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.

We are enjoying the flexibility of a hybrid work model, in which employees spend part of their week connecting with co-workers in our state-of-the-art headquarters. Located in the booming West Loop of downtown Chicago, it's set up to be a global hub that cultivates collaboration:

• Take a class at Hamburger University
• Sample future items in our Test Kitchen
• Utilize the latest technology to connect with your team around the globe

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.

• Trusted strategic advisor to all functional subject areas of the CosMc’s team, including McDonald’s Corporate EVP, Marketing and VP, New Business Ventures
• Proactively influencing decision-making within the CosMc’s team through leadership, analytics, strategic insights, story-telling and orchestration
• Owning CosMc’s analytics strategy: designing, building and implementing innovative reporting that resulting in positive action and change
• Analyzing all CosMc’s financial results against agreed pilot success criteria, working cross-functionally with the team to address any opportunities across all areas of our economic model, including:
• Construction, Real Estate and Equipment investment costs
• Sales results and incrementality of the concept
• Economics of specific areas of our concept (e.g. Loyalty)
• Menu pricing, supply chain costs, menu composition and gross margin
• CosMc’s labor model and all other P&L costs
• Developing the narrative on CosMc’s pilot restaurant performance and communicating that narrative with senior leadership and the CosMc’s team
• Lead competitive intelligence, analysis and insights to monitor the ever-changing industry and external environment
• Build pro-forma financials for each of our CosMc’s site types to inform potential future scale decision
• Contributing to early ideation of the future of CosMc’s across multiple areas (for example: Real Estate strategy, Franchising, Corporate Structure)

• Bachelors degree or higher in Finance, Marketing, Data Science, or Mathematics/Statistics; MBA preferred
• 5+ years professional experience, previous experience in strategy, analytics, & insights for a large organization is a plus
• Customer-focused strategic problem solver with the ability to see how data connects and impacts the overall business
• Effective leadership and presentation skills, with an ability to influence high risk decisions
• Strong prioritization, problem solving and project management skills (from conception to completion)
• Self-motivated with the ability to establish and meet deadlines
• Comfortable with ambiguity
• Operates effectively in a team-based environment
• Willing to travel domestically (travel to Texas maybe required)

McDonald’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our workforce. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. McDonald’s provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as part of the application or hiring process or to perform the essential functions of their job. If you need assistance accessing or reading this job posting or otherwise feel you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

McDonald’s provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.