Immigration & Global Mobility Manager

BT Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company is seeking a Work & Reward Services Manager for Immigration & Global Mobility. The role involves managing immigration processes, ensuring compliance with regulations, and providing guidance to colleagues. Successful candidates should possess strong knowledge of immigration law, excellent decision-making skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders. Join a transformative company that focuses on innovation while enhancing employee experiences through strategic policies and initiatives.

Benefits

10% on target bonus

BT Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Private virtual GP appointments

World-class training and development

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of immigration law and cross-border compliance.
• Confident decision-maker, able to simplify complexity.
• Collaborative, supporting colleagues and business priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead right-to-work and visa sponsorship strategies.
• Ensure compliance with immigration regulations.
• Manage end-to-end immigration processes, including relocations.

Skills

Immigration law knowledge

Decision-making skills

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Job description

In this role, you will be part of the People & HR Service Delivery function. The People & HR Service Delivery function operationalises and enables HR processes to ensure a consistent, high-quality colleague experience. It serves as the primary gateway for all HR needs for colleagues and people managers, focusing on efficiency and experience by seamlessly delivering end-to-end employment lifecycle processes. Through this, we provide vital HR services that enable outstanding colleague experiences across the organisation. As a Work & Reward Services Manager (Immigration & Global Mobility), you will play a pivotal role in shaping and driving initiatives and processes within the Immigration & Global Mobility area of the Work & Reward Services team. This role is essential in enabling the organisation's workforce to thrive in an interconnected world. By managing immigration and global mobility activities effectively, you will ensure compliance, support smooth cross-border transitions, and provide meaningful guidance to colleagues. Your expertise will foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence, aligning Immigration & Global Mobility initiatives with the organisation's strategic objectives.

What you'll be doing

• Lead right-to-work, visa sponsorship, and global mobility strategies in line with organisational goals.
• Ensure compliance with UK and international immigration regulations.
• Manage end-to-end immigration and global mobility processes, including relocations and work permits.
• Partner with People & Culture, Legal, and external providers to deliver efficient services.
• Develop and maintain immigration and global mobility policies with Reward and ER teams.
• Provide guidance on tax, social security, and employment law for international assignments.
• Act as a key point of contact for colleagues on international moves, ensuring a smooth experience.
• Maintain accurate case records and produce compliance and performance reporting.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including immigration authorities and advisors.
• Drive continuous improvement and stay up to date with legislative and industry changes.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of immigration law and cross-border compliance.
• Confident decision‑maker, able to simplify complexity.
• Collaborative, supporting colleagues and business priorities.
• Manage multiple priorities and stakeholder expectations.
• Analytical, with data‑driven decision‑making skills.
• Clear communicator, able to influence stakeholders.
• Understand regulatory and internal policy requirements.

Experience

• Managing global mobility and immigration programmes in multinational settings.
• Knowledge of international immigration laws, tax, and compliance.
• Partnering with HR, Legal, and external vendors on mobility cases.
• Supporting colleagues on international assignments and relocations.
• Designing and implementing global mobility and immigration policies.
• Managing multiple assignments with attention to detail.
• Using data and reporting to drive improvements.

Company Overview

BT Group was the world's first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK's most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet – we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business. Over the next two years, we will complete the UK's largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other. While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK's best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country's biggest infrastructure companies. Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

Benefits

• 10% on target bonus
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It's for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
• Enhanced women's health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
• 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
• 2 weeks carer's leave
• World-class training and development opportunities
• Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.