Manager, Investment Optimization

Job Description

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. As the global leader in the food service industry, our legacy of innovation and hard work continues to drive us.

From drive thru updates to delivery to mobile order and pay, we are innovating quickly and growing. 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 outstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance and flexible work arrangements.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our crew members, staff, operators, and suppliers. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. We are interested in people who enhance our company culture: Does this role interest you? We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every single requirement!

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to collect, analyze and use metrics to inform the approach of the Design & Restaurant Development group and to support a team that helps markets excel in the optimization of capital investments in development activities and company wide development strategy, while supporting their achievement of opening/reinvestment plans in line with agreed brand standards.

The successful performance of this role will be critical to the function achieving its goals in the coming years. Close collaboration with market and as relevant BU teams, the role will require the incumbent to be engaged with other members of the Design & Restaurant Development Team and in dialogue/exchange with members in the broader CX & company organization.

The position reports to the Senior Director Investment Optimization & Standards, Global Design & Restaurant Development.

This role is flexible on location or can be based out of any international market.

Key Responsibilities

• Collection/analysis/reporting of development metrics from across markets to advise strategy/activities of Design & Restaurant Development Team and company wide development strategy.
• Producing development performance analytics and aggregated performance reporting.
• Supervising targets, development pulse (risk to plan achievement), development quality, risk and return designated against benchmark and objectives, collecting performance dispersion.
• Creating a basis for internal and external benchmarking and ongoing analyses, aligning measures across functions & markets.
• Provision of insights and guidance for the pursuit of initiatives with markets to drive optimization of capital investment in development activities.
• Financial budget support and G&A Controlling for Design & Restaurant Development.
• Support assurance of supply of critical equipment to markets to allow achievement of their restaurant development activities thru provision of critical demand and communication support.
• Training of market resources in development finance and development metrics.
• Provide financial consulting to IRLX (In Real-Life Experience)/New Concept Design Team as may be required to support their design activities.
• When relevant provide input/insights/support as relevant to key stakeholders from across the organization, working on multi-disciplinary projects.

Qualifications

Attributes

• A natural collaborator who works easily, optimally and inclusively with multi-disciplinary teams in a sophisticated and decentralized organization.
• Intellectual curiosity and a passion for problem-solving. Intelligent and agile, comfortable with ambiguity and able to think independently.
• Capable of gathering, analyzing and blending information from different sources and building these into persuasive arguments.
• A self-starter with a strong work ethic who shows passion, energy and enthusiasm for the journey ahead at McDonald’s
• Possesses a global mentality in terms of identifying challenges and priorities, collaboration methods and the development of relevant solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s level degree in finance, business administration or a development field.
• 5 years minimum proven experience in development or finance preferably with cost management or fixed assets/real estate accounts backgrounds, ideally for a multi-site international operator.
• Excellent analytical, technical and problem-solving skills and apply critical thinking to provide guidance, advice and inform.
• Strong oral, written and overall communications skills to make the most complex of ideas, concepts, situations and solutions understandable for all.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills.

Additional Information

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