GLOBAL MOBILITY LEADER - Central and Eastern Europe

The PwC Global Mobility (GM) function looks after the International Mobility Program for our staff including Short-Term and Long-Term Assignments, and Permanent Transfers within the global Network of PwC firms. GM is part of Human Capital (HC).
This role will be based in Prague, Czech Republic or Warsaw, Poland with geographical responsibility for the Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) Region which consists of 29 countries. CEE GM is a team of 12 people based in Prague, Warsaw and Moscow and the Global Mobility Leader (GML) reports into the CEE HC Performance Pillar Leader based in Warsaw.

Your Role

• Lead and coach a well-established virtual team that collaborates intensively and adds value to our internal clients. Provide guidance and direction to the CEE GM team to ensure operational effectiveness. Run regular team calls and meetings, and manage the GM budget and headcount.

• Set up CEE GM strategy in alignment with the CEE business and HC strategy, as well as with the GM strategy of the global PwC Network.

• Be a trusted advisor to the business leaders, apply influencing skills and seek consensus. Use reasonable judgement in decisions on exceptions to policies while striving for consistency and compliance with legislation.

• Work closely with CEE HC stakeholders, such as Recruitment, Talent Management, and Performance and Reward Management leaders, to ensure that common goals are achieved via mutual collaboration. Build relationships with other key contacts, such as Tax and Finance leaders.

• Manage priority CEE GM projects and participate in the global ones. Cooperate with other GMLs and the Network Mobility Center of Excellence on strategic Network initiatives.

• Develop and own the CEE GM policy in line with the global GM policy. Provide Strategic Investment Planning for international mobility.

• Set up complex cross-border employment structures and consult with subject matter experts and local territory contacts where necessary.

• Manage the annual GML Confirmation exercise to ensure that data used for assignment cost estimates is accurate and that the assignment packages are reasonable from a cost perspective.

• Manage contractual arrangements with third party vendors.

What We Expect from You

• Minimum 5 years of working experience in expatriate management, ideally in various cross-border areas such as immigration, international tax, social security, relocation and HR

• Experience with managing people, ideally in a virtual team

• Team player able to train, coach and motivate others

• Fluency in English

• Minimum bachelor`s degree

• Solid command of G Suite (especially Google Sheets and Slides) or MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint)

• Excellent communication and relationship management skills, especially across various cultures

• Client oriented applying assertiveness where appropriate

• Strong drive and time management, ability to decide and prioritize independently

• Analytical mindset with ability to identify areas for improvement and come up with solutions

• Ability to look at things from a broad and strategic perspective

What We Can Offer to You

• Flexible working hours and working from home

• Interesting and challenging work in an international environment

• Systematic long-term development, both through training programs and on-the-job learning from experienced professionals

• Competitive compensation and attractive benefits