Global Mobility Senior Manager – Europe & India

Company Description

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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Job Summary

The Primary purpose of the role is to lead the Global Mobility function supporting the business in the Europe and India region (with some support for the MEA region). The role reports into the Head of Global Mobility but will also work closely with the Europe and India HRD and regional HR team. The role will sit on the GM Leadership Team and the Europe & India HR Leadership Team. The role will have one direct report and will also work closely with the GM GBS team.

Duties

• Play an active role in the GM Leadership Team by helping to develop global policies and processes as part of a wider GM Transformation

• Redesign the Europe and India GM CoE to effectively meet the needs of the region.

• Work closely with the Europe & India HR team to thoroughly understand the talent strategy for the region and create GM solutions to facilitate this and to identify mobility driven talent attraction, retention and development initiatives.

• Produce data and metrics for key stakeholders in the region in relation to all cross-border activity.

• Active partnering and proactive education with/of the regional Talent Acquisition team in relation to all international new hires

• Provide ad hoc advice and solutions to the many international workforce challenges that the business encounters – cross border remote working, international new hires, virtual new hires, along with international assignments and transfers.

• Provide advice and guidance to project leaders deploying staff overseas including the provision of cost projections.

• Manage effective relationships with stakeholders including assignees, executives and senior staff, HR, finance, legal, resilience, safety colleagues and outsourced service providers and vendors

• Facilitate and lead workshops to empower Operations, Business, Finance and HR on mobility practices, rationale, approaches, constraints and regulations

Qualifications

• Ideally Bachelor’s degree or similar required with emphasis in HR, Business Administration or related discipline or minimum 8 years of Global Mobility experience in corporate and/or consultation capacity.

Additional Information

Experience and Person Specification

• Extensive global mobility experience in Europe (and preferably India)

• Strong understanding of GM issues specific to the Europe and India region including Posted Workers Directive and UK and India immigration legislation

• Proven experience in developing and optimizing processes and international assignment policies and practices, including a segmented assignment policy approach

• Significant experience in tax risk and jurisdictional legislation including tax residency, P.E. and bi-lateral agreements

• Expert knowledge of Global Mobility systems, policies and processes

• Excellent leadership and team playing skills

• Global mindset and able to successfully manage relationships and stakeholders across multiple geographies and cultures

• Collaborative in style and embraces a “best for business” mindset

• Capacity to manage high levels of ambiguity

• Solutions oriented and outcome focused

• Advanced problem solving skills and a challenging and inquisitive approach

• Ability to work well under pressure, meeting tight deadlines, and simultaneously manage multiple inputs on multiple projects

• Good network of contacts in the external market with regular participation in external conferences, seminars and special interest groups

Core behaviors

People practices – understanding the processes and approaches that we use across the employee life cycle and how different practices impact each other and work together in an integrated way.

Culture and behaviour – understanding and influencing organizational systems and human behavior is integral to developing a positive culture and healthy working environment.

Business acumen – appreciation for the organization purpose, direction, priorities and performance as well as external trends impacting the business.

Evidence-based practice – using organizational data, research, stakeholder insights and perspectives as well as professional expertise to deliver work that’s impactful.

Technology and people – exploring how technology can improve the agility and productivity of the organization and can enable more collaborative working

Change – appreciation for how change can benefit the organization and its people and developing effective change management approaches.

Core knowledge

Ethical practice – Building trust by role-modelling ethical behaviour and applying principles and values consistently in decision-making.

Professional courage and influence – courage to speak up and skilfully influencing others to gain buy in.

Valuing people – Creating a shared purpose and enabling people development, voice, and wellbeing.

Working inclusively – Working and collaborating across boundaries, effectively and inclusively, to achieve positive outcomes.

Commercial drive – Using a commercial mindset, demonstrating drive and personal responsibility to create value.

Passion for learning – Demonstrating curiosity and making the most of opportunities to learn, improve and innovate.

Insights focused – Asking questions and evaluating evidence and ideas, to create insight and understand the whole.

Situational decision-making – Making effective and pragmatic decisions or choices based on the specific situation or context.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10100252

Business Line: Geography OH

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: International Support

Career Area: Human Resources

Work Location Model: Hybrid