Job Title:  Global Mobility Adviser

Job Title:         Global Mobility Adviser

Job Type:        Permanent, Fulltime, Min 3 days per week on site

Job Location:  Farnborough

Job ID:            19287

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Global Mobility Adviser at our Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

Role Purpose:

The Global Mobility Adviser operates as a trusted expert within the UK Advisory Team, will deliver expert operational and advisory support across the full lifecycle of international assignments, transfers, and cross-border working arrangements.

The role ensures compliance with global policies, governance frameworks, and legislative requirements while enabling business growth and talent development across multiple geographies.

The role will actively contribute to the development and establishment of company operations in new countries by providing expert mobility guidance, ensuring compliance with local regulations, and enabling seamless workforce deployment to support strategic geographic expansion.

The role acts as a key point of contact for HR and business stakeholders, driving continuous improvement and excellence in employee experience.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Provide end-to-end case management for international assignments, permanent transfers, commuters, and short-term business arrangements.
2. Deliver high-quality advisory support to People Partners and business leaders on mobility policy, cost considerations, and compliance implications.
3. Oversee the preparation and interpretation of cost estimates, balance sheets, and assignment letters.
4. Manage vendor coordination (tax, immigration, employer of record and relocation) ensuring service quality and adherence to SLAs.
5. Support governance and operational risk management, ensuring compliance with tax, immigration, social security, and employment laws.
6. Lead on records management and data accuracy for mobility population metrics, payroll instructions, and audit outcomes.
7. Maintain and continuously improve mobility processes, standard operating procedures, and technology to enhance efficiency and transparency.
8. Support delivery of the broader Global Mobility strategy to enable business growth, including new mobility solutions, policy design and education of People Partners and business leaders.
9. Provide expert global mobility support for the establishment of operations in new countries, ensuring compliance with local employment, tax, and immigration regulations, coordinating vendor services, and enabling seamless workforce deployment to meet strategic business expansion objectives.
10. Support and implement People projects or change initiatives that impact multiple business areas or the wider UK market as required.

Key Capabilities/Knowledge:

• Excellent understanding of tax, immigration, and social security requirements with the ability to interpret and apply to complex business proposals or assignments.
• Strong influencing and relationship-building skills; able to challenge and gain buy-in at senior management level.
• Highly organised with excellent case management discipline and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement, and manage competing priorities.
• Analytical thinker with the ability to interpret data and develop cost models to support decision-making.
• Continuous improvement focus: identifying opportunities to simplify, digitise, and enhance process efficiency and compliance.
• Resilient and solutions-focused, demonstrating sound judgement and commercial awareness.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience delivering international mobility operational support in a complex, multinational environment.
• Strong understanding of tax, immigration, payroll, and social security fundamentals.
• Proven experience coordinating external providers and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Degree or equivalent professional experience. (preferred)
• Tax/accounting or global mobility certification (e.g., CIOT, CIPP, BTR, ERC). (desirable)

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.


As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Competitive holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported.  If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

For further information on National Security Vetting, please see the link below.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)