Immigration Specialist (EMEA)

Our Company

We’re Hitachi Digital, a company at the forefront of digital transformation and the fastest growing division of Hitachi Group. We’re crucial to the company’s strategy and ambition to become a premier global player in the massive and fast-moving digital transformation market.

Our group companies, including GlobalLogic, Hitachi Digital Services, Hitachi Vantara and more, offer comprehensive services that span the entire digital lifecycle, from initial idea to full-scale operation and the infrastructure to run it on. Hitachi Digital represents One Hitachi, integrating domain knowledge and digital capabilities, and harnessing the power of the entire portfolio of services, technologies, and partnerships, to accelerate synergy creation and make real-world impact for our customers and society as a whole.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to unleash a digital future. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

The team

We are looking for a skilled EMEA Immigration Specialist to join our dynamic Global Immigration Team. Our team acts as a key advisor, facilitating smooth work permit processes and staying abreast of all relevant immigration updates within the EMEA region. Join us, and in our trusting and respectful team, you can learn and share knowledge!

The role

In this position you will stay updated with and ensure compliance with immigration laws, regulations, and policies. You will monitor and manage the immigration process for employees and newcomers, including visa applications, work permits, residence permits and supporting documents.
You will provide guidance, advice, and support to employees regarding immigration matters, while establishing and maintaining relationships with government agencies, immigration authorities, and other relevant stakeholders.

An important aspect of your role is to maintain accurate and up-to-date records of immigration-related documentation, contributing to the development and improvement of internal immigration policies and procedures as well as collaboration with Legal, HR, Travel, and other teams to ensure alignment between immigration policies and overall organizational policies.

What you’ll bring

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in Global Mobility, Visa & Travel, Immigration, HR, or related functions.
• Must have: Advanced English Communication Skills.
• Understanding of global immigration systems and requirements.
• Proven experience in managing work permits/visa processes within an organization.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with government agencies and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy in documentation.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

About us

We’re a global, 1000-strong, diverse team of professional experts, promoting and delivering Social Innovation through our One Hitachi initiative (OT x IT x Product) and working on projects that have a real-world impact. We’re curious, passionate and empowered, blending our legacy of 110 years of innovation with our shaping our future. Here you’re not just another employee; you’re part of a tradition of excellence and a community working towards creating a digital future.

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Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion   

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.   

How we look after you  

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.   

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.