Sr. Director, Government Relations Center of Excellence

Job Description
McDonald’s is seeking a Sr. Director, Government Relations & Global Policy to lead its strategic Government Relations & Public Policy Center of Excellence. As issues impacting McDonald’s are increasingly global in nature, it is essential to be connected across relevant functions and share takeaways across the entire system.
Part of the Global Impact function and reporting to the VP of Federal GR and Global Policy, a successful candidate will play a pivotal role among U.S. and international government relations teams, impact leaders around the world and relevant business functions to assist McDonald’s in achieving its business objectives.
This includes making McDonald’s known for its positive impact on people, planet and communities through 1) formulating corporate public policy positions to shape the external environment and advance reputational objectives, 2) create and maintain a centralized resource center supporting markets and functions, 3) develop a “One McDonald’s Way” to Government Relations and, where appropriate 4) engage with strategic external partners.
Responsibilities
Vision: Establish clear, focused, and measurable goals and objectives.
Leadership: Lead and inspire an impactful, agile team of professionals by fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment, provide guidance and mentorship to ensure team growth and success.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with U.S. and international government relations teams, impact leads, business units (e.g. operations, franchising, development, supply chain, people), legal, communications, and subject matter authorities to advance McDonald’s business and reputational objectives.
Global Government Relations: develop frameworks and tools to guide and support a “One McDonald’s Way” approach to Government Relations.
Public Policy Research, Analysis and Formulation: Work with internal/external collaborators to identify and analyze policy trends that impact the McDonald’s System, formulate positions, and assist teams in implementing advocacy campaigns.
Systems Approach: Develop and implement tools/processes for acquisition, analysis, cataloging and sharing of relevant information among key internal teams and collaborators to enable efficient information sharing and decision making.
External Engagement: Identify key external partners, build and maintain strong relationships, and enable McDonald’s engagement in relevant forums.