Published: Apr 18, 2025 - The Global Mobility Specialist oversees the full immigration lifecycle for AMER and EMEA new hires and foreign national employees, ensuring timely processing of visas, work permits, and permanent residencies while managing daily interactions with mobility vendors. This position monitors immigration case progress, evaluates sponsorship risks, coordinates relocation services, and provides compliance research and policy recommendations for global mobility programs. This role supports business travel, tax coordination, and database maintenance to ensure a seamless experience for international talent.

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1. Global Mobility Specialist, Novatia Solutions, Denver, CO
Job Summary:
- Participate in projects related to global mobility and support the administration of Toast’s global mobility policy, including process support for relocations and international assignments, manage the intake process and identify/assess the needs of the prospective assignee
- Provide support to the employee and internal stakeholders on processes, policy, and issues related to mobility and partner with cross-functional groups to ensure holistic support throughout the assignment period, including legal, tax, and benefits partners to ensure collective awareness of the assignment and its impact
- Manage external vendor partnerships for destination services, tax advice, immigration advice and provide necessary information to vendors to facilitate relocations, support reporting, and engage with employees
- Work closely with internal teams to process relocations or assignments within existing systems, such as Workday, and ensure careful information management across systems and teams impacted by a relocation or assignment.
- Work collaboratively with the Senior Manager of Global Mobility & Immigration to track cases, provide data on case metrics to help inform global strategy, and ensure deadlines and assignment deadlines are timely manner
- Leverage industry knowledge to develop analytics in support of program trends, streamline reporting, and make recommendations to improve upon the existing global mobility policy through programmatic feedback
- Utilize a strong working knowledge of global mobility policies and procedures to recommend the appropriate mobility strategy to managers and HR Business Partners
- Participate in the administration of new PEO arrangements and support ongoing administration of PEO cases"
- Support the current mobility team in new cases and ensure best-in-class mobility support
- Provide process feedback to improve the experience of services, policies, and better ways of working.
- Identify and support new and existing technology platforms in the preparation of assignment packages and orientation for potential assignees
Skills on Resume:
- Global Mobility (Hard Skills)
- Process Support (Soft Skills)
- Vendor Management (Hard Skills)
- Cross-functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Data Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Policy Knowledge (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Recommendations (Soft Skills)
- Technology Platforms (Hard Skills)
2. Global Mobility Specialist, Thrive Global, Austin, TX
Job Summary:
- Administer document intake and initial file reviews for nonimmigrant visa cases
- Efficiently facilitate process workflow between the Immigration team, Global Mobility Partners, Disney Legal, foreign nationals, and HR
- Partner with GMPs to prepare materials for educating business partners on U.S. work visa and/or legal permanent residence application requirements and processes
- Run weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc reporting for the Enterprise-wide foreign national population to support GMPs and HR partners and to track the population’s expirations and milestones
- Document processes and record notes from team meetings
- Save centrally for the team to access
- Facilitate the generation and execution of letters for miscellaneous visa and green card processes
- Maintain templates and organize a filing system for easy access and use for team members
- Primary point of contact for the design and entry of data into the Enterprise legal tracking system
- Perform administrative tasks such as calculation of salaries and rotation packages, contract drafting and the like for both full-time employees and global graduates rotating to various locations
- Communicate and coordinate with third-party providers, such as relocation agents, insurance brokers, tax consultants and municipalities, to manage immigration, insurance, pension, taxes, transport of personal belongings, etc.
- Support salary regulations and other monetary and non-monetary benefits for relocated colleagues
- Communicate with and advise local HR and relocated colleagues throughout the entire relocation process, from package decision to repatriation
Skills on Resume:
- Document Management (Hard Skills)
- Process Workflow (Soft Skills)
- Reporting Generation (Hard Skills)
- Team Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Data Entry (Hard Skills)
- Contract Drafting (Hard Skills)
- External Communication (Soft Skills)
- Salary Regulations (Hard Skills)
3. Global Mobility Specialist, Arista Consulting, Chicago, IL
Job Summary:
- Responsible for the monthly review of the vendor invoices and assigning them to the appropriate cost centers
- Work closely with the internal finance teams to manage the reporting for the global mobility chargebacks and ensure operational excellence
- Handle global vendor Purchase Order (PO_ process, including annual creation, maintenance and closure of PO’s.
