Specialist, Project Management [T500-24492]

About McDonalds:

One of the worlds largest employers with locations in more than 100 countries, McDonalds Corporation has corporate opportunities in Hyderabad. Our global offices serve as dynamic innovation and operations hubs, designed to expand McDonald's global talent base and in-house expertise. Our new office in Hyderabad will bring together knowledge across business, technology, analytics, and AI, accelerating our ability to deliver impactful solutions for the business and our customers across the globe.

Job Description:

McDonalds has an exciting opportunity for a Specialist, Project Management role based in our India Global Business Services Office. You will support Global People Solutions teams and the Global People Strategy & Planning initiatives by providing flexible project management support to enable alignment of in-market People initiatives with broader GP strategies and goals. This role will work closely with the GP in-market Strategy & Planning team to ensure consistency in project management delivery. The ideal candidate will have experience in HR processes and have a data-driven approach to executing programs effectively.

The candidate is expected to reside in India.

Responsibilities:

In addition to following McDonalds policies and procedures, principal accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

Cross Team Collaboration & Partnerships:

• Collaborate with Global People Solutions teams and in-market GP Execution team to understand market needs and priorities and programming delivery
• Coordinates with local GP Strategy & Planning team to understand long-term GP strategies, goals, and plans and ensure alignment of day-to-day work with GP People priorities
• Collaborates with Global People Solutions teams, Product Teams and GP Strategy & Planning team to build timelines for the entire People Portfolio including milestones, deadlines, and launches

Program Management:

• Supports the effective coordination and on-time delivery of HR PMO support activities
• Supports the annual process by assisting with the collection, synthesis and sharing of People insights and market plans
• Prepare periodic reports for the GP Strategy & Planning team to track strategic goal accomplishments and initiative progress

Project Implementation Support:

• Create presentation materials & data management artifacts required for the effective deployment and phasing of GP initiative
• Assist in the drafting of strategic communication related to GP policies, initiatives, and organizational changes
• Manages schedules and deadlines for US People initiatives
• Supports the execution of function-wide meetings (e.g. Project Acceleration Meetings and functional webcasts), developing key inputs and outputs for these events

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Culture, or related field; advanced degree preferred
• Proven experience in roles responsible for people experience or project management
• Experience operating in large, multi-national corporations in a highly matrixed, complex structure
• Experience working across many countries and cultures
• Understands the needs and challenges of global leaders
• Work a schedule with strong overlap to U.S. business hours (e.g., 2:00 p.m.11:00 p.m. IST) to ensure real time collaboration with North Americabased partners
• People Experience Expertise & Skills
• Technical knowledge in areas of people experience, project management, and HR processes
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and data-analysis skills
• Ability to write well and communicate effectively across all layers of the organization
• Knowledge of HR compliance and data privacy regulations
• Strong business acumen
• Open to learning new systems and processes
• Exceptional communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Positive attitude and a willingness to learn; self-starter
• Strong ability to influence others; able to build and drive a strong business case for people as a growth driver
• Continuous improvement and growth mindset