Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a privately-held financial institution and has been a thought leader and solutions provider for almost 200 years. We serve the most sophisticated individuals and institutions with award-winning expertise in Investment Management, Private Banking, and Investor Services. Our 5,000 colleagues operate from 17 cities throughout North America, Europe and Asia..
BBH is committed to diversity, innovation and globalization. Our culture is driven by our goal to provide the best solutions and services to our clients and each other. Our Partnership structure creates a flat organization that promotes collaboration across all business lines. We believe that diverse ideas and the ability to come together globally across groups and borders are a competitive advantage. In order for all our teams to excel, members must trust each other and feel comfortable providing honest input from all perspectives.
This openness sparks innovation and agility, which adds to the entrepreneurial spirit and provides many more career opportunities for our staff. We are a group of high-performing, dedicated and caring professionals who believe that working together is the foundation for superior client service excellence.
As a BBH professional, your career path is yours to define. We take pride in our ability to retain our best employees. We help them manage their careers by moving top performers to new areas of BBH where their talents will make the greatest contribution. As soon as you walk through the doors at BBH, we provide you with the tools to help you succeed and grow your career.
The HR Professional - Global Mobility Services, reporting intothe HR Manager - Global Mobility Services will provide support related to the Firm's Extended Business Travel (EBT) program and immigration support for employees located in non-US offices. This person will also support GMS in connection with dashboard reporting, vendor invoices processing, assignment documentation management, and other associated GMS program administration.
Responsibilties:
1. Extended Business Travel:
Ensure policy compliance and mitigate Firm risk in connection with visa and immigration requirements, labor law requirements, tax authorization, health care, etc.
2. Immigration support:
Provide immigration support for employees located in non-US offices Provide HR, line managers and employees with information about non-US immigration laws and procedures. Liaise with immigration attorneys to prepare non-US immigration petitions for temporary work visas, visa extensions and permanent residence applications and to ensure the timely processing of required paperwork. Ensure employee immigration records are maintained and retained
3. GMS Dashboard Reporting
Design, implement and manage quarterly GMS metrics related to program costs (budget vs. actual), global assignment, volume, and other pertinent data points.
4. Assignee Invoicing
Facilitate external vendor invoice processing for tax and compensation consultant, immigration counsel, global relocation vendor and other vendors engaged to support GMS.
5. GMS documentation
General responsibility for policy document updates, assignment letter templates, assignee folder maintenance, etc
Qualifications:
- 3 to 5 years of experience in expatriate, immigration and relocation management or related disciplines
- Bachelors degree in HR, business or finance preferredExperience in the financial services industry preferred
- Experience working with relocation vendors
- Ability to manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines
- Excellent PC skills, including Microsoft Office Suite and Access
- Ability to effectively interact with team members and colleagues
- Demonstrated understanding relocation and immigration of international assignees and employees
- Knowledge of international cost of living allowances and best practices
- Ability to work independently
