Global Mobility & Immigration Specialist - EMEA

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Your Career

This role will be based out of our London office. The position will focus primarily on EMEA Immigration and Relocation needs, with a heavy emphasis on immigration.

Ideal candidate would be a subject matter expert in all things Global Mobility (Immigration and relocation; tax is a plus). However, it's important you are a team player who can adapt to a fast-paced and ever-changing environment to be successful. Project management skills are strongly encouraged.

Your Impact

Serve as point of contact for day-to-day questions regarding immigration, relocation, and processes from internal stakeholders (foreign nationals, HR, Talent Acquisition, Legal, and managers). You'll be a key member of a global team, collaborating daily with Global Mobility & Immigration (GMI) partners in other regions to align on best practices, leverage collective knowledge, and drive a cohesive global strategy. Come to the team with an open mind and ideas to improve the global mobility program. Most importantly, have fun while working hard.

Immigration

• Strong knowledge of end to end immigration process across EMEA

• Serve as the point of contact for People Business Partners and Talent Acquisition Team to assess if sponsorship for potential candidates is a requirement

• Manage new hire immigration cases by partnering with outside immigration partner and manage expectations from start to finish

• Work with current employees and immigration partner to ensure continued work authorization including amendments, extensions, and permanent residency

• Continuously communicate timeline with the various parties involved - employee, manager, People Business Partners, and GMI TEAM

• Partner with Senior Manager, GMI to develop and own the internal process for permanent residency requirements and ensure we follow all country specific immigration compliance requirements and documentation.

• Collaborate with internal partners such as HR Operations, People Business Partners, Recruiting, Payroll, Legal, Corporate Tax, Finance and Accounting to create solutions on streamlining cross-functional processes

• Data integrity a must -ensure and maintain immigration data is accurately maintained in Workday and other systems

• Provide general information, education, and guidance to People Business Partners, Talent Acquisition Team, and candidates regarding requirements for entry to specific country that are in line with immigration regulations

• Maintain Global Mobility internal resources (ASKHR/PANDA) for EMEA, which will include but not limited to, process workflows, policy guidelines, and other necessary resources

• Build and develop a successful partnership with our external immigration partner and hold them accountable to deliver a strong service for our employees

Relocation

• Serve as the point of contact for People Business Partners and Talent Acquisition Team to assess relocation benefits and needs

• Continue to build strong relationship with relocation partner and sub vendors

• Work closely with Local HR Operations Leader, HR Operations and HR Tech to develop a more streamlined approach as it relates automation and process improvements

• Provide ongoing training/updates to People Business Partners, Talent Acquisition and Senior Leaders as it relates to relocation benefits and/or immigration

Your Experience

• 3+ years of experience in a similar role and able to demonstrate knowledge and/or experience in Global Mobility

• Must be experienced with Global Immigration and core immigration processes for EMEA

• Demonstrated curiosity and technical aptitude for evaluating, experimenting with, and integrating new AI/Generative AI tools into existing workflows.

• Proactively analyze existing workflows to identify bottlenecks and areas reliant on repetitive manual tasks, and develop creative solutions to improve process efficiency.

• Assess the root cause of various issues (process, systems, training, etc) and provide recommendations to remediate

• Excellent relationship building and customer service skills

• Knowledge working with tax, legal, payroll, benefits, on potential issues related to cross border movement is a plus

• Familiarity with Workday is a plus

The Team

Our People team at Palo Alto Networks works throughout the organization to enable...you guessed it, people. We’re one team – driven to one mission statement. Each piece matters, and within the people team, you are focused on enabling our teams to resolve the world’s most challenging cybersecurity threats.

You will be part of a growing, passionate, and dynamic team with an opportunity to work on challenging and exciting projects – centered on what we believe is one of the most significant mission statements in the world.                                                                          

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at  [email protected].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.