Senior Advisor, Global Mobility (12-Month Contract)

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney.

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe. Join our team and look forward to:

• Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
• Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
• Global career development opportunities
• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.

CPP Investments is hiring a Senior Advisor, Global Mobility. This is an opportunity to work within all aspects of Global Mobility (including immigration counsel, relocation management company, talent mobility programs) and includes advisory services and talent mobility operations. It is also a unique opportunity to participate in projects, and contribute towards operational efficiencies, and modernization of policies and the function.

The Senior Advisor, Global Mobility is a key member of the Global Mobility Team. The position reports to the GLT-MD, Head of Talent Operations and works together closely with the other members of the Global Mobility team. The Senior Advisor will collaborate with colleagues across Talent Operations (Payroll & Benefit Operations, HRIS), Employees, Business Leaders, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and Legal, tax and relocation management partners in Canada, US, UK, HK, Australia, India, UK and Europe.

The successful hire will be an experienced and detail-oriented contributor who enjoys managing all aspects of talent mobility for a diverse population of international employees. With Global Mobility being an important aspect of our talent development culture, the role has a significant impact in enhancing our employee value proposition, advancing our competitive advantage as an employer, and supporting our talent strategy.

Role-Specific Accountabilities :

• Oversee relocation and international assignment processes by managing timelines, and working with employees, managers, and vendors to meet start dates, and immigration requirements while providing end-to-end employee support.
• Provide Global Mobility advisory support and counselling to all levels within the organization, including senior leaders.
• Provide subject-matter-expertise and advisory support to business leads, employees and HR colleagues on matters related to CPP Investments’ Mobility programs (International Assignments, Permanent Transfers, New Hires relocations, Immigration Support) and Compliance Programs (Immigration Policies, Short Term Business Travel)
• Work closely with immigration counsel to prepare, review and finalize work permit support documents with accuracy and consistency
• Work closely with other members of the Global Mobility team to provide guidance, leadership and training as needed
• Active participant in special projects, data analysis and other duties, as required.
• Participate in vendor management, including identifying and rectifying issues in a timely manner with a view to improve our employee experience
• Work with external legal counsel and Business Leads to solve complex immigration case planning for foreign worker population in predominantly Canada, US, UK, and HK. Ability to expand knowledge into additional regions (India, Brazil, Australia, Europe) also required.
• Partner with external vendors to ensure employee and organizational needs are met and issues are resolved.
• Analyze exception requests to policies (Assignment, Relocation, Immigration), understand trends and assess opportunities for process and program improvement
• Prepare and finalize documentation related to assignments (such as cost estimates and assignment letters)

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate:

• Natural ability to manage priorities, keep organized, and multi-task while providing a high level of service.
• Innovative change agent and efficiencies expert keen to revamp or develop new processes to standardize support model to improve / minimize operational impacts.
• Problem solver, with ability to accurately identify issues, examine various options, and drive optimal solutions that are aligned to organizational, business and employee requirements.
• Self-motivated, flexible, energetic, and adaptable in a high-performance culture.
• Proven ability to work independently as well as to perform effectively in a team-oriented environment
• Advanced communication and advisory skills combined with customer service orientation. Experience as an expat or assignee is a plus.

Requirements:

• Analytical and superior ability to come to sound decisions on complex issues, with tact and consideration to sensitive and urgent issues.
• Comfortable manipulating data and leveraging Global Mobility data to extract insights and trends.
• Exemplifies our Guiding Principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance.
• Experience working with global immigration counsel and relocation management organizations is required. US Immigration is an asset.
• Advanced written and verbal English communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels throughout the organization.
• Advanced practical experience using MS Excel, Outlook is required. Experience working in additional systems (HRIS, Workday, Sharepoint, Weichert Go, EYI, INS Zoom) is an asset.
• 5+ years of experience working in a corporate Global Mobility function is required.
• Undergraduate degree or relevant work experience, ideally with a professional designation such as GMS, CHRP/CHRL or CERP an asset.

Additional Information

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.

Mandatory Vaccine Policy

All employees in the Toronto, Sydney and Hong Kong offices will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Accommodations to this policy will be made for medical or other protected grounds. Please contact us to discuss any accommodation needs.