Position Description:
Lead development and implementation of the company’s Global Immigration & Mobility (GIM) strategy aligned with business
goals. Provide expert-level guidance, support, and communication of options and requirements to deliver exceptional employee
experience for seamless cross-border travel assignments. Create and standardize GIM policies, programs, and global practices in
strict compliance with global immigration, tax, and labor laws. Develop relationships with external partners and align related
resources with business needs including global and domestic relocation, international assignments, taxation support, visa
sponsorships, Green Card process, and vendor management.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:
• Develop comprehensive Global Immigration & Mobility (GIM) strategy aligned with business goals for growth and
informed by data-driven insights to provide best experiences for employees. Create strategy roadmap and proposals to
present to executive leadership.
• Utilize thought-leadership and GIM expertise to develop, implement, and maintain global and domestic strategic direction
policies, practices, and programs.
• Maintain current and relevant GIM knowledge to mitigate risks and ensure adherence and compliance with relevant country
laws and regulations. Provide informed advice to leadership and other stakeholders on how changes may affect company,
GIM applications and assignments.
• Understand international business travel eligibility and requirements. Maintain knowledge of change in status and
communicate travel risk assessments and country medical guides to stakeholders. Promote and communicate services
available through International SOS (ISOS).
• Oversee global immigration to ensure employee valid work authorization, including visa applications, work permits,
renewals, extensions, and permanent residency processes. Oversee adherence to timely and accurate processing of
immigration and mobility documentation for employees.
• Engage with leaders, employees, and Human Resources (HR) teams to communicate and discuss immigration options,
requirements for different types of visas, potential risks for individuals and company, work permits for U.S. citizens on
assignment, expatriates, inpatriates, repatriation, and with specific attention to employees whose visa application was not
approved and/or renewals and extensions that have been reached their maximum duration of time.
• Oversee preparation and filing of global immigration applications, support employees to understand timeline and completion
of documents are submitted correctly and accurately. Engage with various immigration providers on behalf of employees to
ensure timely responses to inquiries and submission of necessary paperwork.
• Support individuals facing complex immigration issues, including offboarding of employees with expiring visa status.
• Develop benchmarks and key performance indicators (KPIs) for program standards. Continuously monitor GIM programs
and develop innovative solutions to improve practices and achieve immediate and long-term business goals.
• Develop audit process of immigration and mobility records and processes to ensure compliance and data integrity.
• Lead design, maintenance, and continuous improvement and innovation of GIM policies, practices, and programs, including
expatriate compensation, housing, tax equalization, and allowances, in collaboration with Legal, HR and Finance
stakeholders, and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other technology to evolve current systems, with consideration for
global needs, risks, dependencies, timing, and/or technology considerations.
• Build a global, programmatic approach, leveraging technology and external partners, to develop exceptional employee
experiences and greater mobility throughout the company and affiliated companies. Manage external service providers (e.g.,
immigration firms, relocation vendors, tax advisors) for high-quality, responsiveness, and cost-appropriate services.
• Develop and facilitate training to develop materials and tools to communicate and educate internal stakeholders on GIM
policy, standard operating procedures and guidelines, best practices, and program updates.
• Facilitate acquisition of GIM support, processes, resources, vendors, and tools to best support employees and programs
across organizations.
• Determine tax services needed for U.S. outbound to short- and long-term assignment International locations. Review
employee assignment letters and provide guidance on information to include within documentation.
• Manage and engage with external tax provider to generate tax cost estimates/cost projections and discuss and resolve tax
issues.
• Lead tax services, processes, and compliance of Tax and Payroll for International travel and/or assignments by external tax
provider vendor, including authorized tax services, tax orientations, complete tax equalizations, and timely management of
tax notices.
• Oversee tax services, processes, and compliance of Tax and Payroll for U.S. International business travelers and/or
assignments by external tax provider vendor, including shadow payroll, review of withholding and remitting country taxes,
ITIN, T4 wage slips, and certificates of coverage.
• Monitor U.S. to Canada and Europe business travelers ‘days in country’ to take necessary next steps to address tax
implications with employee and local HR and Finance.
• Review tax and immigration provider invoices and facilitate payments as needed.
• Maintain current and relevant Tax and Payroll knowledge to mitigate risks and ensure adherence and compliance with
relevant laws and regulations and provide informed advice to leadership and other stakeholders on how changes may affect
employee assignments.
• May manage direct reports and participate in hiring process, onboard new hires, deliver timely performance feedback to
staff and contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilizing talent management systems.
• Participate in related industry conferences to stay current on GIM trends, best practices, and legislative developments to
enhance program offerings and practices affecting GIM and workplace adoption.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.