Activision Blizzard King is looking for a Global Mobility Specialist to join our team. This role is available on a 12 month FTC.
Responsibilities
* Serve as the point of contact for day-to-day questions regarding immigration, relocation, and processes from internal stakeholders (foreign nationals, HR, Legal and managers) across ABK entities.
* Be a subject matter expert in Global Mobility with experience in immigration in EMEA and contribute ideas to improve the ABK global mobility program with a strong focus on immigration.
* Assess sponsorship requirements with ABK HR Business Partners and Talent Professionals.
* Manage new hire immigration cases by partnering with outside immigration partners and manage expectations from start to finish.
* Work with current employees to ensure continued work authorization including amendments, extensions, and permanent residency.
* Continuously communicate timelines with involved parties — employee, manager, HR Business Partners, and global mobility team.
* Collaborate with Head of Benefits & Mobility to develop internal processes for permanent residency requirements and ensure compliance with country-specific immigration rules and documentation.
* Collaborate with internal partners (HR Operations, HR Business Partners, Recruiting, Payroll, Legal, Corporate Tax, Finance and Accounting) to streamline cross-functional processes.
* Maintain immigration data integrity in Workday and other systems and advise on Global Right to Work Checks and audits as needed.
* Provide general information, education, and guidance to HR Business Partners, Talent Professionals, and candidates regarding entry requirements in line with immigration regulations.
* Maintain the Global Mobility intranet site for Europe, including process workflows, policy guidelines, and resources.
Relocation
* Serve as the point of contact for ABK HR Business Partners and Talent Professionals to assess relocation benefits and requirements.
* Continue to build strong relationships with relocation partners and sub vendors.
* Work closely with peers, HR Operations and HR Tech to develop a more streamlined approach to automating relocation benefits via Workday.
* Provide ongoing training and updates to HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition and Senior Leaders as it relates to relocation benefits and/or immigration.
* Conduct relocation surveys bi-annually.
Skills and Qualifications
* Must be able to effectively manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
* Work independently and take initiative to provide consultation to all levels of staff.
* Excellent relationship building skills.
* At least 2-4 years of immigration experience in a similar role and able to demonstrate knowledge and/or experience in Global Mobility.
* Experience with Global Immigration (non-US specific).
* Knowledge of tax, legal, payroll, benefits and cross-border movement issues is a plus.
* Experience managing external partners.
* Best in class customer-service focus.
* Strong attention to detail.
* Effective and concise verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate difficult messages clearly and concisely.
* Ability to demonstrate complete discretion when handling sensitive and confidential information.
* Familiarity with Workday, Workday Recruit and MS Office.
About King
With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the Candy Crush franchise. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King, part of Microsoft, has offices in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at King.com or by following us on LinkedIn.
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