McDonald's Corporation
Manager Business Communications
McDonald's Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Job Description
We’re looking for a Manager, Business Communications to support the development and execution of communications strategies that advance enterprise storytelling priorities and inspire the McDonald’s System to action. This will be a critical role reporting to the Director, Global Business & Employee Communications.
Responsibilities:
Business Milestones: Develop integrated communications strategies and creation of materials for milestone announcements that affect McDonald’s business and brand, including leading a cross functional communications team and developing key assets like Q&As, talking points, key messages, and cascades
Financial and Investor Communications: Support the script development and communications planning on behalf of the CEO & Chairman for key financial and governance engagements, including but not limited to quarterly Earnings calls, Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, and McDonald’s Annual Report.
Enterprise Storytelling:
Partner with communicators and other cross-functional partners to develop and execute communication plans and materials that drive alignment and action against short and long-term priorities among franchisees, employees and suppliers.
Serve as a strategic advisor, cultivating trusted partnerships with business leaders and their teams.
Identify, train, and deploy leadership and SMEs across McDonald’s global markets to communicate our enterprise business strategy to protect the brand’s reputation.
Qualifications:Qualifications
BA/BS degree required
Prior corporate communications experience – both in strategy development and in execution
Outstanding writing and editing skills, with an eye to tailor messaging for a range of internal and external communication channels and audience types
Excellent verbal communications skills, including presenting in larger forums
Experience advising and working with senior executives
Intermediate business literacy required, including digesting quarterly Earnings reports, annual reports, quarterly business reviews, and other public and investor documents. Experience supporting financial communications needs such as earnings and shareholder communications is a plus.
Ability to navigate, orchestrate, and work through complex issues with a strategic, tactical, and fresh perspective
Proven ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced environment and support multiple high priority work streams and at times, with ambiguous undefined circumstances
Self-starter with strong sense of initiative and focused on results
Effective collaborator who will work cross functionally across teams and geographies/ time-zones.
Additional Information
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 mcdhrbenefits@us.mcd.com. 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.
We’re looking for a Manager, Business Communications to support the development and execution of communications strategies that advance enterprise storytelling priorities and inspire the McDonald’s System to action. This will be a critical role reporting to the Director, Global Business & Employee Communications.
Responsibilities:
Business Milestones: Develop integrated communications strategies and creation of materials for milestone announcements that affect McDonald’s business and brand, including leading a cross functional communications team and developing key assets like Q&As, talking points, key messages, and cascades
Financial and Investor Communications: Support the script development and communications planning on behalf of the CEO & Chairman for key financial and governance engagements, including but not limited to quarterly Earnings calls, Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, and McDonald’s Annual Report.
Enterprise Storytelling:
Partner with communicators and other cross-functional partners to develop and execute communication plans and materials that drive alignment and action against short and long-term priorities among franchisees, employees and suppliers.
Serve as a strategic advisor, cultivating trusted partnerships with business leaders and their teams.
Identify, train, and deploy leadership and SMEs across McDonald’s global markets to communicate our enterprise business strategy to protect the brand’s reputation.
Qualifications:Qualifications
BA/BS degree required
Prior corporate communications experience – both in strategy development and in execution
Outstanding writing and editing skills, with an eye to tailor messaging for a range of internal and external communication channels and audience types
Excellent verbal communications skills, including presenting in larger forums
Experience advising and working with senior executives
Intermediate business literacy required, including digesting quarterly Earnings reports, annual reports, quarterly business reviews, and other public and investor documents. Experience supporting financial communications needs such as earnings and shareholder communications is a plus.
Ability to navigate, orchestrate, and work through complex issues with a strategic, tactical, and fresh perspective
Proven ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced environment and support multiple high priority work streams and at times, with ambiguous undefined circumstances
Self-starter with strong sense of initiative and focused on results
Effective collaborator who will work cross functionally across teams and geographies/ time-zones.
Additional Information
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 mcdhrbenefits@us.mcd.com. 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.