Overview:

Researcher, Strategic Research and Business Intelligence will report to the Director, Strategic Research and Business Intelligence (SRBI) and is responsible for providing research support for counter-party and competitive intelligence projects for both business leadership and Global Legal.

Based within Global Legal, this position requires specialist experience and knowledge from within the business intelligence sector.

Responsibilities include:

• Compose and set up complex alerts on multiple matters, in multiple languages and on multiple platforms on specified topics and directed towards identified research objectives.
• Use open-source and commercial services to retrieve both primary and secondary material on specified topics.
• Process research materials manually, and using AI where appropriate, to identify key information in support of identified research objectives. Develop familiarity with topics of ongoing interest and, with it, the ability to identify salient information/developments.
• Work with providers to ensure maximum value is extracted from commercial information services.
• Develop familiarity with availability and accessibility of public records in all major regions.
• Attend meetings with senior internal clients to understand research priorities and to speak to findings.

Skills and experience required:

• Solid experience in a business intelligence suppliers.

• Ability to absorb large amounts of unfamiliar material quickly, to identify relevant findings and to ensure salient facts are captured.

• Experience with BI search tools (media, records) and open-source techniques.

• Some experience of public record landscape.

• Comfortable dealing with source material in multiple languages.

• Interest in, and aptitude for understanding business structures

• Experience of investment analysis- nice to have

• Highly motivated and curious

• Ability to complete multiple tasks simultaneously and function in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.

• Proven ability to work with highly confidential information

• Bachelors Degree in any relevant field, such as History, International Studies or Politics desirable

**At Mc Donald’s we are People from all Walks of Life... People are at the heart of everything we do, and they make the Mc Donald’s experience.**We embrace diversity **and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices, which helps us to better serve our customers. We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, Franchisees and suppliers gives us strength.

We do not tolerate inequality, injustice or discrimination of any kind. These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.

We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities, helping to develop skills and drive aspirations that will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it, whether with Mc Donald’s or elsewhere.”

Mc Donald’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 Mc Donald's means thinking big and preparing for a career that can have influence around the world.

At Mc Donald’s, we see every day as a chance to create positive impact. We lead through our values centred on service, integrity, inclusion, community and family. From support of Ronald Mc Donald 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.