Global Mobility People Business Partner

This role supports Arcadis’ global business objectives and client needs by enabling the seamless movement of talent across the organization through best-in-class global mobility services.

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Global Mobility People Business Partner

Role description:

Serve as a trusted advisor facilitating the seamless movement of talent across Arcadis, supporting both business objectives and client needs through best‑in‑class global mobility services. Aligned to a specific Global Business Area (GBA), this role oversees end‑to‑end international relocation activities, delivering compliant, high-quality global mobility support across relocation, immigration, and tax-related processes. The role manages complex mobility cases that include immigration, tax compliance, and comprehensive employee support, and drives continuous improvement of global mobility programs by benchmarking policies, optimizing processes, and managing vendor performance to ensure a consistent, high‑quality employee experience.

Role accountabilities:

1. Business Partnering

• Enable employee mobility aligned to global business and talent strategies.
• Proactively engage with the business to identify mobility needs and solutions.
• Support planning and pursuit phases, including cost projections and mobility considerations for bids.
• Educate leaders on GM Program and policies; act as the primary mobility contact.
• Ensure the employee experience remains central to all mobility decisions.
• Partner with Talent and SPO teams to integrate international assignment opportunities into talent planning.
• Develop business cases and costings to support GM initiatives.

2. Global Mobility / Assignment Management

• Act as the key advisor for managers, employees, and People partners on international transfer matters.
• Oversee end‑to‑end employee moves, including package review, cost projections, assignment letters, shadow payroll, and pre‑departure briefings.
• Use mobility technology to report and analyze trends to inform improvements and planning.
• Coordinate with the MSP on relocation logistics (tax, visas, relocation).
• Manage vendor performance to ensure high‑quality service delivery.

3. Compliance

• Ensure adherence to global immigration, tax, and employment regulations.
• Interpret vendor-led technical advice and translate implications for the business.
• Collaborate with Tax, Legal, Travel, and other enabling functions to maintain compliant and efficient processes.

4. Policy Management

• Serve as custodian of Arcadis’ Global Mobility Program policies, ensuring fair, consistent application.
• Act as GBA point of contact for policy questions and future program updates.
• Identify policy trends, develop training, and support leaders in applying correct transfer types.
• Analyze themes and recommend improvements to policies and processes.

5. Operational Excellence

• Contribute to mobility process design, workflow optimization, and project delivery.
• Develop guides and materials to simplify people move processes.
• Deliver training and briefings to address knowledge gaps within the business.
• Support mobility communications and maintain intranet resources.
• Monitor MSP performance and drive continuous improvement.

6. General

• Collaborate across the People function and GBA leadership teams, sharing knowledge and best practices.
• Lead and deliver Global Mobility projects from inception to completion.
• Continue building specialist expertise within Global Mobility.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant discipline.
• Post Graduate or other relevant qualification desired.
• Minimum 5 years’ Global Mobility experience.
• Subject-matter expert in global mobility and associated compliance areas.
• Strong understanding of global tax and social security.
• Proven experience managing senior internal stakeholders.
• Collaborative, proactive team player with strong adaptability.
• Ability to analyse mobility data to inform decision‑making and strategy.
• Skilled at translating complex technical advice into clear business guidance.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.