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Head of Global Mobility (interim)

Employer
DLA Piper
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
9 Dec 2019

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Vacancy Type
Human Resources
Contract Type
Contract
Experience Level
Head of Department
Role Classification
Other Professional

Job Details

THE OPPORTUNITY  

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Consultant with expertise in Global Mobility to lead a diagnostic review of all global mobility function services across the DLA Piper network as well as leading the management and strategic agenda of the function.  

Driving efficiencies and compliance, the Head of Global Mobility will lead a team of mobility specialists who are responsible for day-to-day operational mobility delivery, ensuring a high standard of customer service. Working closely and building relationships with various stakeholders, you will employ your deep global mobility experience to make recommendations to create and ideal state that will ensure compliant, supportive and efficient delivery.   

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead the global mobility function across the DLA Piper network
  • Be accountable for and develop, improve and socialise global mobility policies, programmes and initiatives
  • Management responsibility for a team of 6 mobility specialists (Manager, Senior Advisors, Advisors and Assistant)
  • Lead role in the on-going continuous improvement of mobility services and contribute to all relevant projects (across service functions) which may require mobility input
  • Mitigate risk by ensuring accurate management of all mobility associated compliance processes
  • Lead and guide the Mobility function through any relevant transformation activities
  • Drive efficiencies within the Global Mobility remit ensuring optimal solutions are market appropriate, compliant and business focused
  • Ensure that the strategic plans for Global Mobility are developed to align with wider People strategies (particularly talent management and reward) and that they reach their full potential and are implemented effectively
  • Fully responsible for the firms UK Immigration sponsorship license(s) and the business invite process
  • Financial responsibility for the mobility budget including expense and invoice approval
  • Lead and participate in any required meetings, presentations, cases
  • Accountable for vendor relationships and any tender exercises
  • Review the existing mobility processes, policies and practices and make recommendations for improvement

ABOUT YOU   

The following will describe you and your experience:

  • Global Mobility expert with significant experience in global mobility at both operational (end-to-end mobility) and strategic levels
  • Prior experience in a global role at senior manager (or lead) level
  • Proven experience in creating and delivering mobility policies, projects and programmes
  • Communication and influencing skills and experience thereof
  • Experience managing frequent change initiatives
  • Depth of experience in people and project management
  • Able to handle multiple priorities, working to sometimes conflicting timescales in a fast-paced and challenging environment
  • Experience in professional service firm and/or partnership structures 
  • Deep and broad understanding of global mobility compliance, particularly focused on global immigration, tax, social security, mobility compensation and risk management
  • Able to build trust and rapport to develop productive and trusted relationships, internally and externally
  • Experience of review of mobility functions including review of current state, recommendations for ideal future state, gap analysis, SWOT analysis and road map for the future

ABOUT US  

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.  

OUR VALUES  

In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

  • Be Supportive - we care about others, value diversity and act thoughtfully
  • Be Collaborative - we give, we share and we join in
  • Be Bold - we stand tall and challenge ourselves to think big
  • Be Exceptional - we exceed standards and expectations

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

At DLA Piper we are working hard to ensure that our talent pool is diverse. For us, diversity isn't just about visible differences, it's the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences and perspectives that makes each of us an individual.   

We know it's crucial to have a culture and environment where those differences are genuinely valued and that's why we strive to be a business where everyone can thrive, develop and succeed based on their talent. Our aim is to build an inclusive and supportive culture where all our people feel they belong and can achieve their best.  

We support anyone with a disability or long term health condition to ensure they have the opportunity to perform at their best.  

If you have not done so already, please let us know if you require any support so we can make the right adjustments and considerations, should they be required.

AGILE WORKING 

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That's why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.  

PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENING   

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers.

Company

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world.

We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality and value to our clients, and we achieve this through practical and innovative legal solutions that help our clients succeed.

We’re proud to serve an international client base that includes more than half of the Fortune 250 and nearly half of the FTSE 350 companies. We help the world's top companies with their business-critical issues. Many of the deals we work on are complex and challenging – transcending not just practice areas, but borders, languages and legal systems. With offices throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we represent more clients in a broader range of geographies and practice disciplines than virtually any other law firm in the world. Our lawyers have wide experience in arbitration, banking, competition and trade, as well as corporate crime and corporate finance. We have strong practices in employment, energy, hospitality and leisure, insurance, intellectual property, litigation, mergers and acquisitions and have developed key teams in pensions, private equity, real estate, tax, and technology

As a firm we are committed to diversity and to building an inclusive culture for all of our people, where differences are genuinely valued. For us, diversity isn't just about visible differences, it's the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences and perspectives that makes each of us an individual and we know it's crucial to have a culture and environment where those differences are genuinely valued.

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Location
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EC1A 4HT
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