Senior Manager - Global Restaurant Construction & Investment Efficiency in City of London

This role focuses on working closely with market teams to improve how we invest in building and upgrading restaurants. You’ll help ensure new openings and reinvestment projects meet agreed brand standards and support overall growth plans.

This role plays a key part in helping the team achieve its long-term goals. You’ll work closely with local and business unit teams, collaborate with colleagues across the Global Restaurant Development & Design team, and engage with the wider Restaurant Experience team and company organization to share ideas and drive progress.

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

Key Responsibilities

• Lead/pursue initiatives in collaboration with markets to drive value & optimization of capital investment in restaurant development/construction solutions
• Partner with relevant markets, segment, 3rd party and other relevant functions to support prototyping & application of optimized investment restaurants solutions
• Provision and maintenance of globally applicable tools (eg building right sizing calculator) to inform strategy & activities
• Pursuit/lead of standardization and scaling solutions of greatest benefit and in accordance to market conditions
• Partner with Global Strategic Sourcing Services and Segment to unlock sourcing opportunities of standardized solutions
• Providing guidance/consultancy, benchmark, best practices and training of market resources and functions
• When relevant provide input/insights/support as relevant to key stakeholders from across the organization, working on multi-disciplinary projects

Attributes for Success

• Collaborator – Works easily, effectively, and inclusively with multi-disciplinary teams and diverse cultures.
• Project Management & Leadership – Delivers complex projects, engages across all levels, and influences without authority.
• Execution Excellence – Sets frameworks, meets deadlines, and ensures high-quality delivery.
• Cross-functional Awareness – Considers other functions’ challenges when making restaurant decisions to maximize efficiency.
• Self-starter – Demonstrates strong work ethic, passion, and enthusiasm for the journey ahead at McDonald’s.
• Global Mindset – Identifies challenges, applies collaboration methods, and develops relevant solutions.
• Development Expertise – Brings first-hand experience in managing development projects.

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