- Assist with the launch of an enhanced GM model and associated technologies.
- Regular maintenance and update of the GM shared platforms MS Team site.
- Responsible for the regular maintenance of GM policies and documents internal HR Portal and HR Now
- Liaise with Global HR Services to ensure regular updates and maintenance of HR records in Workday.
- Assist in notification of benefits enrollment to 3rd party vendor.
- Manage other GM Mobility-related transactions.
- Provide timely resolution of inquiries or concerns from employees, internal process partners HR Talent Acquisition, HR Services, Payroll and external vendor partners.
- Assist with GM Year-End Comp Planning
- Cultivate and foster strong working relationships with mobility team, finance, payroll, compensation, corporate tax, mobility vendors, assignees, business partners and other stakeholders
- Provide mobility tax process oversight, regular reporting, and identify improvements
Skills on Resume:
- Invoice Management (Hard Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Purchase Order (Hard Skills)
- Technology Launch (Soft Skills)
- Document Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Vendor Communication (Soft Skills)
- Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
4. Global Mobility Specialist, Horizon Global Logistics, Miami, FL
Job Summary:
- Responsible for end-to-end global mobility life cycle for new hires, internal transfers, and assignments
- Provide educational training to stakeholders, sponsor or lead webinars and info sessions to communicate current events and respective impacts on the business
- Work directly with service providers to ensure timely and high-quality service delivery
- Consult with HR and Management on global mobility programs, policies, and processes
- Drive process improvements for the region
- Collaborate with peers to deliver support to stakeholders
- Benchmark mobility programs to ensure regional competitiveness
- Collaborate with all Global Mobility team members on global program initiatives
- Provide reporting and analytics for internal stakeholders
- Build and maintain key relationships internally and externally
- Data integrity accountability for Global Mobility-owned/touching data points
- Help ensure compliance across the full Global Mobility spectrum
Skills on Resume:
- Global Mobility (Hard Skills)
- Training Delivery (Soft Skills)
- Service Management (Soft Skills)
- Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
- Collaboration Skills (Soft Skills)
- Benchmarking Programs (Hard Skills)
- Reporting Analytics (Hard Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
5. Global Mobility Specialist, TransLink Services, Seattle, WA
Job Summary:
- Drive and coordinate the global mobility process, communicate with all involved parties (employees, local HR partner, business units etc.), provide them with consultancy
- Provide administrative support in the area of international short-term assignments worldwide, with a focus on immigration, tax and social security areas for customers in the EMEA region
- Ensure the correct data entry in the internal travel tool, maintain completeness and accuracy
- Deliver documents related to company travel assignments (e.g. contracts, visa documents, welcome emails, reports)
- Support delegates with assignment-related questions
- Support with the Posted Worker guidance and requirements
- Support with remote work guidance and requirements
- Support with various projects within Global Mobility
- Provide ideas to further optimise mobility processes
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, ensuring an aligned approach, status updates and a smooth transition for the relocating employees
- Handling the travel and accommodation arrangements of the relocating employees
- Provide communications and education sessions for stakeholders
- Monitor individual tax law changes and determine any process changes needed and the cost impact to tax equalization costs
Skills on Resume:
- Global Mobility (Hard Skills)
- Administrative Support (Soft Skills)
- Data Entry (Hard Skills)
- Document Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Assignment Support (Soft Skills)
- Compliance Knowledge (Hard Skills)
- Process Optimization (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Collaboration (Soft Skills)
6. Global Mobility Specialist, Integris International, Portland, OR
Job Summary:
- Assist in the development of the new global mobility assignment policy suite & supporting materials
- Assist in the development of assignment contracts and other related documentation.
