Global Mobility and Immigration Manager at Labcorp | The Muse (2024)

• Manage the global and US immigration programs and policies.
• Ensure alignment of immigration strategies with overall business objectives.
• Oversee the end-to-end relocation process, including planning, coordination, and execution.
• Manage the assignee/permanent transfer experience from beginning to end.
• Coordinate internal transfer requirements for international assignments and permanent transfers, such as payroll, benefits, and Workday updates.

Immigration and Compliance:

• Manage immigration processes and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Work closely with external immigration counsel to process visas, work permits, and residency applications.
• Provide guidance on visa processing times, sponsorship requirements, associated risks, and costs for potential candidates.
• Maintain and review visa tracker, ensuring timely initiation and filing of extensions.
• Keep up-to-date with changes in immigration laws and regulations.
• Conduct regular internal audits and support ad-hoc projects as needed.

Employee Support:

• Provide support and guidance to employees and their families during relocation/assignments.
• Address employee concerns and issues related to relocation and immigration.
• Develop and deliver pre-departure orientations for assignees.
• Educate managers and employees on visa and green card application and renewal processes.
• Meet with employees and managers as needed to discuss complex visa situations, options to address impacts to status, green card processes, etc.

Vendor Coordination:

• Partner with relocation vendor to administer domestic transfers and international relocations and assignments, including creation/review of cost projections and relocation/assignment letters.
• Coordinate resolutions to complex mobility and immigration cases with relocation, tax and immigration vendors.
• Work closely with external vendors to ensure exceptional service to employees and maximize cost efficiencies.

Program Expense Reporting:

• Assist with budget planning for the immigration and relocation programs.
• Ensure relocation expenses are allocated to appropriate business segment/business unit/division.
• Monitor expense and reimbursem*nt processes for assignments

Policy Management and Communication:

• Communicate policies and procedures to employees and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners/Talent Acquisition to create and communicate relocation packages, answering questions and resolving issues.
• Field and service visa-related escalations, strategizing resolutions for denials, expediting request needs, or complications in the region.
• Meet with internal stakeholders to proactively get ahead of and understand visa requirements for upcoming projects and business operational needs.
• Implement innovative solutions to enhance visa processing, including by leveraging new technologies for efficient processing and management with vendors, developing templates and guidance documents, etc.
• Ensure consistency and compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
• Develop, update, and implement training as required for HR/Talent Acquisition/Regional Management Teams on best practices and to ensure compliance in each region/country.

Reporting and Analytics:

• Generate reports and analytics to track program performance and identify improvement areas.
• Provide insights and recommendations to senior management based on data analysis.
• Maintain Dashboard of all mobility and immigration activities.
• Oversee invoicing and financial reporting to global finance teams

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Collaborate with regional and local HR/Talent Acquisition teams to address specific immigration and mobility needs.
• Work closely with HR, Talent Acquisition, legal, finance, to ensure a seamless relocation experience and to determine options for international moves and assignments.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and develop new approaches to streamline and improve processes globally.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key HR and business contacts.
• Work on mergers and acquisitions to review and implement from an Immigration and Global Mobility perspective.

Education & Experience- Minimum Requirements:

• Associates degree
• Minimum Years of Experience Required: Minimum of 7 years of immigration and Global Mobility experience at a global or multinational company.
• Experience managing international relocations, assignments and immigration processes.
• Knowledge of US and Global immigration laws and regulations.
• Project management experience
• Other information (e.g., certification, etc.): Global Mobility Designation

Preferred Requirements:

• 4-year College Degree
• Preferred Years of Experience Required: 5 years
• International HR experience specifically with assignments and interaction with managing assignees
• Experienced managing multiple country domestic relocation programs
• us and global immigration processes and tax compliance experience.
• Other information (e.g., certification, etc.): Certification in Global Mobility or Immigration Law is a plus.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of global mobility and immigration laws and regulations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to be a self-starter and work independently.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with assignment compensation strategies and benefit programs preferred.
• Good working knowledge of tax, immigration, and social security regulations
• Excellent relationship management skills and ability to communicate across all levels.
• Proactive in seeking out solutions and improvements in user experience.
• Demonstrated cross-cultural awareness, sensitivity, and high level of confidentiality.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure.
• Proficiency in using HRIS/Workday
• Analytical skills with the ability to generate and interpret reports.

Personal Interactions:

• Self-motivated with high integrity, judgment, and self-awareness.
• Comfortable leading and advising through tricky situations that involve gray areas, nuanced analysis, and/or risk assessment.
• High level of cultural sensitivity and awareness.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Customer-focused mindset and ability to provide excellent service to employees.
• Collaborative team player, who acts with a sense of urgency and adaptability in a fast paced/changing environment
• Work effectively and inclusively with other Global Mobility team members across different time zones.
• Exercise great judgment and can articulate sound reasoning for decisions

Interpersonal Skills- Written and verbal communications:

• With Immigration employees and external immigration vendors and immigration authorities.
• With GPT/Assignees through the E2E process, repatriation etc.
• With applicable HR Partners/BU leaders as applicable (Meetings and written communications)
• Work independently and with regular updates to Sr. Director on progress, ability to determine when to consult with Sr. Director/HRP to review complex situations, provide recommendations for exceptions requiring approvals, budget forecasting and reporting.

* Role is Hybrid, but candidates must live within 50 miles of one of the following locations: Research Triangle Park, NC, Raleigh, NC, Burlington, NC, Durham, NC, Madison, WI, Indianapolis, IN*

Benefits: All job offers will be based on a candidate's skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data. Regular, full-time or part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(K), ESPP, Paid time off (PTO) or Flexible time off (FTO), Commissions, and Company bonus where applicable. For more detailed information, please click here.

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