[Hiring] Global Immigration Leader @GE Vernova

Role Description

The Global Immigration Leader will be responsible for ensuring we provide a frictionless employee experience in a complex landscape whilst providing strategic business direction, through technology and reporting to deliver strong operational performance and robust governance and controls.

• Lead global immigration strategy aligned with business priorities, workforce planning, talent mobility needs, and enterprise risk management.
• Serve as the senior subject matter expert on global immigration matters, advising executive leadership, HR, legal, and business stakeholders on immigration-related risks, opportunities, and compliance requirements.
• Provide clear cost of M&I services across GE Vernova and strategies to optimize cost and reduce risk.
• Build defensive audits processes to reduce risk.
• Provide proactive data and landscape of GE Vernova workforce aligned to risks, costs, geopolitical impacts.
• Design, implement, and govern scalable immigration programs, policies, and processes that support international hiring, cross-border moves, assignments, and business traveler compliance.
• Oversee immigration compliance across jurisdictions, ensuring adherence to country-specific laws, regulations, documentation requirements, and audit standards.
• Mitigate organizational risk by proactively monitoring regulatory changes, assessing business impact, and recommending responsive actions and policy updates.
• Partner cross-functionally with Talent Acquisition, HR, Legal, Tax, Payroll, Security, and business leaders to deliver coordinated immigration support and seamless employee experience.
• Direct vendor and counsel relationships, including outside immigration law firms and service providers, to ensure quality, consistency, cost control, and service-level performance.
• Leverage vendor services and ensure the operational model is the most effective, productive and optimizes cost.
• Leverage technology and AI to support the optimal organization structure and employee experience across the Mobility and Immigration organization.
• Establish governance frameworks and controls for case management, document retention, escalations, exception handling, and reporting.
• Develop metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting on immigration case volumes, trends, risks, costs, processing timelines, and program performance.
• Drive operational excellence and process improvement through standardization, technology solutions, workflow optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support strategic talent initiatives by enabling compliant international recruitment, retention of key talent, and deployment of employees across global markets.
• Lead complex escalations and sensitive cases, balancing legal requirements, business urgency, employee experience, and reputational considerations.
• Provide training and guidance to HR teams, managers, and key stakeholders on immigration policies, processes, roles, and compliance expectations.
• Manage program budgets and forecast immigration-related costs while identifying efficiencies and ensuring appropriate resource allocation.
• Build and lead a high-performing team where applicable, setting priorities, developing capabilities, and fostering accountability and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Legal Studies, International Relations, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in global immigration, mobility, HR compliance, or a related area.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing immigration programs, teams, vendors, or external counsel.
• Demonstrated experience across all services within Mobility and Immigration landscape globally.
• Fluency in English.

Requirements

• Effective interpersonal skills; proven ability to develop and maintain team and client relationships, both in immediate and remote contexts.
• Understanding of Immigration and case technology to support innovation with a strong AIQ.
• External and Government understanding.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to assess situations and make judgments based on practice or previous experience.
• Experienced in establishing and managing metrics, controls and KPIs.
• Experienced in successfully delivering projects in a complex matrix environment.
• Capability of managing a multi-layered stakeholder landscape including strong change management skills.
• Strategic thinking / business acumen, including ability to conceptualize new initiatives.
• Strong presentation skills and facilitation experience, needed to effectively deliver a variety of HR-related training programs to groups of managers/colleagues.
• Developed (oral and written) communication and diplomacy skill set with the ability to influence others by presenting sound and logical arguments tailored to the audience.
• Willingness to interact with other peers across the region.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits including the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions.
• Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Tuition assistance.
• Adoption assistance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Disability benefits.
• Life insurance.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Permissive time off.