Global Mobility Lead

Global Mobility Lead

Sanderson is partnering with their market leading client to appoint a Global Mobility Lead based in Dublin on perm basis.

This is an opportunity to join a growing international organisation operating across multiple jurisdictions. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of global mobility activities, ensuring employees can move seamlessly across borders while balancing compliance, employee experience and business needs.

This role combines hands-on management of complex mobility cases with responsibility for leading and developing a small mobility function. It would suit an experienced Global Mobility Specialist, Senior Mobility Advisor or Mobility Lead looking to take ownership of a critical area within an international business.

Location: Dublin

Working Model: Hybrid (3 days office / 2 days remote)

Travel: Occasional European travel required

The Role

The Global Mobility team supports the international movement of employees across multiple countries, enabling business growth while ensuring compliance with immigration, tax and employment requirements.

As Global Mobility Lead, you will oversee day-to-day mobility activity, manage complex international assignments and relocations, provide guidance to key stakeholders and drive continuous improvement across the function.

You will act as a trusted advisor to HR, Talent Acquisition and business leaders while ensuring a high-quality experience for employees throughout the mobility lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of global mobility services across multiple business units and locations.
• Manage complex mobility cases including international transfers, relocations, secondments, immigration and repatriation activity.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching and support to the Mobility Coordinator.
• Act as an escalation point for mobility-related queries from employees, managers, HR and Talent Acquisition teams.
• Oversee visa, work permit and immigration processes, ensuring compliance and timely delivery.
• Partner with external providers including immigration, tax, relocation and legal specialists.
• Maintain mobility policies, procedures, documentation and case management standards.
• Identify opportunities to enhance processes, improve service delivery and strengthen governance.
• Produce reporting, insights and recommendations to support workforce planning and business decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with international employment, immigration and assignment-related regulations.
• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Reward, Finance, Legal and business leaders to deliver an effective mobility programme.
• Support wider HR initiatives where global mobility expertise is required.

About You

You will bring a strong understanding of global mobility and international employee movement, together with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and navigate complex compliance requirements across different jurisdictions.

Essential Experience

• Experience within Global Mobility, international HR operations, immigration, relocation or a related discipline.
• Proven capability managing end-to-end international mobility cases.
• Experience coaching, mentoring or providing oversight to a colleague or junior team member.
• Strong knowledge of work permits, visas, immigration processes and international assignments.
• Ability to build effective relationships with employees, leaders and external providers.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Desirable

Degree qualification in HR, Business, International Relations or a related discipline.

• CIPD membership or equivalent HR qualification.
• Experience within a multinational or internationally focused organisation.
• Exposure to policy development, process improvement and mobility programme enhancement.