Human Resources Department-Expatriate Management Associate

Bank of China; New York; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of China in New York seeks an HR professional to support expatriate management and staff information maintenance. The role focuses on recruiting, onboarding, salary adjustments, and ensuring legal status while providing cultural support to expatriates in the U.S.

Responsibilities include policy review, reporting, and cross-branch collaboration to ensure adherence to HO guidelines and local regulations. Fluency in English and Mandarin is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR Management or related areas.
• 1–3 years of HR-related experience.
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal abilities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and implement expatriate management programs including recruiting and onboarding.
• Review and update expatriate policies and procedures.
• Analyze expatriate turnover and demand.
• Coordinate expatriate events, training, and mentoring.
• Calculate and adjust expatriates' salary and compensation.
• Maintain expatriates’ legal status and assist with visas/passports.
• Liaise with HO and HR systems for expatriate projects.
• Prepare business reports and maintain project data.
• Communicate across bank branches globally to implement HO policies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Introduction

Established in 1912, Bank of China is one of the largest banks in the world, with over $3 trillion in assets and a footprint that spans more than 60 countries and regions. Our long-term outlook, institutional weight and global breadth provide our clients with a stable and reliable financial partner, whether in Corporate or Personal Banking or our Trade Services, Commodities, Financial Institutions and Global Markets lines of business.

Overview

This role is responsible for assisting with performing HR-related duties in expatriate business and facilitating daily process, conducting HR-related duties and communicate directly with expatriates at all levels to provide necessary service and cultural support in various manners, managing and maintaining expatriates’ information database, recruiting and onboarding expatriates, monitoring in-time information on their legal status as well as support in their adaptation to U.S. culture, life and work environment.

Responsibilities

Expatriate Management 90%

• Monitor and implement expatriate management programs, including recruiting, on boarding, promotion, transferring and returning;
• Review and update all Expatriate Management related policies and procedures, formalize the practice of expatriate management by standardizing and executing policies and procedures, under guidance of the Head Office’s (HO) corresponding policies and regulations
• Analyze and evaluate the Bank’s expatriate turnovers and demands
• Facilitate and coordinate the Bank’s events that require expatriates’ participation, including training, mentoring program, recruiting new expatriates, etc.
• Calculate and adjust Expatriates’ salary and compensation upon initial arrival and position adjustments;
• Monitor and ensure the maintenance of expatriates’ legal status in the U.S., and assist expatriates with all applications, extensions or renewals for passports, visas, etc.
• Liaise with HO, maintain the HR-related systems to support expatriate management related projects;
• Write business reports such as meeting minutes, operational manuals, proposals and responsible for the maintaining data and records in the projects
• Carry out professional communication throughout the expatriate management projects with other branches within the company globally
• Incorporate the policies from HO with reality and implement them in adherence to local regulations and compliance, including BOCUSA Risk Governance Framework and Risk Appetite Statement

Staff Information Management 5%

• Compile and update monthly Major Event report
• Review the monthly staff list and prepare quarterly report for Head Office

Ad-hoc project 5%

• Participate and/or manage ad-hoc projects on an as needed basis

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, master’s degree preferred in HR Management or related areas required
• At least 1-3 years of experience in HR related work required
• Strong analytical skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, relationship management skills, time management and organizational skills are needed for this position
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office suites, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills required
• Bilingual in English and Chinese Mandarin is a must

Pay Range

Actual salary is commensurate with candidate’s relevant years of experience, skillset, education and other qualifications.

USD $42,000.00 - USD $90,000.00 /Yr.