Global Mobility, Senior Associate

Barcelona - Spain

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description:

As a Global Mobility Associate you will support our international workforce by ensuring smooth compliant and efficient global mobility processes. You will act as the key point of contact for employee relocations transfers company-sponsored immigration and cross-border work requests. Your work will directly enable employees to thrive globally while ensuring compliance with immigration tax and employment regulations.

This is an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented professional with experience navigating complex global mobility challenges who enjoys providing high-touch service and collaborating with a global People Operations team.

You will:

Immigration & Visa Support

Coordinate and manage work permit applications renewals and ad hoc immigration cases with external counsel and internal stakeholders.
Serve as a point of contact for employees Talent Acquisition and HR Business Partners regarding processes timelines and requirements.
Track expiration dates and ensure timely renewals to maintain compliance.
Maintain strong knowledge of immigration processes in key regions (Spain UK US) and provide guidance on policies and procedures.

Relocation & Mobility Coordination

Oversee international new hire and employee relocations from pre-move planning to post-move support.
Advise Talent Acquisition and HR on relocation policies and expat packages.
Collaborate with the Global Mobility Manager tax providers and payroll to ensure timely tax equalization and year-end processes.
Maintain accurate Workday records to track key mobility tax payroll and immigration data.
Provide high-touch local support for foreign nationals in Spain (e.g. NIE SSN Town Hall registrations).
Identify process improvements to enhance compliance and efficiency reducing manual effort.
Create ServiceNow knowledge articles and forms to streamline employee experience.

Compliance & Risk Management

Monitor and ensure compliance with immigration laws global mobility policies and country-specific labor laws.
Maintain accurate records and documentation to support audits and reporting.
Gather country-specific requirements for Workday and identify compliance gaps.
Develop and maintain dashboards and tracking tools to monitor visas tax and global mobility processes.
Support People Operations with ad hoc international HR requests.

Cross-Border Work & Remote Requests

Review and advise on employee requests to work from other locations assessing legal and operational risks.
Support process design and decision trees for remote work requests aligning with risk and compliance policies.
Partner with Legal Tax and HRBP teams to evaluate and process short-term and long-term mobility requests.

You have:

3 years of experience in global mobility and immigration (desired).
Fluency in English; Spanish language skills preferred.
Strong understanding of immigration processes employment law and international HR practices (especially US UK and Spain).
Experience collaborating with global mobility providers and immigration counsel.
Excellent attention to detail organization and communication skills.
Ability to work cross-functionally with Legal Finance HRBPs and external vendors.
Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration or related field (preferred).
Knowledge of global tax implications related to mobility (preferred).
Proactive mindset able to identify process gaps and drive continuous improvement.
Familiarity with ServiceNow and Workday (preferred).

Our Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans for you and your family (paid by Dow Jones)
Extra paid Time Off (30 days of holidays/year)
Possibility to work remotely for 3 months/year (desplazamiento program) or one week of remote work per quarter
Meal benefit with Pluxee (171/month on top of your salary)
Retirement Plans (Dow Jones will pay 2% of a members Pensionable Salary and match employee contribution up to a maximum of 3 %).
Comprehensive Insurance Plans
Well-being Resources (200 USD allowance per quarter Classpass etc.)
Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
Subscription Discounts
Employee Referral Program

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals including women people with disabilities and those from underrepresented groups. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application due to a disability email us at Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - People

Job Category:

Human Resources

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Job Description:As a Global Mobility Associate you will support our international workforce by ensuring smooth compliant and efficient global mobility processes. You will act as the key point of contact for employee relocations transfers company-sponsored immigration and cross-border work requests. ...

Job Description:

You will:

Immigration & Visa Support

Coordinate and manage work permit applications renewals and ad hoc immigration cases with external counsel and internal stakeholders.
Serve as a point of contact for employees Talent Acquisition and HR Business Partners regarding processes timelines and requirements.
Track expiration dates and ensure timely renewals to maintain compliance.
Maintain strong knowledge of immigration processes in key regions (Spain UK US) and provide guidance on policies and procedures.

Relocation & Mobility Coordination

Oversee international new hire and employee relocations from pre-move planning to post-move support.
Advise Talent Acquisition and HR on relocation policies and expat packages.
Collaborate with the Global Mobility Manager tax providers and payroll to ensure timely tax equalization and year-end processes.
Maintain accurate Workday records to track key mobility tax payroll and immigration data.
Provide high-touch local support for foreign nationals in Spain (e.g. NIE SSN Town Hall registrations).
Identify process improvements to enhance compliance and efficiency reducing manual effort.
Create ServiceNow knowledge articles and forms to streamline employee experience.

Compliance & Risk Management

Monitor and ensure compliance with immigration laws global mobility policies and country-specific labor laws.
Maintain accurate records and documentation to support audits and reporting.
Gather country-specific requirements for Workday and identify compliance gaps.
Develop and maintain dashboards and tracking tools to monitor visas tax and global mobility processes.
Support People Operations with ad hoc international HR requests.

Cross-Border Work & Remote Requests

Review and advise on employee requests to work from other locations assessing legal and operational risks.
Support process design and decision trees for remote work requests aligning with risk and compliance policies.
Partner with Legal Tax and HRBP teams to evaluate and process short-term and long-term mobility requests.

You have:

3 years of experience in global mobility and immigration (desired).
Fluency in English; Spanish language skills preferred.
Strong understanding of immigration processes employment law and international HR practices (especially US UK and Spain).
Experience collaborating with global mobility providers and immigration counsel.
Excellent attention to detail organization and communication skills.
Ability to work cross-functionally with Legal Finance HRBPs and external vendors.
Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration or related field (preferred).
Knowledge of global tax implications related to mobility (preferred).
Proactive mindset able to identify process gaps and drive continuous improvement.
Familiarity with ServiceNow and Workday (preferred).

Our Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans for you and your family (paid by Dow Jones)
Extra paid Time Off (30 days of holidays/year)
Possibility to work remotely for 3 months/year (desplazamiento program) or one week of remote work per quarter
Meal benefit with Pluxee (171/month on top of your salary)
Retirement Plans (Dow Jones will pay 2% of a members Pensionable Salary and match employee contribution up to a maximum of 3 %).
Comprehensive Insurance Plans
Well-being Resources (200 USD allowance per quarter Classpass etc.)
Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
Subscription Discounts
Employee Referral Program

Business Area:

Dow Jones - People

Job Category:

Human Resources

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Key Skills

Business Development
Organizational Management
GAAP
Accounting
Analysis Skills
Meeting Facilitation
Microsoft Powerpoint
Investment Banking
Microsoft Excel
Private equity
Financial Modeling
Writing Skills

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