Manager, Global Mobility

Omers

  • Toronto, ON
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 21 days ago
Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 600,000+ members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.Know someone at OMERS or Oxford Properties? Great! If you're referred, have them submit your name through Workday first. Then, watch for a unique link in your email to apply.Objective:Reporting to the Associate Director, Payroll and Global Mobility, the incumbent will lead the day-to-day activities of OMERS global mobility programs. This includes providing on-going global mobility guidance to all internal stakeholders for immigration, tax, relocation matters and vendor relationships.Accountabilities:
  • Act as the subject matter expert on all global mobility issues including policies, processes, immigration and tax matters, legislative changes, and external regulatory bodies
  • Provide support and guidance to business leaders, Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, Compensation Advisors, and internal stakeholders on enterprise-wide global mobility programs
  • Growing and fostering cross-functional partnerships to aid in management of all phases of the mobility cycle (e.g., pre-secondment, on-secondment, and repatriation) and execute smooth transition between teams
  • Educating and advising relocating employees on expectations, expenses, timelines, service options, and resource
  • At time of assignment and repatriation, coordinate required activities with management, employee, HRBP, A&S, Payroll, Benefits, HRIS and external vendors
  • Conduct high-level immigration assessment at the initial stage of the process and oversee all aspects of the Global Visa & Immigration support including vendor relationships, ensuring the process runs smoothly and within the expected time frame
  • Track when visa/work permit issues are going to expire and assist employees with renewal or repatriation
  • Oversight of relocation services/vendors used for international relocations to ensure a seamless end user experience for assignees
  • Provide escalated answers for any policy issues and requests for exceptions to policy
  • Prepare cost projections/relocation agreements (as required) for review and approval
  • Work with external advisors to obtain relevant advice surrounding tax matters, managing tax compliance programs for assignee population and review of reconciliation calculations
  • Assist international payroll for expatriates and local payroll by collecting, verifying, approving employee payroll information
  • Continuously review and maintain global mobility guidelines, processes, procedures, and controls to ensure that the global mobility programs are streamlined and meeting business requirements
  • Benchmark our current policies against internal feedback and external market standards, assess potential opportunities for improvement, and make strategic recommendations for program changes (workflows, tools, policies, budgets, approvals, compliance testing)
  • Manage on-going vendor relationships, ensure all service level agreements and expectations are being met in a timely manner, and that tax and immigration compliance is in order
  • Monitor year-end process to ensure all steps are completed within the set timetable
  • Review vendor invoices, approve and submit for payment
  • This position requires a high level of tact, diplomacy, and independent judgment on actions of a highly confidential and sensitive nature and a detailed understanding of policies and procedures of global immigration and global mobility practices
  • Keep apprised of current mobility trends and critical updates related to government regulations, local laws, and provide consultation to internal stakeholders.
Skills & Experience:
  • University degree in HR related field or equivalent
  • 5 to 7 years corporate mobility policy management experience
  • Knowledge of international payroll, immigration, employment, and tax issues is an asset
  • Ability to build and maintain trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Experience in maintaining and building relationship with external vendors
  • Ability to multitask and manage multiple priorities and deadlines
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.

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