Global Immigration Leader

Job Description Summary

Job Description

The Global Immigration Leader will be responsible for ensuring we provide a frictionless employee experience in a complex landscape whilst providing strategic business direction, through technology and reporting to deliver strong operational performance and robust governance and controls.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead global immigration strategy aligned with business priorities, workforce planning, talent mobility needs, and enterprise risk management.

• Serve as the senior subject matter expert on global immigration matters, advising executive leadership, HR, legal, and business stakeholders on immigration-related risks, opportunities, and compliance requirements.

• Provide clear cost of M&I services across GE Vernova and strategies to optimize cost and reduce risk

• Build defensive audits processes to reduce risk

• Provide proactive data and landscape of GE Vernova workforce aligned to risks, costs, geopolitical impacts

• Design, implement, and govern scalable immigration programs, policies, and processes that support international hiring, cross-border moves, assignments, and business traveler compliance.

• Oversee immigration compliance across jurisdictions, ensuring adherence to country-specific laws, regulations, documentation requirements, and audit standards.

• Mitigate organizational risk by proactively monitoring regulatory changes, assessing business impact, and recommending responsive actions and policy updates.

• Partner cross-functionally with Talent Acquisition, HR, Legal, Tax, Payroll, Security, and business leaders to deliver coordinated immigration support and seamless employee experience.

• Direct vendor and counsel relationships, including outside immigration law firms and service providers, to ensure quality, consistency, cost control, and service-level performance.

• Leverage vendor services and ensure the operational model is the most effective, productive and optimizes cost

• Leverage technology and AI to support the optimal organisation structure and employee experience across the Mobility and Immigration organization

• Establish governance frameworks and controls for case management, document retention, escalations, exception handling, and reporting.

• Develop metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting on immigration case volumes, trends, risks, costs, processing timelines, and program performance.

• Drive operational excellence and process improvement through standardization, technology solutions, workflow optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Support strategic talent initiatives by enabling compliant international recruitment, retention of key talent, and deployment of employees across global markets.

• Lead complex escalations and sensitive cases, balancing legal requirements, business urgency, employee experience, and reputational considerations.

• Provide training and guidance to HR teams, managers, and key stakeholders on immigration policies, processes, roles, and compliance expectations.

• Manage program budgets and forecast immigration-related costs while identifying efficiencies and ensuring appropriate resource allocation.

• Build and lead a high-performing team where applicable, setting priorities, developing capabilities, and fostering accountability and service excellence.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business, Legal Studies, International Relations, or a related field.

• Significant years of progressive experience in global immigration, mobility, HR compliance, or a related area.

• Demonstrated years of leadership experience managing immigration programs, teams, vendors, or external counsel.

• Demonstrated experience across all services within Mobility and Immigration landscape globally

• Fluency in English

Desired Characteristics:

• Effective interpersonal skills; proven ability to develop and maintain team and client relationships, both in immediate and remote contexts

• Understanding of Immigration and case technology to support innovation with a strong AIQ

• External and Government understanding

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to assess situations make judgments based on practice or previous experience

• Experienced in establishing and managing metrics, controls and KPIs

• Experienced in successfully delivering projects in a complex matrix environment

• Capability of managing a multi-layered stakeholder landscape including strong change management skills

• Strategic thinking / business acumen, including ability to conceptualize new initiatives

• Strong presentation skills and facilitation experience, needed to effectively deliver a variety of HR-related training programs to groups of managers/colleagues

• Developed (oral and written) communication and diplomacy skill set with the ability to influence others by presenting sound and logical arguments tailored to the audience

• Willingness to interact with other peers across the region

If contracted in the UK:
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EU/EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post, as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. For further information please visit the http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/working - UK Border Agency website.
 

If contracted in Canada: 
You must have legal authorization to work in Canada and any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation.

For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $206,295.00 and $275,060.00 CAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. 

Bonus eligibility: 15% annual bonus potential. 

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Additional Information

#LI-Remote - This is a remote positionApplication Deadline: June 05, 2026

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $141,900.00 and $236,600.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on May 19, 2026.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.