- Assist in developing training programmes for HR & mobility advisors
- Assist with developing and managing the analysis of data for reporting at key stages in the project
- Assist in documenting global mobility processes with key stakeholders,
- Develop a mobile employee tracking tool
- Work with external vendors to support the delivery of mobility services in accordance with SLAs
- Prepare assignment-related calculations, net to net, cost projections etc.
- Prepare an analysis on the global mobility programme including demographics, costs etc.
- Ensure compliance and a good assignee experience
- Handling relocation processes for different EU countries
- Being the main point of contact for the relocating employee, ensuring they have the correct info and understanding, feels welcome and has an excellent relocation experience
Skills on Resume:
- Policy Development (Hard Skills)
- Document Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Training Development (Soft Skills)
- Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Process Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Vendor Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Cost Projections (Hard Skills)
- Relocation Support (Soft Skills)
7. Global Mobility Specialist, Pathfinder Relocation, Dallas, TX
Job Summary:
- Support both the transformation of the Global Mobility function in line with Strategy and Vision and the ongoing evolution of the function
- Deliver an exceptional employee/stakeholder experience
- Support the regional lead, and be a SME in right, on all things Global Mobility touching (tax, immigration, relo etc) for the locations under remit
- Be a key point of contact for the Businesses headquartered in the area (GMS/GQ and EUCAN), providing advisory support to the key stakeholders on Global Mobility matters
- Support the stakeholders in the region to understand the global mobility processes and guide them on a resolution of issues they encounter
- Contribute to and support the successful implementation of global initiatives in the region
- Own case management for expat moves TET-3 and below and support the Strategy Lead in case management for senior moves (TET/TET-1/TET-2)
- Partner with vendors to ensure maximising the relationships and support vendor management activity
- Build and maintain key relationships internally and externally
- Help grow the Global Mobility brand
- Data integrity accountability for Global Mobility owned/touching data points
- Help ensure compliance across the full Global Mobility spectrum
Skills on Resume:
- Global Mobility (Hard Skills)
- Employee Experience (Soft Skills)
- Advisory Support (Soft Skills)
- Process Guidance (Soft Skills)
- Initiative Implementation (Soft Skills)
- Case Management (Hard Skills)
- Vendor Management (Soft Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
8. Global Mobility Specialist, Altair Dynamics, Atlanta, GA
Job Summary:
- Provide program support for Flex Global Mobility Immigration and Relocation (Domestic/Int’l/Assignment).
- Supports the day-to-day immigration responsibilities,
- facilitating the process for both internal foreign nationals and identified foreign national candidates to obtain work authorization and/or other immigration needs.
- Works closely with the Global Mobility Manager in all immigration related matters.
- Assist with the other Global Mobility Programs, which include Relocation and International.
- Fluctuate to meet program/project (Relo/Int’l) needs.
- Point of contact for the immigration program and will work closely with the Global Mobility Manager.
- Offer advice and expertise on all international relocation coordination
- Provide administrative support for all mobility and immigration matters
- Review immigration data and insights to provide recommendations on improvement projects and stay on track with budgets
- Ensure organizational compliance with all immigration laws and regulations by staying current with laws, regulations and procedures governing internal mobility and immigration
- Oversight and application of the mobility tax programs and the escalation of policy issues
- Conduct periodic benchmarking reviews of tax policy provisions
Skills on Resume:
- Program Support (Hard Skills)
- Immigration Process (Hard Skills)
- Relocation Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
- Tax Program (Hard Skills)
- Data Review (Hard Skills)
- Policy Advice (Soft Skills)
- Benchmarking Reviews (Hard Skills)
9. Global Mobility Specialist, Axis Global Partners, Boston, MA
Job Summary:
- Manage the immigration lifecycle for all the AMER and EMEA new hires and foreign national employees to obtain work visas, work permits and permanent residency
- Acts as the main resource for employees on all aspects of immigration, including visa processes and regulatory requirements/ changes
- Manage day-to-day interactions with mobility vendors to ensure a smooth experience for people including initiating and monitoring employee cases and vendor performance
- Monitor progress for all AMER and EMEA immigration cases, identify long-term sponsorship issues and communicate risk to recruiters/hiring managers
- Contribute thought leadership for domestic and international mobility programs - such as best practice reviews, trends, benchmarking, gap assessments and policy change recommendations.
