The McDonald’s Leadership Program is for you if you’re interested in working collaboratively with multi-million dollar business owners to offer guidance to help them run high-functioning restaurants. You’ll enjoy a flexible work environment where you can think critically, operate independently using your discretion and judgment, and feed your need (and ours!) for restless innovation. Our training program creates a foundation to help you thrive so you’ll be ready to dive into real-world challenges. We designed this program to provide a smooth transition into McDonald’s so you don’t have to worry – if you bring your interest in learning and working hard, we will bring the know-how. You will receive coaching from industry leaders who want you to succeed and take pride in guiding you to develop into a future leader at McDonald’s.

What You’ll Do

You will launch your career when you:

• Creatively solve problems
• Contribute to strategy for the world’s leading restaurant chain
• Recognize patterns and develop expertise around common restaurant performance issues
• Travel to restaurants to perform site visits and offer guidance to independent businessmen and women
• Evaluate Customer Experience and Food Safety standards at assigned locations
• Consult to restaurant owners and associates on potential areas of opportunity
• Develop expertise in Restaurant Department Management systems and apply that expertise in guiding restaurant owners to make the best decisions for their restaurants
• Evaluate root causes limiting franchisee restaurant operations
• Manage your schedule to ensure on-time evaluations and efficient use of your time across multiple projects
• Organize data, evaluations, and reports
• Commit to using your scale for good
• Build business acumen

Why You’ll Want This Job

After 4 weeks of interactive training at our new, state-of-the-art Headquarters in Chicago, IL, you’ll be deployed as an Operations Associate to one of our field offices where we will continue your hands-on training to become an expert in restaurant performance. You will travel for consultations with restaurant owners to evaluate and advise on restaurant operations, and you will offer guidance to help each multi-million dollar restaurant operate at peak efficiency levels to deliver top notch results.

You’ll consult to several McDonald’s franchisees, whose restaurants deliver millions of dollars in total revenue, and you’ll have autonomy to determine your schedule to accomplish your assigned goals. Throughout your career, you will develop a holistic restaurant operations skillset across Restaurant Department Management systems through rotations and training and apply that knowledge to offer guidance to restaurant owners for improving their operations. Upon building that foundation, leaders will look to you for guidance as a Subject Matter Expert for specific assigned initiatives.

Successful fulfillment of the Operations Associate role typically opens the door for your eligibility for promotion to the Franchise Business Partner position. In addition, the capabilities you will acquire set you up for a variety of career paths depending on your interests and strengths, so know that beginning your career in the McDonald’s Leadership Program is choosing to give yourself options.

Why We’ll Hire You

You’re a strong candidate if:

• You’re a Senior working towards your Bachelor’s degree or have already graduated with a Bachelor’s degree
• You have a college GPA of at least 3.0
• You’re willing to travel and relocate
• You have high interest in business strategy
• You develop trust-based relationships with key partners
• You understand drivers of financial performance
• Your communication skills are strong and adapt based on your audience
• You are inquisitive and love problem solving
• You get your energy through interacting with people
• You are detail-oriented
• You’re committed to a culture of inclusiveness
• You want to impact the modern era of McDonald’s

About McDonald's

McDonald’s is proud to be one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries and billions of customers served each year.  As the global leader in the food service industry, we have a legacy of innovation and hard work that continues to drive us. Today, we are growing with velocity and are focused on modernizing our experiences, not to make a different McDonald’s but to build a better McDonald’s.

We are a people business just as much as we are a restaurant business. We strive to be the most inclusive brand on the planet by building diverse teams who create delicious, feel good moments that are easy for everyone to enjoy. Joining McDonald's means thinking big on a daily basis and preparing for a career that can have impact around the world.

We are dedicated to using our scale for good: good for people, our industry and the planet.  From bold recycling initiatives and sustainable sourcing efforts to our partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities, we see every day as a chance to have a genuine impact on our customers, our people and our partners.

Our new, state-of-the art headquarters is located in the booming West Loop area in the heart of downtown Chicago. It is set up to be a global hub that fosters innovation: take a class at Hamburger University, sample future menu items in our Test Kitchen, and utilize the latest technology to stay in touch with your team around the globe. With monthly organized events, massive outdoor spaces, an 8000 square foot gym, and an onsite McDonald's serving international favorites, our office helps us connect with each other like never before. Needless to say, you’ll be lovin’ it here…

McDonald’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at McDonald’s are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. McDonald’s encourages applicants of all ages. McDonald’s is dedicated to seeking all qualified applicants. If you require an accommodation to navigate or apply to a position on our website, please send us an e-mail at US-LDP.Recruiting@us.mcd.com or call 630-337-2724 to request accommodations.

How You’ll be Compensated

You’ll be lovin’ your compensation and benefits package, which will include:

• Highly competitive starting salary rate of $65,000
• May be eligible for company car program
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Eligibility for Target Incentive Plan (annual bonus)
• Health benefits
• 401k matching contributions
• Educational Assistance
• Matching Gifts Program

McDonald’s is proud to be one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries and billions of customers served each year.  As the global leader in the food service industry, we have a legacy of innovation and hard work that continues to drive us. Today, we are growing with velocity and are focused on modernizing our experiences, not to make a different McDonald’s but to build a better McDonald’s.