Daily Sustainability Job Post

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Position Overview:

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. As the global leader in the food service industry, our legacy of innovation and hard work continues to drive us.
From drive thru updates to delivery to mobile order and pay, we are innovating quickly and growing. 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.

While most of us are working remote during COVID-19, we’re excited to get back to our state-of-the-art headquarters in the booming West Loop of downtown Chicago! It’s set up to be a global hub that cultivates collaboration:

• Take a class at Hamburger University
• Sample future items in our Test Kitchen
• Utilize the latest technology to connect with your team around the globe

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our crew members, staff, operators, and suppliers. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. We are interested in people who enhance our company culture: Does this role interest you? We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every single requirement!

Job Description

The Manager – Global Sustainability, Restaurants & Customer Experience on Global Impact’s Sustainability & ESG team will operationalize and further evolve the sustainability strategy for packaging, waste, circularity, and other impact areas, through strategic engagement and coordination of partnerships (internal and external), project management, resource development, communications, and reporting.

Job Responsibilities:

• Operationalize and further evolve the sustainable strategy for packaging, waste, circularity, restaurants, climate, and other impact areas.
• Develop and drive key projects in service of achieving our public Packaging & Waste and Climate Commitments by 2025 and 2030. Manage all aspects of project including budget, working groups, best practice development, and direct engagement with markets.
• Create packaging, waste, circularity, and climate engagement tools, resources, and processes for global functions and markets.
• Partner cross-functionally with supply chain, operations. brand and menu communications and campaigns, and government relations, to bring this work to life for our customers.
• Identify new partnerships, opportunities, and technologies for scaling change in a global landscape.
• Responsible for packaging, waste, circularity reporting and metrics (internal and external), in partnership with the ESG team.

Qualifications

• Must be fully vaccinated (i.e., at least 2 weeks after last dose) for COVID-19 and, if hired, present proof of vaccination by start date.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; experience in the field of sustainability, science, sustainable built environment, corporate purpose or ESG-related field.
• Strong project management, influencing and engagement skills. Collaborative attitude and ability to work independently across global, virtual and cross-functional teams; Values-driven behavior.
• Degree in Sustainability, ESG-related field, Communications or Marketing preferred

*Can work out of Chicago, Boston, DC, New York, London, or Europe. Hybrid remote schedule available*

Additional Information

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