Global Mobility People Partner

Job Title: Global Mobility People Partner

Work Location: Mumbai/Bangalore

Job purpose

Part of the global People Experience team, Global Mobility is dedicated to supporting Unilever’s global talent strategy and driving sustainable growth through a resilient and future-fit Global Mobility programme, with employee experience at the heart of everything we do.

In the role of Global Mobility People Partner, you will collaborate with HR Business Partners and line managers to enable international talent movement. You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end assignment/transfer process, directly impacting the employee experience of your Unilever colleagues during a significant milestone in their professional and personal lives. You will work closely with internal regional teams (including HR People Partners, Employee Data Analysts, Payroll services, Pensions, Reward, IT), the wider GM team globally, and with external strategic partners (for immigration, tax, and relocation services) to deliver exceptional employee experience.

This vacancy is within the Global Mobility – Asia team, which is responsible for assignments and transfers inbound to Asia. Asia comprises of inbound moves into South Asia, North Asia, SEAA and APAC. If you thrive on supporting others and solving complex problems, enjoy learning new things and are curious about different cultures, and want to contribute to creating a world-class employee experience, this could be a great role for you!

Key responsibilities

• You manage moves across a variety of policy types including long-term international assignments, short-term assignments, commuter assignments and permanent transfers.
• You shall manage inbound moves to atleast one region in Asia or a combination of countries in Asia.
• You are accountable for all aspects of the assignee experience, managing the end-to-end process with internal partners and external vendors.
• You build close relationships with numerous stakeholders, multi-tasking and maintaining a tight control of day-to-day service operations.
• You are the go-to person for your in-country stakeholders and pillars/business areas.
• You have a good understanding of employment law, immigration, personal tax, social security, payroll compliance and vendor management.
• You create and maintain assignee and process documentation.
• You are responsible for payroll instructions and compliance.
• You drive local consistency with global policies and processes, with a strong focus on data integrity and compliance.
• You proactively seek feedback and make suggestions on improving the employee experience based on the feedback you receive.
• You work in collaboration with your colleagues on a day-to-day operational level, prioritise and resolve problems, and participate in presentation and capability-building sessions as required.
• You take the lead and become a ‘Subject Matter Expert’ in a particular area (e.g. tax, immigration, systems/digital, your regional country etc.), sharing knowledge to build team capability.

ALL ABOUT YOU

Key skills

• You have a strong customer focus, excellent stakeholder management/partnering skills, and are adept at handling sensitive conversations.
• You show high levels of emotional intelligence, empathy, and cross-cultural awareness.
• You demonstrate agility and have a can-do attitude, with the ability to take the initiative and to recommend quick and pragmatic solutions.
• You enjoy a challenge and complex problem-solving.
• You have an analytical mind and apply critical thinking skills to assess the wider implications of potential approaches.
• You are tech-savvy, have excellent presentation skills and are proficient in MS Office applications.
• You can work effectively in a virtual team environment and have strong organisational and project management skills.
• You communicate clearly and effectively.

Experience

• Relevant Human Resources experience, preferably in a partnering role.
• Proficient and broad understanding of HR systems, processes, and third-party providers is desirable.
• Comprehensive knowledge of employment laws and regulations would be beneficial.
• Prior Global Mobility, tax, and/or immigration experience is desirable.
• Prior experience working with external vendors would be advantageous.