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The Global Mobility Senior Specialist owns and oversees the firm's day-to-day immigration, international travel, cross-border work, and global mobility programs and activities. This role combines program ownership, project leadership, compliance, stakeholder consultation, and process development to support international business needs and the movement of talent in a consistent, compliant, and people-focused manner.

Your Role.

Manage employment-based immigration programs and cases, including CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, PERM, and other work authorization processes in partnership with immigration counsel.
Serve as the primary liaison for immigration matters, overseeing case coordination, documentation, deadlines, renewals, compliance requirements, and stakeholder communications.
Oversee immigration and I-9 compliance activities, including audits, recordkeeping, remediation efforts, public access files, and documentation management.
Review international travel and cross-border work, and coordinate business visas, work permits, and other global mobility activities to address immigration, tax, payroll, employment, and compliance requirements.
Lead global mobility initiatives from intake through completion, including international assignments, secondments, exchanges, remote work arrangements, extensions, and repatriation activities.
Support international expansion and new-country initiatives by coordinating HR-related compliance workstreams across payroll, benefits, HRIS, tax, legal, vendors, data privacy, and other operational functions.
Establish and continuously improve global mobility policies, governance frameworks, service standards, procedures, training materials, and knowledge resources.
Manage program operations, including vendor relationships, budgets, invoice processing, reporting, calendars, and operational controls.
Develop and maintain metrics, dashboards, and reporting to monitor case activity, compliance obligations, costs, risks, workload, and overall program performance.
Serve as a trusted advisor to staff, leaders, and business stakeholders by providing guidance on global mobility matters, monitoring regulatory developments, and recommending process, policy, and compliance improvements.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, International Business, Legal Studies, Public Administration, or a related field required.
3-5 years of progressively responsible experience in global mobility, immigration, HR compliance, legal operations, workforce administration, or a related discipline.
Experience supporting employment-based immigration processes and work authorization programs, including collaboration with immigration counsel and external service providers.
Experience with international assignments, secondments, cross-border work arrangements, business travel, or other global workforce programs.
Demonstrated success managing multiple priorities, detailed documentation, complex workflows, and time-sensitive deadlines.
Proven ability to lead projects and drive outcomes while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders across HR, payroll, tax, legal, and business teams.
Experience developing or improving processes, policies, procedures, playbooks, training materials, reporting, dashboards, or other operational resources.
Strong project management, organization, communication, research, problem-solving, and consultation skills.
Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous situations, exercise sound judgment, take ownership of outcomes, and make well-reasoned recommendations.
Proficiency with HRIS, case management, project tracking, reporting, or collaboration tools; experience with Workday and SharePoint preferred.
Professional services, consulting, accounting, law firm, or multinational organization experience preferred.
Relevant certifications or training, such as SHRM, HRCI, Worldwide ERC/GMS, project management, or process improvement credentials, are preferred.

This is an exempt position, so you may have to work hours that exceed the standard 40-hour work week.

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Plante Moran enjoys a “Workplace for Your Day” model which, simply put, means we strive for flexibility and balance while staying true to our principally in-person model. We believe that face-to-face interactions are paramount for individual and collective development, but also encourage individuals to work with their supervisor and team to determine their optimal working environment each day.  

Plante Moran is committed to a diverse workplace. We strive to create a culture where each person feels accepted and valued. We believe that each person’s ultimate potential begins with first acknowledging their inherent dignity. When we can recognize — and celebrate — our many human differences, we’re able to create a workplace where all staff feel a sense of belonging and an opportunity to succeed. This allows us to attract and retain the best talent, serve clients through diverse thinking, and better represent and support the various communities in which we live and work. Plante Moran is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Plante Moran maintains a drug-free workplace.

Interested applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of interest in our positions, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of qualified candidates who are bilingual in either Japanese and English or Chinese and English. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and become the property of Plante Moran.   

The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive.

We are pleased to offer eligible staff a robust benefits package. Eligibility and contribution requirements for some of these benefits vary based on the number of hours staff work per week. Highlights include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. In addition to this, eligible staff are able to take advantage of our Flexible Time Off and various pre-determined holidays, as well as a 401(k) plan, flexible benefits plans, business-related travel expense, lodging, and meal reimbursement for business-related use. A pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff. A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff. Plante Moran also offers some contingent staff positions the option to elect health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time.

The compensation range reflects the base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this position across our offices in the following regions: CO, IL, OH, and MA. Please review the position description for the applicable geographic location. Generally, experienced hires are not hired at or near the maximum salary range, as compensation decisions take into account a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to: responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. For early career roles, including campus hires, we offer standardized, market-based starting salaries among individuals within the same hiring group. This approach ensures fairness and reflects current industry benchmarks for entry-level talent.

Under Colorado’s Job Application Fairness Act, you have the right to redact, from any documents that you submit in connection with your application, information that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. Should you wish to exercise your right to redact such information, please redact it prior to submitting documentation.

The compensation range for this role in CO, IL, OH, and MA is: $68,000.00-$111,500.00

This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This deadline will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended.

Global Mobility Senior Specialist

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