- Conduct regulatory research and prepare analysis or create recommendations for decision-makers
- Prepare relocation estimates, administer relocation agreements, and coordinate with internal and external partners to ensure an efficient and smooth experience for employees
- Conduct work visa sponsorship assessments
- Lead daily administration of mobility-related tasks (record keeping, tracking and updating databases etc.).
- Participate in due diligence of employee relocation requests and Zendesk entering new countries for business and employment
- Coordinate with external tax and immigration vendors to ensure tax returns are completed on time, tax payments are made, and visas are obtained in a timely manner where necessary
- Manage inquiries from the tax vendor
- Provide support with managing the business traveler population
Skills on Resume:
- Immigration Lifecycle (Hard Skills)
- Vendor Management (Soft Skills)
- Case Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Risk Communication (Soft Skills)
- Program Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Regulatory Research (Hard Skills)
- Relocation Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Tax Coordination (Hard Skills)
10. Global Mobility Specialist, International Relocation Group, San Diego, CA
Job Summary:
- Drive process changes to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of current mobility processes and procedures
- Participate in the monitoring, evaluation, optimization and deployment of mobility programs and initiatives
- Manage immigration files, including applications for new work permits and renewals of work permits
- Support employees on CSQ application and Permanent Residence applications
- Maintain and update global mobility & immigration information, programs, documents and files
- Advise and respond to immigration and mobility inquiries from employees and managers
- Liaise with third parties, including legal advisors, on immigration cases and applications
- Coordinate the relocation process for all international applicants
- Oversee and help support the development of the expatriation program, including international compensation, benefits, immigration and relocation assistance
- Provide support to expatriate employees in areas related to immigration, short and long-term assignments, relocation, etc.
- Build and/or update immigration guidelines and processes to ensure alignment within the People function
- Act as the main point of contact with counsel, government agencies and third-party vendors providing immigration, relocation and mobility support
- Coach members of the People team on requirements related to immigration and mobility
Skills on Resume:
- Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
- Program Optimization (Soft Skills)
- Immigration Management (Hard Skills)
- Employee Support (Soft Skills)
- Information Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Third-party Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Relocation Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Expatriate Support (Soft Skills)
11. Global Mobility Specialist, Xeno Consulting, Phoenix, AZ
Job Summary:
- Work internally with other areas of the People team to set up processes, procedures, and policies
- Ensure all data is relevant and kept up to date on the SharePoint site
- Tax briefing with expats at the arrival and before leaving
- Preparing annual tax returns for ex-pats (inbound-outbound)
- Drafting or reviewing companies’ assignment policies
- Drafting or reviewing of companies’ compensation plans
- Advice for the application of special tax regimes
- Providing consulting on global mobility to human resources, managers, and employees
- Preparing feasibility and cost analysis for each mobility request, obtaining approvals, and tracking all global assignments
- Assisting in collating and analyzing benefits provided for assignments/relocations to ensure correct tax reporting
- Invoicing reconciliation and cost recharge management
- Coordinating small teams
Skills on Resume:
- Process Setup (Soft Skills)
- Data Management (Hard Skills)
- Tax Briefing (Hard Skills)
- Policy Drafting (Hard Skills)
- Cost Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Consulting Support (Soft Skills)
- Invoicing Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
- Team Coordination (Soft Skills)