Immigration Specialist - FTC

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Activision Blizzard King is looking for a Global Mobility Specialist to join our team. This role is available on a 12 month FTC.

Ideal candidate would be a subject matter expert in all things Global Mobility with experience in immigration in EMEA However, its important you are a team player who can adapt to a fast-paced and ever-changing environment to be successful.

Your role within our Kingdom

Serve as 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. Come to the team with an open mind and ideas to improve the ABK global mobility program with a strong focus on immigration. Most importantly, have fun while working hard.

Immigration

• Serve as the point of contact for ABK HR Business Partners and Talent Professionals to assess if sponsorship for potential candidates is a requirement
• Manage new hire immigration cases by partnering with outside immigration partner and manage expectations from start to finish
• Work with current employees to ensure continued work authorization including amendments, extensions, and permanent residency
• Continuously communicate timeline with the various parties involved - employee, manager, HR Business Partners, and global mobility team
• Partner with Head of Benefits & Mobility to develop and own the internal process for permanent residency requirements and ensure we follow all country specific immigration compliance requirements and documentation.
• Collaborate with internal partners such as HR Operations, HR Business Partners, Recruiting, Payroll, Legal, Corporate Tax, Finance and Accounting to create solutions on streamlining cross-functional processes
• Data integrity a must. Ensure and maintain immigration data is accurately maintained in Workday and other systems and work in conjunction with the broader HR Operations team advising on Global Right to Work Checks and immigration compliance and audits when needed
• Provide general information, education, and guidance to HR Business Partners, Talent Professionals, and candidates regarding requirements for entry to specific country that are in line with immigration regulations
• Maintain Global Mobility intranet site for Europe which will include but not limited to, process workflows, policy guidelines, and other necessary 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 relationship with relocation partner and sub vendors
• Work closely with peers, HR Operations and HR Tech to develop a more streamlined approach as it relates automating relocation benefits via Workday
• Provide ongoing training/updates to HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition and Senior Leaders as it relates to relocation benefits and/or immigration
• Conduct relocation surveys via survey tool bi-annually

Skills to create thrills

• 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 working with tax, legal, payroll, benefits, on potential issues related to cross border movement is a plus
• Experience managing external partners
• Best in Class customer-service focused
• Strong attention to detail
• Effective and concise verbal and written communications skills. Must be able to communicate difficult messages in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to demonstrate complete discretion when handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Familiarity with Workday, Workday Recruit and MS Office