Global Mobility, Senior Associate

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.

• Bachelor’s 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 talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. 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