International Workforce Deployment Manager 80 – 100% (f/m/d)

Hitachi Energy; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Hitachi Energy, Zürich, is seeking an International Workforce Deployment Manager to lead international assignments across projects and service operations. You will collaborate with managers, HR, Payroll, and external partners to ensure compliant, efficient mobility and a positive employee experience.

The role focuses on defining deployment options, managing documentation, and driving improvements to mobility processes, tools, and guidance, supported by analytics.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in Global Mobility, International HR, and Payroll.
• Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Detail-oriented with structured documentation.
• Ability to translate mobility needs into guidance.
• Experience with external vendors in immigration or relocation.
• Fluent in English and German; other languages helpful.
• Experience in project-based or industrial/service environments.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate and administer international assignments, secondments, and business travel.
• Act as the primary operational contact for global mobility topics.
• Assess options while ensuring legal, tax, immigration compliance.
• Manage assignment documentation, approvals, and tracking.
• Coordinate visa, work permits, immigration, and social security with HR teams.
• Provide reporting and mobility insights to support decision-making.

Kenntnisse

Global Mobility

Project coordination

Stakeholder mgmt

Compliance awareness

Immigration & work permits

Tax & social security

HR systems

Ausbildung

Degree in HR / International Management

Tools

HR systems

Case tracking

Jobbeschreibung

The opportunity

Join our team and play a key role in enabling a global workforce. As an International Workforce Deployment Manager, you will support the successful deployment of employees across international projects and service operations. Working closely with managers, HR, Payroll, and external partners, you will help ensure that international assignments are executed efficiently, compliantly, and with a great employee experience. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic, international environment while shaping mobility processes that support business growth worldwide.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Coordinate and administer international assignments, secondments, business travel arrangements, and other workforce deployment solutions from initiation to completion
• Act as the primary operational contact for global mobility topics, providing practical guidance and support to managers, employees, HR, Payroll, and business stakeholders
• Assess suitable deployment options while ensuring compliance with legal, tax, immigration, employment, and business requirements
• Manage assignment documentation, approvals, tracking activities, and stakeholder communication to ensure timely and accurate execution
• Coordinate visa, work permit, immigration, and social security processes together with local HR teams, authorities, and external partners
• Support compliance activities related to A1 certificates, Certificates of Coverage, and other international mobility requirements
• Work closely with external mobility, immigration, relocation, and tax providers to ensure seamless service delivery
• Monitor open cases, deadlines, approvals, and outstanding actions while proactively driving resolutions and stakeholder follow-up
• Identify potential compliance risks or process gaps and ensure appropriate escalation and expert involvement when required
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of mobility processes, tools, templates, and guidance materials
• Provide reporting, data analysis, and workforce mobility insights to support informed decision-making and resource planning

Your background

• Degree or professional qualification in Human Resources, Business Administration, International Management, Law, Finance, or a related field
• Experience in Global Mobility, International HR, Workforce Deployment, Expatriate Management, Immigration, Payroll, or Employment Compliance
• Strong coordination and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously
• Detail-oriented and structured approach to work, ensuring high-quality documentation and process execution
• Ability to translate complex mobility requirements into clear and practical guidance for a wide range of stakeholders
• Experience working with external vendors and service providers in areas such as immigration, tax, relocation, or global mobility
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with a proactive, customer-focused mindset
• Sound judgment and the ability to recognize risks, exceptions, and compliance-related issues
• Confidence working with HR systems, reporting tools, workflow management, and case-tracking processes
• Fluency in English and German; additional languages are an advantage
• Experience supporting workforce deployment in project-based, industrial, engineering, or service environments is highly desirable

More About Us

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Publication date : 2026-09-15