketing, Marketing Technology, Strategy, and/or Business Planning experience
- Experience with relevant digital marketing technologies (customer data platforms, customer engagement platforms, offer creation, content management systems, workflow management) a plus
- Strong project management skills, ability to prioritize across teams and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to quickly synthesize complex business information and translate it into clear, compelling messages for diverse audiences (including across levels and geographies)
- Experience in stakeholder management (senior leadership a plus); ability to collaborate with senior leadership to gather input, build consensus, and drive alignment
- Strong ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects and requests simultaneously in a deadline-focused, ambiguous yet dynamic environment with constant change
- Proactive and solution-oriented problem solver, strong attention to detail, self-starter, and great teammate
- Curiosity and drive to develop a deep knowledge of the McDonald’s business and System
Compensation
Bonus Eligible: Yes
Long - Term Incentive Eligible: Yes
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Salary Range
The expected salary range for this role is $141,955.00 - $177,444.00 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