Manager, Change Management (archOS)

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:

McDonald’s Change COE is seeking a Manager, Change Management to work in partnership with the archOS transformation program.

As a member of the Change COE, you will be a part of a team that is building something new. You’ll find success by being a seeker of innovation, a self-starter, collaborative, and a strategic partner for our customers. We’ll ensure you have the tools to take advantage of the growth opportunities we’re excited to provide.

Proper Change Management is a critical success factor to growth at McDonald’s. We are rethinking how we support Change at McDonald’s through the formation of a Change Center of Excellence (COE). The Change COE partners with leaders to enable the human side of transformation, ensuring people adopt the changes needed to promote the long-term success of our business.

archOS is a multi-year transformational program, aimed at standardizing, optimizing, and modernizing our technology stacks and business processes. archOS enables our Consumer & Restaurant Platforms. It is an enterprise enabler that will set the foundation to support McDonald’s larger digital ambitions and growth goals. This foundation will allow us to deliver capabilities at speed in a stable environment and will support new capabilities that are a part of our Digital Engagement Strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Help to drive adoption of One McDonald’s Way of Doing Change Management throughout activation, deployment, and adoption of archOS - utilizing tools and techniques that will allow us to scale at speed
• Help drive the archOS change management strategy and plan including execution of change deliverables such as the overarching program communications plan, segment / market engagement strategy and plan, and archOS training plan
• Identify and build relationships with key archOS program stakeholders (both internal program and at the Segment/Market level) to drive awareness, understanding, and adoption of archOS
• Coordinate closely with the Rollout workstream and Market Activation team to support successful deployment, activation and adoption of the McDonald’s Global Mobile Application
• Work with our McDonald’s Customer Experience Teams to understand intersection points, key dependencies in rollout of new Marketing Technology Stack (MarTech) capabilities; support communications, training development and execution as needed
• Coordinate with Global Technology Initiatives to understand key dependencies and help drive awareness communications and understanding amongst impacted audiences
• Develop, execute and facilitate archOS internal and external facing communication channels including (but not limited to) global program meetings, newsletters, internal webpages, and various leadership communication forums
• Collaborate and coordinate archOS change management activities with the enterprise Transformation Management Office to ensure timely and relevant messaging / training to markets against other competing company priorities
• In conjunction with the rollout workstream, coordinate and message archOS market kick-off(s), pre-deployment requirements gathering, and identification of market activation needs
• Stand up key archOS leadership forms where critical segment and market stakeholders can learn more about the archOS program
• In coordination with McDonald’s Customer Experience and Technology, plan and execute critical archOS messaging into existing communication channels (ex: townhalls, tech newsletter, etc.)
• Gather lessons learned from previous market activations and deployments and update plans as applicable

Benefits eligible: Yes
Bonus eligible: Yes
Long term incentive eligible: Yes
The expected salary range for this role is $112,860 - $143,900 / 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.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in change management
• Bachelor’s degree in business management, human resources or related field required
• Master’s degree in business management, human resources or related field preferred
• Intermediate to advanced level change management skills
• Experience with Word, PowerPoint and collaborative technologies
• Experience designing and executing project plans, managing junior resources, contributing to change methodology design, creating deliverables that require cross-function collaboration and socialization
• Ability to provide strategic guidance to Business leaders for low to medium complexity Change programs

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.

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