Gazette • Series 2026 Friday, November 13, 2026 · London & New York Verified Employers
The Transatlantic Chronicle of Executive Opportunities, Compensation & Corporate Governance
Gazette · Ledger · United States · People Planning Officer
Executive Appointment Mandate ID: EX-1008454787544

People Planning Officer

McDonald's Limited · πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ London, England · βœ“ Certified Corporate Entity
Compensation Bracket Salary Disclosed on Application
Tenure & Discipline Executive Full-Time
Jurisdiction United States
Statutory Visa Pathway US Immigrant / H-1B
Submit Dossier Directly →
Official Verified Employer • $0 Candidate Fees
Sponsored Financial Announcement

Executive Mandate Specification

The Opportunity

The People Planning Officer supports the People Leadership Team primarily in the creation and ongoing management of the people strategy and people plan. You will lead on the storytelling and communication of the people strategy and people initiatives to various stakeholders across the business. You will hold leaders to account and ensure were on track, and we are managing time, effort, and resources in the most effective ways.

What team will I be part of?

You will be part of the People Team here at McDonalds.

Who will my customers be?

  • The UK and Ireland People Leadership Team, People Team, Internal Communications, Business Strategy & Insights Team and the Change Team
  • The Global People Team and Global Strategy & Planning
  • Third party suppliers

Key Accountabilities:

  • Responsible for creating and managing a central view of all people team projects and business as usual work. You will maintain this portfolio view and highlight any potential risks, overlaps and opportunities to the People Leadership Team as appropriate.
  • Collation of people team communications for key business channels (ops update and franchisee news)
  • Responsible for organising and planning of People P team and PST meetings (strategic franchisee meetings), leveraging Workplace by Meta as an engagement tool to support with this.
  • Create presentation slides, planning documentation, pre-reads, Q&A documents and script writing for a number of key planning processes and meetings including the strategic market planning process, global planning, and key franchisee meetings and calls.
  • Responsible for organising and leading People Leadership monthly meetings including logistics, agendas, presentation slides, meeting room preparation and minutes. You will take note of meetings, actions and ensure partners are on track.
  • Responsible for supporting the Chief People Officer with global documents - QBR to global, sharing market best practice for international people calls, regular market updates, creating visitor and welcome packs, and adhoc documents as required.
  • Responsible for building monthly people exec pre-reads, managing the People Team UK mailbox and people team distribution list including issuing all people team invites and keeping the distribution list up to date.
  • Organisation of the People Leadership Teams channel, sharing documents and driving forward collaboration as well as keeping track of actions.
  • Responsible for planning and organisation of people team calls and meetings including venue search, agendas, invites and tracking responses, presentation slides, logistics of the events, gifts and budget control, both for in person and virtual meetings.

Statutory Executive Benefits & Governance

  • Executive Health, Vision & Dental Coverage with Global Provider Options
  • Corporate Pension Auto-Enrolment / 401(k) Retirement Plan with Fiduciary Matching
  • Annual Discretionary Performance Incentive & Long-Term Equity Participation
  • Executive Leave Allotment, Statutory Holidays & Dedicated Health Care Reserves
  • US Department of Labor & E-Verify Work Authorization Sponsorship
Verified Corporate Placement