Supervisor, Project Management
Date: Dec 8, 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
The PMO Supervisor supports project and program management for the integrated Global Finance Modernization program to drive orderly and timely project execution and delivery. The PMO Supervisor will be responsible for supporting key PMO processes, including development of the integrated project/work plan, managing program and project interdependencies, coordinating resources and key PMO meetings, tracking and reporting risks and issues and supporting weekly status reporting across all workstreams and adjacent programs.
The PMO Supervisor will report to the PMO Lead and partner with the third party partner PMO team to administer and operate within different project management areas, specifically ensuring the tracking and completion of key project activities.
Key Responsibilities
• Support development of the program and project strategy, approach, workstreams and overall structure and timeline for key initiatives
• Proactively identify and report risk and issues, and engage the right parties to mitigate risk and resolve issues
• Own and support program governance and project status forums, ensuring all parties are apprised of actions and decisions
• Actively monitor cross-workstream and program-wide dependencies
• Help with implementation and reinforcement of project management methodology including, Project Change Control and Performance Management, Project Risk and Issue Management, and adherence to PMO Standards, Processes, and Tools
• Provide project workplan management support, keeping track of plans, staffing, quality standards, deliverables, and dependencies
• Track and monitor project metrics and reporting
• Coordinate and engage with key cross-workstream internal partners (e.g., Work Councils representative, Translation Service partner) to streamline interactions while maintaining line of sight to dependencies required for success
• Build program-relevant communication materials, including Leadership updates on program status, key announcements, onboarding and offboarding materials
Knowledge and Skill Requirements
• 5 years of prior program and project management experience leading large scale, global integrated transformation programs
• Experience developing and managing project management processes such as multi-team project plans, risks and issues logs, change control processes, status reporting and resource management
• Strong experience using project management tools (waterfall and agile) to implement and reinforce project management methodology
• Strong ability to establish alliances with other departments and organizations by recognizing dependencies in order to assess potential partnership and commitment to the program
• Strong ability to develop cooperative relationships to achieve results through win-win relationships
• Strong, professional communication skills, with ability to engage with senior managers using appropriate level of detail, terminology, and style
• Uses influence to drive decision making and find resolutions
• PMP Certification or equivalent experience
Compensation
Bonus Eligible: Yes
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Salary Range
The expected salary range for this role is $93,208.00 - $116,510.00 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.
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