Manager, Government Relations

Job Description
McDonald’s North America Impact Team is seeking a Manager, Government Relations. The role will report to the Vice President, State &
Local Government Relations and Community &
Public Affairs.
The role will be located at McDonald’s Global Headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.
The Manager will support the creation of new high performing State &
Local Government Relations, Community &
Public Relations (S&
L GR) team that will elevate McDonald's external affairs presence and drive increased connectivity and engagement with field teams across the United States.
Primary Responsibilities Include:
Leading the development and continuous improvement of operations (i.E., meeting cadence, trainings) and internal communications that educate the System on the S&
L GR team’s work (i.E., newsletters, legislative and community engagement updates)
Ensure alignment of key tools and strategies across the enterprise, as appropriate, especially with International Government Relations and Federal Government Relations, North America Impact and Global Impact teams
Servingas the horizontal team member across S&
L GR, ensuring consistency and quality of the strategies we execute across the US
Servingas team’s lead on development and execution of new Global Government Relations Center of Excellence, that will bring together US State, US Federal and International Government Relations expertise, establishing critical political and policy capabilities across the McDonald’s global System.
Supporting North America Impact team special projects, as needed.
Leading agenda setting and logistics for key meetings, including desired outputs
Representing team as a cross-functional thought partner
Reviewing action items decided upon at each strategic meeting
Collaborate with internal communications support to align and streamline all functional communications strategies
Leading and coordinatingleadership presentations