Location: Lisle, IL
Full Time
Job Title: Mobility Specialist
Company Overview
Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable.
Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes , Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others.
Role Overview
The Mobility Specialist is responsible for leading the mobility function across the Americas (United States, Canada, and Mexico), including immigration, business travel support, relocations, international assignments, tax compliance coordination, and vendor management. This role serves as the primary regional contact for mobility-related matters and partners closely with internal stakeholders, Global Mobility, Payroll, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and external service providers to ensure compliant, efficient, and employee-focused service delivery.
In addition, this position supports the broader Performance & Reward function through workforce analytics, dashboard development, reporting, process automation, and operational improvement initiatives that enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Immigration, Work Authorization & Compliance
Immigration, Work Authorization & Compliance
Lead immigration processes across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Coordinate immigrant and non-immigrant visa activities.
Manage work authorization requirements and compliance tracking.
Provide guidance to employees, managers, Talent Acquisition, and P&C partners.
Monitor regulatory changes and assess organizational impacts.
Business Travel & Visa Support
Coordinate business travel visa requirements and travel support.
Assess work authorization requirements for employees traveling within and outside the Americas for business purposes.
Partner with external providers to support compliant business travel activities.
Monitor business traveler compliance and maintain tracking/reporting.
Relocation & International Assignment Support
Coordinate domestic and international relocations through external providers.
Support inbound and outbound international assignments in partnership with Global Mobility.
Provide in-country support for expatriates and international assignees.
Coordinate assignment-related services and employee support throughout the assignment lifecycle.
Tax Compliance, Vendor Management & Mobility Governance
Coordinate mobility-related tax services and compliance activities with external providers.
Partner with Payroll, Finance, Global Mobility, and vendors to ensure accurate administration and reporting.
Manage relationships with immigration, relocation, tax, and travel-support providers.
Monitor service delivery, escalations, compliance risks, and employee experience.
Support mobility policy administration and governance activities.
Analytics & Reporting
Conduct workforce and talent mobility analyses based on the business needs
Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and analytics supporting Mobility, and broader Performance & Reward initiatives
Create and maintain PowerBI dashboards/reporting solutions
Support recurring and ad hoc reporting requests from leaders and stakeholders
Process Improvement & Automation
Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities.
Develop reporting solutions, dashboards, and workflows.
Support technology solutions that improve efficiency, data quality, and user experience.
Process Improvement & Automation
Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities.
Develop reporting solutions, dashboards, and workflows.
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