Supervisor, Project Management

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Date: Jun 9, 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. 

Job Description

In this role, you will provide oversight, high-level coordination and management of the US People portfolio and processes to ensure that we are driving orderly execution and delivery of our Global and US People strategy across the system.

This individual will coordinate across all workstreams, project plans, resources, and activities to ensure we are accomplishing our strategic goals and staying aligned as a team.

Responsibilities

  • Support the execution and coordination of multiple People workstreams and initiatives, ensuring alignment with overall strategic and program objectives.
  • Assist Project Leads by carrying out key project management activities, including report generation, communication plan implementation, internal site management, and resource development.
  • Provide regular updates and progress reports to the US People PMO Manager; support strategy development, risk and issue identification, and engage relevant stakeholders to ensure timely resolution.
  • Oversee PMO processes and facilitate program governance and project status forums, keeping all parties informed of actions and decisions.
  • Monitor and manage project timelines and milestones, proactively identifying potential delays, dependencies, and risks, while recommending corrective measures.
  • Organize and maintain information within project management systems, shared sites, and network folders to provide a collaborative space for cross-functional teams.
  • Coordinate and collaborate with key cross-workstream partners to streamline interactions and maintain visibility on dependencies critical to success.
  • Schedule and manage internal and external meetings, document attendance, minutes, and action items for all PMO meetings, and communicate decisions and next steps to participants.
  • Support change management initiatives by coordinating communications, training materials, and stakeholder engagement activities.

Qualifications

  • 3 to 5 years of experience in project management and/or change management
  • Strategic thinker with a process-oriented approach
  • Excellent professional communication skills, capable of engaging effectively across all levels of a project team
  • Strong skills in project planning and organization
  • Detail-oriented with a focus on timely and quality delivery, supported by sound logical reasoning
  • Proactive in identifying improvement opportunities
  • Collaborative team player with demonstrated ability to work well with others
  • Skilled at navigating complex stakeholder networks
  • Willingness to step beyond comfort zones to achieve results
  • Adaptable and quick to respond to changing priorities
  • Resourceful problem-solver with a focus on finding practical resolutions
  • Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams efficiently

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

​The expected salary range for this role is $87,050.00 - $108,810.00 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. 

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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