Senior Global Mobility Manager

Career Legal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work 3 days/wk

Job summary

Career Legal seeks a Senior Global Mobility Manager to establish and lead a global mobility function within a growing international law firm. You will develop strategy, policies and governance, and serve as the central contact for international relocations and cross-border assignments.

The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, building processes and shaping long-term direction while advising stakeholders and ensuring a seamless experience for employees moving

Qualifications

• Experience leading global mobility in a large organisation.
• Proven ability to develop mobility policies and governance.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and cross-border experience.
• Knowledge of immigration and cross-border assignments.

Responsibilities

• Develop the firm's global mobility strategy, policies and procedures.
• Shape a stellar global mobility function to support international growth.
• Act as subject matter expert on mobility, international assignments, relocations and secondments.
• Manage relocation requests and cross-border assignments from enquiry to completion.
• Collaborate with HR and Office Managers to deliver seamless mobility services.
• Be the primary contact for employees, HR teams and senior stakeholders throughout mobility lifecycle.
• Perform cost-benefit analysis on proposed moves and support business cases.
• Provide guidance on mobility, immigration and assignment-related matters.
• Review and embed mobility processes for consistency, efficiency and compliance.
• Ensure mobility activities comply across multiple jurisdictions.
• Monitor market trends and introduce best practices to enhance mobility offering.

Skills

Global mobility

Stakeholder mgmt

Cost-benefit analysis

Policy development

Job description

We are working with a leading international law firm to recruit a newly created Senior Global Mobility Manager position.

This is a rare opportunity to establish and lead a Global Mobility function within a growing international law firm.

Working closely with senior HR leadership across the business, you'll be responsible for developing the firm's global mobility strategy, policies and governance framework, while also acting as the central point of contact for international relocations, secondments and cross-border assignments.

This Senior Global Mobility Manager position is arole that combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, requiring someone who can build processes and shape long-term direction whilst managing relocation requests, advising stakeholders and ensuring a seamless experience for employees moving internationally. Alongside overseeing day-to-day mobility activity, you'll help strengthen decision-making through cost-benefit analysis, commercial guidance and the development of robust mobility policies and procedures.

Hybrid Working: 3 days in office per week

Key duties will include:

• Developing and implementing the firm's global mobility strategy, policies and procedures.
• Establishing and shaping a stellar global mobility function to support the firm's international growth.
• Acting as the firm's subject matter expert on global mobility, international assignments, relocations and secondments.
• Managing international relocation requests and cross-border assignments from initial enquiry through to completion.
• Working closely with the wider HR team and Office Managers in local international offices to deliver a seamless mobility service.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for employees, HR teams and senior stakeholders throughout the mobility lifecycle.
• Conducting cost-benefit analysis on proposed international moves, preparing business cases and supporting commercially sound decision-making.
• Providing practical advice and guidance on mobility, immigration and assignment-related matters.
• Reviewing, improving and embedding mobility processes to ensure consistency, efficiency and compliance.
• Ensuring mobility activities remain compliant across multiple jurisdictions.
• Monitoring market trends and introducing best practice to continually enhance the firm's mobility offering.

The successful candidate will be an experienced Global Mobility Manager with a background within the legal sector. You will possess strong technical knowledge of international mobility, excellent stakeholder management skills, and the ability to build and develop processes within a complex international organisation. This role would suit someone who enjoys creating structure, driving improvement and influencing business strategy.