Mobility Advisor

Harbour Energy; Greater London; Hybrid; MXN 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbour Energy seeks a seasoned Global Mobility Specialist in Mexico City to manage pre-assignment, on-assignment and repatriation processes, ensuring smooth cross-border transfers. You will coordinate visas, work permits, tax obligations and relocation logistics for Mexico-based mobile employees, partnering with vendors and internal stakeholders to deliver compliant, cost-aware programs.

The role requires 10+ years of HR experience, including 5+ in mobility, and fluency in English and Spanish.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years HR experience with at least 5 in Global Mobility.
• Strong knowledge of immigration, taxation and relocation logistics.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Fluent in English and Spanish (written and spoken).
• Experience in oil and gas or complex global operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee global mobility and expat programs from Mexico including pre-assignment and repatriation.
• Manage visas, work permits, taxes and compliance.
• Coordinate with relocation vendors, immigration lawyers and tax consultants.
• Maintain accurate records of assignments, costs and employee details.
• Provide guidance and support to mobile employees and internal stakeholders.
• Assist in planning cross-border transfers, considering tax and immigration implications.

Skills

Global mobility

Expatriate programs

Immigration & tax knowledge

Vendor coordination

Data management

English proficiency

Spanish proficiency

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Leadership

Education

Business Administration degree

HR degree or relevant area

Job description

Since its creation in 2014, Harbour has grown to become one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse independent oil and gas companies. Today, Harbour is producing between 475,000 and 485,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with significant production in Norway, the UK, Germany, Argentina and North Africa.

Harbour benefits from competitive operating costs and resilient margins, and a broad set of growth options including near-infrastructure opportunities in Norway, unconventional scalable opportunities in Argentina and conventional offshore projects in Mexico and Indonesia. With low GHG emissions intensity and a leading CO2 storage position in Europe, Harbour remains committed to producing oil and gas safely and responsibly to help meet the world’s energy needs. Harbour is headquartered in London with approximately 5,000 staff and contractors across its operations and offices.

Ours is an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to their job and feel recognised for the value they add. We are committed to creating a genuinely inclusive and supportive working environment to ensure everyone has a positive experience at work.

At Harbour Energy, we aim to recruit, retain and promote our people based on their unique skills, regardless of race, gender or background. We need excellent people to help shape and develop the future of our company.

Could this be you?

Purpose of Role:

• A global mobility specialist is responsible for relocating employees and their families from one country to another as part of their employment. They must be able to set up and oversee transfers, ensuring that the transition from one country to other runs as smoothly as possible. The responsibilities range from meeting immigration requirements, organizing visas, ensuring new compensation packages are commensurate with existing packages and organizing house moves and schooling.

Critical Responsibilities (MAE/MATTE/HSES*):

• Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation and Harbour Energy HSES Procedures.

Ethics and Compliance Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all activities and behaviours are carried out in accordance with Harbour Energy’s Ethics and Compliance Policies and Procedures, and to complete any compulsory compliance training as required.

Areas of Accountability, Responsibility and Competence:

• Global Mobility and Expat Programs: Efficiently manage the day-to-day operations of global mobility programs, including pre-assignment, on-assignment, and repatriation processes from and to Mexico.
• Policy and Procedures: Local implementation of global mobility policies. Ensure that the relevant local procedures are up to date, identifying opportunities to continuously improve them, in alignment with the Global Mobility policies. Contribute to the development and review of global mobility policies to reflect changes in legislation, market trends, and business needs.
• Vendor Coordination: Liaise with external vendors, such as relocation agencies, tax consultants Immigration lawyers, etc., to provide comprehensive support services to mobile employees. Understanding scope of services, company policies and Service Level Agreements.
• Compliance: Ensure all aspects of global mobility, including visas, work permits, and tax obligations, are managed in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Employee Support: Act as a point of contact for Mexico BU mobile employees, offering guidance and support throughout their assignments. Identify solutions for non-standard cases in line with Global Mobility team and in compliance with the relevant Policies and Procedures.
• Planning: Coordinate and interact with internal stakeholder in order to properly planning cross border transfer to ensure that tax and immigration implications are identified and managed on time.
• Data Management: Maintain accurate records of all assignments in/out Mexico, including costs, employee details, assignment periods, change in positions, etc., to support reporting and analytics.
• Business Administration degree, Human resources or relevant area.
• Proficient in English (written & spoken).
• Proficient in Spanish (written & spoken).
• Relevant Experience: More than 10 years of progressive HR experience, with minimum of 5 years of experience in Global Mobility roles preferably within the oil and gas industry or similar sectors with complex global operations.
• Knowledge of Global Mobility: Understanding of global mobility processes, including immigration, taxation, social security and relocation logistics.
• Organisational Skills: Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working with diverse teams and handling sensitive situations.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate Harbour’s Core Values and Business Principles:
• Leadership
• Integrity and Ethics
• People oriented
• Responsibility
• Result oriented

Inclusive recruitment is a vital part of our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. Whatever your background, if you feel you need an adjustment during our selection process to suit your needs, please let us know, and we will be happy to help.