Manager, Project Management (Cybersecurity)

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Company Description

McDonald’s evolving Accelerating the Arches growth strategy puts our customers and people first and leverages our competitive advantages to strengthen our brand.  We are recognized on lists like Fortune’s Most Admired Companies and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.

Doubling Down on the 4Ds (Delivery, Digital, Drive Thru, and Development)

Our growth pillars emphasize the important role technology plays as the leading, global omni-channel restaurant brand. Technology enables the organization through digital technology, and improving the customer, crew, and employee experience each and every day.

Global Technology forging the way

Leading the digitization of our business is the Technology organization made up of intrapreneurs who build industry defining tech using the latest innovations and platforms, like AI and edge computing to deliver on the next set of cutting-edge opportunities for the business.  At McDonald’s you get to solve technology innovation challenges at an incredible scale, and work across global teams who are always hungry for a challenge. This provides access to exciting career paths for technologists. It’s bonus points when you get to see your family and friends use the tech you build at their favourite McD restaurant.

Job Description

The Manager, Project Management role reports to the Sr. Manager or Director role within the Global Cybersecurity Program Management Office. This role leads and directs projects that are very cross-functional and highly complex using different development methods which often require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

  • Project Planning & Execution
    • Manage project plans, roadmaps, and execution to achieve project goals using various development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.).
    • Coordinate global service adoption of cybersecurity tools following M0 and M1 deployments, ensuring alignment across markets.
    • Partner with the Cybersecurity Market Enablement (CME) team to plan and drive adoption activities for markets worldwide.
    • Execute short-term strategy for the function and align project deliverables with organizational objectives.
  • Performance & Reporting
    • Measure and monitor project performance using appropriate tools and techniques to identify variances, implement corrective actions, and communicate progress to stakeholders.
    • Report service adoption metrics and progress regularly to cybersecurity leadership and key stakeholders.
  • Risk & Change Management
    • Manage project changes using appropriate verification techniques to keep projects on track.
    • Identify, document, and mitigate high-level risks, assumptions, and constraints using historical data and expert judgment.
    • Implement approved actions and workarounds to reduce risk and ensure successful delivery.
  • Stakeholder Alignment & Governance
    • Align stakeholders and project teams on scope, expectations, and deliverables to ensure a common understanding.
    • Leverage shared services delivery models, best practices, and standardized processes for implementing projects in accordance with SDLC/ADLC methodologies.
  • Continuous Improvement
    • Identify opportunities to enhance existing processes and address current customer needs.
    • Support or ensure process standardization across all clients to improve efficiency and consistency.
  • Budget & Resource Management
    • Manage project budgets and direct activities of assigned project teams to achieve objectives within scope, time, and cost constraints.

Skills and Experience required:

  • Significant prior corporate and global project management experience specifically managing cybersecurity projects.
  • Demonstrable experience as a deep Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Project Management process and tools.
  • Experience communicating effectively with high levels of management and direct client contact.
  • Experience with software methodology development processes (i.e. ADLC, SDLC, Lean).
  • Ability to create presentations.
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines managing multiple key business priorities.
  • Project budgeting/costing expertise.
  • Ability to solve very complex problems and deal with a variety of work situations.
  • Strong understanding of a variety of technology solutions.
  • Highly experienced with dev/ops principles.
  • Motivational leadership skills

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field required: Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred; Agile Certifications preferred (e.g. PSM, CSM, etc.) or equivalent work experience preferred.

Additional Information

At McDonald’s we are People from all Walks of Life... 

People are at the heart of everything we do, and they make the McDonald’s experience. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices, which helps us to better serve our customers. We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, Franchisees and suppliers gives us strength.

We do not tolerate inequality, injustice or discrimination of any kind.  These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.

We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities, helping to develop skills and drive aspirations that will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it, whether with McDonald’s or elsewhere.”