Director, People Inclusion

Company: McDonald's Corporation
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 1, 2025

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. 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.Job Description:The Director, People Inclusion will be responsible for managing and aligning people inclusion strategy's development, deployment, communication, and operations initiatives for our US and global functions. This position will sync our global inclusion strategy with our business goals by building the overall approach to embed leadership, development and talent management practices across functions, support function action plans, and providing strategic leadership on policies, practices and change management in inclusion. In addition, this role will support our lifecycle of hiring, promotion, and retention that build high performing teams in partnership with People Solutions (COEs).This position will report directly to the Senior Director, Global People Inclusion and will have several stakeholders across the Global People, US leadership and global functions.Responsibilities:

• Design and execute approaches to measure and track progress by leveraging dashboards and scorecards for analysis, planning, and storytelling across the talent lifecycle of sourcing, hiring, onboarding, promotion and development linked to functional plans.
• Align Inclusion strategy with McDonald's overall strategy to ensure work activities are linked to overall business goals.
• Develop effective and inclusive leaders equipped to help talent excel in their careers and support our business growth with emphasis on leadership accountability and a meaningful cultural experience for all employees.
• Enable People Partners (HRBPs) with best practice tools and resources for supporting an inclusive and equitable end to end employee experience.
• Stay current on the changing landscape of diversity, equity and inclusion to provide expertise of inclusion strategies and interventions for the US and global corporate functions.
• Use data and insights to inform decisions, recommendations and actions aligned to Global Inclusion practices and plans across global functions.
• Facilitate global partnerships and investments with key global strategic partnerships to work with the different markets across the system (US, IOM, IDLM).
• Manage one direct report at the Manager level who will help support the US and corporate strategies.Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years of related work experience.
• Bachelor's Degree required, preferred master's degree in HR or related field.
• Senior level expertise across a variety of communications methods with an excellent ability to engage with people at all levels of an organization.
• Proven track record to design, implement, and execute initiatives for scale and sustainability.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executives through reliability, ability to solve problems and resolve conflicts, and maintain discretion.
• Experience working cross-culturally with varied colleagues in a global environment with solid influencing, negotiation and facilitation skills to champion and maintain collaborative relationships with peers, subordinates and other key partners.
• Outstanding proficiency in mentoring, influencing and teambuilding.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency and knowledge to drive the utilization of technology and digital platforms.
• Act as a spokesperson for the organization on DE&I topics, both internally and externally, representing the company at industry events, conferences, and forums.Additional Information:Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan, adoption assistance program, educational assistance program, flexible ways of working, and time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO). Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment.Bonus eligible: This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.Long term Incentive eligible: This position is eligible for stock or other equity grants pursuant to McDonald's long-term incentive plan.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 . 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.
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