Global Mobility Advisor

Global Mobility Advisor – Global Mobility/Thomson Reuters People

We are seeking an experienced Global Mobility professional to join our world-class Global Mobility team, reporting to the Global Mobility Director.  Fostering an inclusive culture of world-class talent is one of Thomson Reuters’ three leading principles, and particularly relevant to this position where you will have end-to-end accountability for the management, coordination and administration of the mobility of key talent into, out of and within the EMEA region for the Reuters business unit, as well as mobility of key talent into the Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre in Switzerland from all business units.

The successful candidate will work directly with HR Business Partners (HRBPs), Country/Regional Heads of HR and their local HR teams, compensation and benefits specialists, Global Payroll teams, HR systems specialists, external relocation and tax vendors and the other Global Mobility team members. They will be responsible for providing a total mobility service to business managers and HRBPs globally to help them manage their global mobility needs while supporting assignees and transferees throughout their assignment or transfer.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Global Mobility Advisor, you will:

• Advise managers and HRBPs on Global Mobility policy application and interpretation
• Prepare and review cost estimates using market-leading external expatriate management system and review and secure appropriate approvals for each assignment or transfer
• Prepare and review assignment/transfer letters and related documentation and counsel assignees on assignment and tax policies to ensure full understanding of the terms offered
• Develop relationships and liaise as appropriate with external service companies for the provision of relocation, tax and social security, immigration services as well as build credibility and partner with all internal stakeholders in the mobility process e.g. HRBPs, local HR personnel, payroll managers
• Coordinate a smooth transition of payroll for international assignees and ensuring correct home country deductions (e.g. pension, social security) are taken from pay where appropriate
• Understand and apply social security and tax legislation in EMEA and other locations, as well as ensuring tax and immigration compliance for all international moves
• Provide assistance from time to time with the management and administration of assignments and transfers in other locations, as well as ad hoc duties and projects as directed by the Global Mobility Director and/or Vice President, Global Mobility

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Global Mobility Advisor if you have:

• A full understanding of global mobility, with a minimum of three to five years’ experience working in a busy global mobility or international assignment team, preferably in-house for a large global organisation
• Experience of working with a range of external providers including global relocation and global tax providers
• Experience in working with senior expatriate assignees (CEO-1, CEO-2) and their associated complexity, as well as managing senior stakeholders
• A solid understanding of expatriate tax, pension and social security issues, immigration (detailed knowledge of Swiss immigration requirements is a definite plus) and cultural differences
• Experience of using AssignmentPro and preferably Workday, as well as being skilled in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint
• Ability to work independently and take the initiative, whilst also being a good team player and are able to deal with ambiguity, work under pressure and deliver quick turnaround times
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and are strongly numerate and accurate with an eye for details when dealing with large amounts of data and calculations
• University Degree preferred

What’s in it For You?

At Thomson Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: 2 company-wide Mental Health Days Off per year (paid); Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking
• Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact
• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency.  Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world

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Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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