Global Mobility Manager

Are you ready to make an impact on a global scale? Van Oord is looking for an experienced and proactive Global Mobility Manager to join our Compensation & Benefits team. In this role, you’ll ensure the smooth and strategic relocation of our international workforce, helping to support our global operations while aligning with our mission of creating a better world for future generations. Join us and play a role in navigating the complexities of international mobility within a dynamic, maritime-focused organization.

THE POSITION

As Global Mobility Manager at Van Oord, you play a crucial role in shaping the future of global mobility within the organization. You will navigate the complex landscape of international tax, social security, and immigration legislation and ensure compliance with national and international payroll obligations.

As Global Mobility Manager, you will collaborate with several different stakeholders throughout the company. You work closely with HR, Finance, Tax, and Payroll but also directly with our operational business to ensure alignment of our policies with the business needs. Effective communication and interpersonal skills are essential to be successful in this role. You are considered the expert on all Global Mobility matters and you need to bring the Global Mobility services to the operations as well.

YOUR IMPACT

You will be responsible for and manage all aspects of our assignment lifecycles. Within our line of business, we work with several different work/leave schedules, both on sea and land. Together with your team, you will ensure compliance with international visa and work permits, social security, wage- and income tax, and other relevant regulations in all jurisdictions we are active in. Though we have all sorts of policies in place, there is ample room for improvement of both policies and processes. Besides acting as a sparring partner in your team, you will amongst others:

• Act as a subject matter expert for management (proactively and on request) with respect to and as representative of the functional discipline.
• Apply and develop integrated solutions and formulate policies, procedures, and/or guidelines, in line with existing company strategy, policies, and business needs, to ensure the availability of integrated solutions for specialized issues that fulfill the needs and obligations of the company.
• Manage people and/or processes, develop and ensure implementation of policies, year plan, and practices, contribute to the development of business and discipline strategy, in line with corporate guidelines, (business) plans, and strategy, to ensure the realization of (strategic) objectives of the own discipline.

YOUR WORKPLACE

You are part of Van Oord’s HR department, and your primary focus is on using your expertise to advise colleagues and management on relevant topics and develop policies and solutions related to global mobility. Your position will be in the head office located in Rotterdam. We adopted a hybrid working model in which you can work from home for two days per week (based on full-time employment).

ABOUT YOU

• A master degree in Tax Law;
• At least 8 years’ experience in an international environment, preferably within the Big-4 or (maritime) in-house roles;
• Extensive knowledge of both domestic and international wage and income tax regulations, with a proven track record of navigating complex tax issues;
• Extensive knowledge of international social security regulations for both regular personnel and seafarers;
• Knowledge on international visa and work permit requirements;
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, combined with the ability to think strategically and solve problems creatively;
• You like to work in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment and collaborate effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders;
• Fluent in the English language

WE OFFER YOU

• a salary that matches your responsibilities and experience
• Travel allowance (€0.31 per km) and home office allowance (€2,40 per day)
• 32 leave days per year
• Variable bonus
• Pension scheme
• Collective health insurance (optional)
• Extensive learning and (personal) development possibilities, including a wide range of courses
• You can join communities, like Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women, and the Van Oord staff association
• We organize several (sport) events, e.g., winter sport, weekend of sailing, cycling, and a motorcycle tour

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