About Renaissance
When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology! Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom. Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve.
Manager, Global Mobility & People Relations Job Description
This role owns Renaissance's global mobility and immigration programs at the policy and oversight level, ensuring a consistent, compliant, and positive experience for employees who relocate or work across borders, with day-to-day execution of immigration, tax, and relocation casework delivered by an external partner. It also serves as a People Relations Manager: working closely with HR Business Partners and HR Centers of Excellence to provide HR guidance to Renaissance leaders and employees, and, together with HR Operations, acting as a go-to resource for employee questions. The role also leads selected HR programs and process improvements across the function. It is an advisory, hands-on role for someone who builds trust with leaders and employees, uses data to inform people decisions, and can move multiple workstreams forward at once.
In this role as Manager, Global Mobility & People Relations, you will be responsible for:
Global Mobility Program Oversight
- Own expatriate and immigration programs at the policy level, ensuring a consistent, compliant experience.
- Manage relocation, immigration, and tax vendors against service levels, timelines, and budget.
- Serve as escalation point for mobility and immigration matters across vendor, employees, managers, and HR.
- Track cases, visa and filing deadlines, and program costs so that nothing time-sensitive is missed.
- Maintain and update mobility and relocation policies as business needs change.
Compliance & Reporting
- Work with Legal and vendors to keep mobility and immigration activity compliant.
- Provide regular reporting on program status, cost, and risk to HR leadership.
People Relations & Business Partnership
- Guide employees and managers on policies, HR practices, and COE topics.
- Partner with SMEs to keep employee-facing policies current and draft new ones as needed.
- Meet with employees regarding policy complaints and concerns; escalate as appropriate.
- Partner with HRBPs and COEs to deliver HR projects, including year-end, talent review, and strategic initiatives.
- Assist leaders in understanding people data and compliance items.
Program & Project Management
- Plan and deliver projects from scoping through execution and post-launch review.
- Maintain documentation, playbooks, and SOPs so key processes are repeatable and not person-dependent.
- Manage project trackers.
- Drive change management for new processes and systems.
For this role as Manager, Global Mobility & People Relations, you should have:
- Experience with global mobility, immigration, or relocation programs, or managing a mobility or immigration vendor.
- Ability to manage external vendors to service levels and budget.
- 5+ years of progressive HR experience in a COE or HR generalist role, with in-depth knowledge of HR principles and policies.
- Working knowledge of employment law and employee relations practice, with sound judgment on sensitive and confidential matters.
- Credibility with senior stakeholders and the ability to coach, challenge, and influence managers.
- Strong project and program management skills: scoping, planning, stakeholder management, and on-time delivery across cross-functional teams.
- Experience improving and documenting processes, ideally with a systems or automation component.
- Excellent communication and change-management skills.
- Comfort with HR and project software, for example UKG and project or collaboration tools.
- Highly organized, with the ability to run multiple workstreams simultaneously.
Bonus Points:
- Exposure to tax, finance, compensation or employee benefits programs.
- SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR, CIPD, or PMP certification is a plus.
Salary Range: The base range for this position is $109,500 - $150,525. This range is based on national market data and may vary by experience and location.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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Benefits for eligible US employees include:
- World Class Health Benefits: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Telehealth
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave (20 total weeks with 14 weeks paid) & Milk Stork program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Well-being and Employee Assistance Programs
Frequently cited statistics show that some women, underrepresented individuals, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we encourage all applications. Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need for the future!
Equal Opportunity Employer
Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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Reasonable Accommodations
Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition.
Employment Authorization
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
For more information about Renaissance, visit: https://www.renaissance.com
Skills Required
- Experience with global mobility, immigration, or relocation programs, or managing a mobility or immigration vendor
- Ability to manage external vendors to service levels and budget
- 5+ years of progressive HR experience in a center of excellence or HR generalist role
- In-depth knowledge of HR principles and policies
- Working knowledge of employment law and employee relations practices
- Sound judgment when handling sensitive and confidential matters
- Credibility with senior stakeholders and ability to coach, challenge, and influence managers
- Strong project and program management skills, including scoping, planning, stakeholder management, and on-time delivery
- Experience improving and documenting processes, ideally involving systems or automation
- Excellent communication and change-management skills
- Comfort with HR and project software, such as UKG and project or collaboration tools
- Highly organized and able to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
- Exposure to tax, finance, compensation, or employee benefits programs
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, CIPD, or PMP certification
Renaissance Learning Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Renaissance Learning and has not been reviewed or approved by Renaissance Learning.
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Parental & Family Support — Up to 20 weeks parental leave (14 paid + 6 unpaid) with Milk Stork support is positioned as a standout among mid-size U.S. employers. Family-friendly policies and remote/hybrid flexibility bolster support for new parents.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, 12 paid holidays, flexible schedules, and volunteer time provide a broad time-off toolkit. Role-appropriate hybrid/remote options extend flexibility beyond standard PTO.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A premium Calm subscription, EAP, wellness resources, and tuition assistance add meaningful lifestyle and development value. Donation matching and volunteer time further enhance non-cash rewards.
Renaissance Learning Insights
What We Do
As a global leader in assessment, reading, and math solutions for pre-K–12 schools and districts, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. Renaissance solutions are used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide. The Renaissance portfolio includes Star Assessments, for reliable, accurate insights into K–12 student learning; myIGDIs, for accurate assessment of early learning; myON, to increase students’ access to high-quality reading materials; Accelerated Reader, to support independent reading practice; Freckle, for teacher-led differentiated instruction; and Schoolzilla, to give educators actionable insights into trends in student attendance and achievement. Why join the Renaissance team? We're award-winning! From employer of choice certifications to EdTech awards, Renaissance continues to be praised for our inclusive company culture & top-notch product offerings. In 2024, Renaissance earned a consecutive Great Place to Work® certification and was named to Fast Company's list of 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators! In 2023, we were also recognized as a Best Workplace for Women by Fortune magazine. Join our award-winning team today and help accelerate learning for all.
