Senior Manager, Global Mobility

Strategy Design and Execution

• Develop and recommend changes/enhancements to the Global Mobility policies and establish strategic direction in collaboration with the business and other HR partners. 
• Manage all the relocation and talent deployment processes in support of Foundation’s roles in alignment with global mobility and business specific strategies.
• Lead and actively participate in discussions with the Foundation leadership to land on appropriate mobility structure, timing, and mobility package including budgets as appropriate.

​Domestic and International Relocation

• Direct the domestic and international relocation program (expatriation and repatriation). Work with internal staff and vendors to ensure programs are cost effective and service-focused. 
• Create and utilize global assignment balance sheets to analyze impact on proposed assignments; evaluate cost differential between home and host countries and within U.S. when moving employees from one state to the other. Recommend cost effective alternatives. 
• Oversee the input regarding assignee’s expenses on the tax equalization spreadsheets. 
• Oversee the annual tax program and compensation accumulation via external tax service providers. 

​Partnerships & Collaboration

• Partner with HR Management and business leaders to provide strategic consulting on global mobility matters including the assessment and strategic planning of assignments, localizations and repatriations. 
• Advise business leaders on effective use of the mobility programs and strategies in support of the business’ desired location and mobility strategy and plans.
• Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition/Talent Management and HR Business Partners teams to manage all phases of the mobility cycle (e.g. pre-secondment, on-secondment, and repatriation) and execute smooth transition between recruiting, mobility, HRBP (human resource business partner), payroll, and Legal.
• Represent the Foundation in international forums with other Global Mobility leaders to ensure that expatriate program is competitive and cost effective. 
• Ensure day to day oversight, development and performance management of the Global Mobility team. 

​Employee/Candidate Experience

• Supervise all global mobility and other assignment-related issues, provide or oversee services prior to the assignment, during the assignment and during repatriation/localization including assignment cost analysis, expatriate orientations, vendor coordination, preparation of assignment balance sheets, and letters of understanding. Develop and conduct expatriate training and communications for staff, clients, business leaders, and assignees, and manage engagement financials. 

​Training

• Develop and lead internal/external training sessions relating to trends in expatriate program management (as well as general international human resource issues) and participate in the development of Global Mobility Tax team members.
• Manage the immigration program to ensure assignees and accompanying family members have the required visa and paperwork. Serve as primary advisor on immigration matters. Work with in-house legal counsel and external immigration vendors and attorneys. Identify and develop resources and services to address specific immigration needs. Develop familiarity and relationships with appropriate embassies. 

​Process and Policies

• Continuously improving the process to drive efficiencies and reducing the cycle time.
• Updating the policies, creating new policies in light of the Foundation’s business goals and footprint.

​Vendor Management

• Manage strong vendor partnerships and analyze services to optimize customer service and minimize cost. Recommend and/or select new vendors as appropriate. Participate and/or lead the RFP process for new vendors when necessary. 

​Audit & SLAs

• Manage, audit and authorize vendor payments; generate and review compensation tracking reports and approve expense reports for assignees in accordance to guidelines and policy.
• Identify and create the appropriate SLAs with the vendors, track these SLAs and hold vendors accountable.

Project Management

• Your strength in project management will enable you to successfully manage the end-to-end mobility process; acting as the connecting point between all stakeholders and ensuring mobility resourcing arrangements are executed meticulously and in a timely fashion.