Oliver Wyman – Global Immigration & Mobility Manager (Fluent Arabic and English required) – Dubai

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With offices in 60 cities across 29 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation. The firm has more than 5,000 professionals around the world who work with clients to optimize their business, improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organizational performance to seize the most attractive opportunities.Oliver Wyman is now looking to recruit a Global Immigration & Mobility Manager in Dubai – we are looking for someone with fluent Arabic and English language skills to support all Mobility and Immigration within our IMEA region. The OpportunityAs Global Mobility Manager IMEA you will manage and oversee the full range of Global Mobility and Security for the IMEA region, including Immigration, Relocation and Crisis Management.This role will have a strong focus of the role lies on owning and managing immigration processes in a region where processes are complex and subject to frequent change, and most employees rely on company sponsorship for employment and travel for project work across the region.Specifically, you���ll be:Advising stakeholders on immigration processes required for employment and international project staffingManaging and leading immigration processes for IMEA as required, together with the local Mobility Team membersActing as a strong business partner, owning overall processes, proactively monitoring changes and managing expectationsUnderstanding the business needs in the region and implement solutions as required, involving external support where required and appropriateSupporting and advising the business for expansion programs into new countries and lead the implementation of new immigration processes as requiredCoordinating relocation processes into / outside IMEA in close collaboration with team members and regional stakeholders. Acting as main point of contact for relocating employees, liaising with other parts of the business as needed (HR Operations, Talent Management etc)Coordinating our response to crisis situations in the region, along with local stakeholdersMonitoring travel restrictions in the region and advising travelers and the business on implications as needed.What we would love to see from you:Proven Global Mobility and Immigration experience in the IMEA region, with experience working in a professional/financial services environment as a preferenceYou���ll have a strong client service and client impact focus, as well as excellent communication skills with stakeholders at all levels of the organization, both written and verbalStrong teaming and collaboration skills for working in a global team in a multicultural environment, as well as excellent organizational and follow-up skillsYou���ll have the ability to cope with a fast-paced and high-performance environment and requests outside of the job descriptionProficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Word and Excel, Power Point is expectedExperience with Workday, SharePoint and/or Microsoft One Drive is a plusWhy Oliver Wyman?We���re serious about making OW a rewarding, progressive, enjoyable and balanced place to work:Self-starters and free thinkers who work well in a team – we are individuals who are self-starting, motivated, energetic, entrepreneurial about what we doCommon aspiration, collective endeavor, shared success – we have the common aspiration to have an impact, leave a legacy and change the world. We have no interest in running a steady-state business. We want to build, grow and shape the environment around usStraightforward, open, respectful interaction – we value an environment where every member of Oliver Wyman is encouraged and expected to voice his or her opinionOpportunity without artificial barriers – we value merit and believe that to create a true meritocracy we need to remove artificial barriers to opportunityBalanced lives – we value people whose lives balance work and non-work activities because we believe they are both more interesting colleagues and are able to make better contributions to the Firm. We push ourselves hard to deliver excellence, but we also work to extract the maximum benefit from the flexibility of a project-based business. We provide the ability to take career breaks for personal or family reasons. We fundamentally value each other���s time and are sensitive to how it is used. We are an output not input-based culture, have respect for people���s personal decisions, and believe that one’s workload must be sustainable. We seek balance for ourselves and our colleagues. R_163292