Senior Manager, Investment Optimization & Standards (Restaurants)

McDonald's Corporation; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a professional to optimize capital investments in restaurant development activities, collaborating with markets to achieve brand standards. This critical role requires strong project management skills, effective collaboration with various teams, and a solid background in restaurant development disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a relevant discipline.
• Significant experience in development with international management knowledge.
• Experience in development cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives for optimization of capital investment in restaurant development.
• Collaborate with markets on prototyping and application solutions.
• Provide guidance, benchmarks, and training for market resources.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Collaboration

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in restaurant development, construction, architecture, engineering, or related field

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 serving 70 million customers daily. We continue to operate from a position of strength. Our updated growth strategy focuses on staying ahead of customer needs and realizing further growth potential. Our relentless ambition is why McDonald’s remains one of the world’s leading corporations after nearly 70 years. Joining McDonald's means thinking big and preparing for a career that can influence the world.

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to pursue initiatives in collaboration with markets to optimize capital investments in restaurant development activities, supporting their achievement of opening and reinvestment plans aligned with brand standards.

The successful performance of this role is critical for achieving the function's goals in the coming years. The incumbent will collaborate closely with market and BU teams, engaging with members of the Global Restaurant Development & Design Team and the broader Restaurant Experience Team and organization.

The position reports to the Senior Director of Global Development, Investment Optimization & Standards.

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead initiatives with markets to drive value and optimize capital investment in restaurant development and construction solutions.
2. Partner with relevant markets, segments, third-party providers, and other functions to support prototyping and application of optimized restaurant investment solutions.
3. Develop and maintain globally applicable tools (e.g., building right-sizing calculator) to inform strategy and activities.
4. Lead standardization and scaling of solutions that provide the greatest benefits, considering market conditions.
5. Collaborate with Global Strategic Sourcing Services and Segment teams to identify sourcing opportunities for standardized solutions.
6. Provide guidance, benchmarking, best practices, and training to market resources and functions.
7. Offer insights and support to key stakeholders across the organization on multidisciplinary projects as relevant.

Attributes

• A natural collaborator who works effectively and inclusively with multidisciplinary teams and diverse cultures.
• Strong project management and leadership skills to deliver complex projects, engaging confidently across all levels of the business and influencing without authority.
• Ability to set frameworks for work delivery, ensuring high-quality results and meeting deadlines.
• Consideration of other functions' challenges when making restaurant decisions to maximize efficiency.
• A self-starter with a strong work ethic, passionate, energetic, and enthusiastic about the journey at McDonald’s.
• A global mindset for identifying challenges, collaborating, and developing relevant solutions.
• Experience managing development projects firsthand.
• Good understanding of McDonald's business and other functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in restaurant development, construction, architecture, engineering, quantity surveying, or related field.
• Significant, proven experience in development, with broad management knowledge across multiple functional areas of an international multi-site operator, including development (construction, engineering, real estate).
• Experience in development cost analysis to evaluate profitability of various solutions, driving value and capital investment optimization.

Additional Information

At McDonald’s, we are people from all walks of life...

People are at the heart of everything we do, and they make the McDonald’s experience. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be their authentic self, helping us serve our customers better. We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, franchisees, and suppliers gives us strength.

We do not tolerate inequality, injustice, or discrimination of any kind. These issues are vital, and as a global brand, we have a meaningful role to play.

We also recognize our responsibility as a large employer to actively contribute to our communities, helping develop skills and aspirations that enable people to succeed in the workforce, whether with McDonald’s or elsewhere.