Sr Manager, Transformation

 Key Responsibilities 

• Participates Leads and orchestrates a portfolio of key transformation initiatives 
  within an organization undergoing an active and evolving transformation,
  ensuring alignment across functions, identifying interdependencies and risks, and maintaining a holistic “end-to-end” view of change across the organization.
• Drives business transformation initiatives across multiple areas, including financial transformation and other strategic programs, ensuring effective delivery from both a process and people (change management) perspective.
• Designs, implements, and continuously improves ways of working by standardizing and optimizing cross-functional processes, reducing duplication, and improving operational efficiency in line with strategic growth objectives.
• Acts as a central point of coordination for cross-functional projects in a matrixed and fluid environment,working with business owners and functional leads who deliver individual initiatives, supporting prioritization, governance, and decision-making.
• Supports change management activities by assessing organizational readiness, engaging stakeholders, addressing resistance, and ensuring adoption of new processes, tools, and behaviours across teams.
• Implements and develops project and transformation management methodologies, tools, and standards (e.g., Jira, Lean, selected Agile elements), ensuring practical application and real business impact rather than theoretical design.
• Works closely with senior leadership, strategy, and business teams to diagnose issues, propose actionable recommendations, and support execution in a complex, matrixed, and globally aligned environment.
• Provides regular reporting and updates on transformation progress, risks, and outcomes to regional and global stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with global standards and expectations.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in leading complex, cross‑functional transformations.
• University degree in business, management, engineering, economics, or a related field.
• Proven hands-on experience leading business and organizational transformations, including process optimization and change management initiatives.
• Strong practical knowledge of project and portfolio management approaches, including experience with tools such as Jira, Lean methodologies, and elements of Agile.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to lead without formal authority in a matrix and globally aligned organization.
• Ability to operate effectively in dynamic, ambiguous, and partially unstructured environments and to bring clarity and structure where processes are not yet fully defined.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly diagnose issues and propose pragmatic, actionable solutions.
• High level of personal drive, accountability, and execution focus.
• Fluency in Polish and English (written and spoken).
• Certification such as PMP or PROSCI is desirable.

What We Offer

• Employment based on an employment contract.
• A package of non-wage benefits, including private medical care, life insurance, and access to a cafeteria-style benefits platform.
• At McDonald’s, you can grow and develop new skills. This is a promise we make to our employees—and one we are happy to keep by providing a wide range of development tools. We are also eager to support your professional growth!
• If you value the opportunity to implement innovations, McDonald’s may be the place for you. We want to provide our employees with the best possible experience, which is why we continuously review existing solutions and introduce new ones.