Lead-Global Mobility

Tesco Business Solutions; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary and incentives

Leave & time-off

Retirement benefits (SAYE)

Health & wellbeing programs

Mental wellbeing support

Financial wellbeing & coaching

Hybrid/flexible work model

Company discounts

Job summary

Tesco Bengaluru is seeking a Global Mobility Lead to manage end-to-end international assignment operations, ensuring compliant, smooth mobility experiences and governance across immigration, tax, payroll, and vendors.

You will guide mobility specialists, collaborate with HR, payroll, and finance, and drive improvements using external assignment systems for data accuracy and reporting.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business, HR, Finance, Commerce, or related discipline.
• 4-7 years of Global Mobility, International HR Operations, or Expatriate Management experience.
• Experience managing international assignment programs.
• Experience with immigration, tax, payroll, and relocation vendors.
• Prior people management or team leadership experience preferred.
• Experience in reporting, analytics, and dashboard management.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end international assignment lifecycle activities.
• Ensure assignments align with mobility policies and governance standards.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, Rewards, Finance, and stakeholders for smooth execution.
• Provide guidance to assignees throughout the lifecycle.
• Coordinate visa, work permit, and immigration processes with vendors.
• Track immigration cases and ensure renewals and compliance.
• Monitor tax briefing, returns, and tax equalization processes.
• Support shadow payroll and expatriate payroll processes where applicable.
• Create and maintain SOPs, process maps, controls, and governance materials.
• Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Global Mobility

International HR Operations

Expatriate Management

People Management

Reporting & Analytics

Education

Master’s degree in business, HR, finance, commerce or related

Job description

About the role

The Global Mobility Lead is responsible for managing end-to-end international assignment operations, ensuring seamless employee mobility experiences while maintaining compliance with company policies, immigration regulations, tax obligations, payroll requirements, and vendor service standards. The role provides operational leadership for global mobility programs, supports process improvements, and serves as a key point of contact for assignees, HR teams, business stakeholders, and external service providers. This role provides support, guidance and coaching to the mobility specialists within the team. The incumbent will leverage an external assignment management systems and other mobility related systems to drive operational excellence, data accuracy, reporting, compliance, and stakeholder satisfaction.

You will be responsible for

• Manage end-to-end international assignment lifecycle activities, including: Assignment initiation, Compensation inputs, Cost projections, Assignment documentation, Assignment extensions, Repatriation and localization activities, Assignment closures
• Ensure assignments are administered in line with company mobility policies and governance standards.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, Rewards, Finance, and business stakeholders to ensure smooth assignment execution.
• Provide guidance and support to assignees throughout the assignment lifecycle.
• Maintain working knowledge of global immigration processes and requirements.
• Coordinate visa and work permit activities with immigration vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Track immigration cases and ensure timely renewals and compliance.
• Escalate immigration risks and compliance concerns proactively.
• Support employees and managers with immigration-related queries and documentation requirements.
• Coordinate global assignment tax compliance activities with tax service providers.
• Monitor tax briefing, tax return filing, and tax equalization processes.
• Track tax deadlines and ensure timely completion of employee and employer obligations.
• Support shadow payroll and expatriate payroll processes where applicable.
• Reconcile tax-related reports and assist with compliance audits.
• Ensure accurate transfer of data between mobility, payroll, and tax vendors.
• Identify and implement process improvement initiatives.
• Create and maintain SOPs, process maps, controls, and governance documentation.
• Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support audits and compliance reviews related to international mobility programs.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls, data privacy, and regulatory requirements.

You will need

• Master’s degree in business, Human Resources, Finance, Commerce, or related discipline.
• 4-7 years of experience in Global Mobility, International HR Operations, or Expatriate Management.
• Experience managing international assignment programs.
• Experience working with immigration, tax, payroll, and relocation vendors.
• Prior people management or team leadership experience preferred.
• Experience in reporting, analytics, and dashboard management.

Whats in it for you?

At Tesco, we are committed to providing the best for you. As a result, our colleagues enjoy a unique, differentiated, market- competitive reward package, based on the current industry practices, for all the work they put into serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day. Our Tesco Rewards framework consists of pillars - Fixed Pay, Incentives, and Benefits. Total Rewards offered at Tesco is determined by four principles - simple, fair, competitive, and sustainable.

• Salary - Your fixed pay is the guaranteed pay as per your contract of employment.
• Performance Bonus - Opportunity to earn additional compensation bonus based on performance, paid annually
• Leave & Time-off - Colleagues are entitled to 30 days of leave (18 days of Earned Leave, 12 days of Casual/Sick Leave) and 10 national and festival holidays, as per the company’s policy.
• Making Retirement Tension-FreeSalary - In addition to Statutory retirement beneets, Tesco enables colleagues to participate in voluntary programmes like NPS and VPF.
• Health is Wealth - Tesco promotes programmes that support a culture of health and wellness including insurance for colleagues and their family. Our medical insurance provides coverage for dependents including parents or in‑laws.
• Mental Wellbeing - We offer mental health support through self-help tools, community groups, ally networks, face‑to‑face counselling, and more for both colleagues and dependents.
• Financial Wellbeing - Through our financial literacy partner, we offer one‑to‑one financial coaching at discounted rates, as well as salary advances on earned wages upon request.
• Save As You Earn (SAYE) - Our SAYE programme allows colleagues to transition from being employees to Tesco shareholders through a structured 3‑year savings plan.
• Physical Wellbeing - Our green campus promotes physical wellbeing with facilities that include a cricket pitch, football field, badminton and volleyball courts, along with indoor games, encouraging a healthier lifestyle.

About Us

At Tesco, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating everyone fairly and with respect, valuing individuality and uniqueness to create a true sense of belonging. Diversity and inclusion are deeply embedded in our values—we treat people how they want to be treated. Our goal is for all colleagues to feel they can be themselves at work, and we are committed to helping them thrive. Across the Tesco group, we are building an inclusive workplace that actively celebrates the cultures, personalities, and preferences of our colleagues, who in turn contribute to the success of our business and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

At Tesco Bengaluru, we are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, highlighting our commitment to creating a supportive environment for individuals with disabilities. We are dedicated to offering equal opportunities for all candidates and encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. Our recruitment process is fully accessible, and we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments during interviews. If you need any accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know. We are here to ensure that everyone has the chance to succeed.

We also believe in fostering a work environment where you can excel both professionally and personally. Our hybrid model allows you to work flexibly—spend 60% of your week collaborating in person with colleagues at our office locations or local sites, and the rest of the time working remotely. We understand that everyone’s life journey is unique, whether you are starting your career, pursuing passions, or navigating life changes, and we are here to support you. Flexibility is a core part of our culture, and we encourage open conversations about how we can best accommodate your needs, so talk to us throughout your application process on the support required.

When you join Tesco Bengaluru in this role, you'll be employed by Tesco Bengaluru Private Limited, the Tesco legal entity responsible for your employment.