Director, Global Mobility

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom GXO Logistics, Inc. Full time

Job Description

At GXO, we’re constantly looking for talented individuals at all levels who can deliver the caliber of service our company requires. We know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication. On our team, you’ll have the support to excel at work and the resources to build a career you can be proud of.

The Director, Global Mobility, reporting into the SVP, Total Rewards, will have oversight of the entire global mobility function across the enterprise. They will be responsible and accountable for the leadership and operational aspects of all mobility programmes and their effectiveness across the business. They will be responsible for selecting and managing vendors for the business and be involved in potential negotiations. They will also have overall responsibility for putting in place effective mobility policy, practices and guidelines to support talent mobility and will manage a team of one.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

  • Leads the Global mobility department, acting as a coach and strategic advisor to the business to facilitate talent movement
  • Build GXO’s global mobility policy, guidelines and practices. Devise and implement changes where required
  • Brings in tools and systems to ensure the management of mobility cases are simple and efficient and in compliance with different regulatory and tax environments
  • Responsible for vendor selection and management, nurturing and strengthening relationships
  • Ensure compliance with tax, including corporate tax, social security and immigration matters associated with international assignment processes
  • Effectively drives the management and reduction of costs without compromising the quality of the assignment process
  • Monitor and analyse global mobility trends and anticipate any future developments that may be relevant, recommending and implementing changes where necessary
  • Maintain the management of all data, ensuring that the data is kept safe and processed appropriately
  • Partners with Compensation teams to build mobility cost estimates to inform decision making
  • Partners with the GXO University teams to build capabilities regarding mobility requirements and opportunities
  • Acts as the single point of contact and liaison amongst internal parties (tax, legal, HR) to build mobility scenarios, budgets and proposals to ensure success.
  • Leads mobility resources, making sure the mobility teams are functioning, they may also handle high level escalations

What you need to succeed at in this role at GXO:

  • A proven track record of building and leading global mobility functions in blue chip organisations
  • Experience in supporting multiple locations and/or markets in a global organization.
  • Experience in managing Executive expatriate assignments and Executives that regularly commute internationally.
  • Experience in developing processes and international policies and practices
  • A demonstrated effectiveness of building capabilities regarding policies and practices, specifically articulating, presenting and educating senior executives in the topic
  • Understanding of international assignment tax and social security compliance is beneficial for this role.
  • Experience in creating structure where needed is essential for this role.
  • BA in Business, Administration, HR or any other related field
  • Global mobility trainings / certifications or subject matter expertise gained through experience

Pay, benefits and more.

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package.

This position can be based out of any of our HQ offices in UK or Continental Europe. We operate a hybrid-working policy.

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

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