Global Mobility & Immigration Ops Analyst

Intro

Responding to the growth of the business internationally, the changing landscape of Global Mobility & Immigration, the increased focus on international compliance and the complexity of moving our people into current and new locations including cross border workers and business travellers, we have a need for a Global Mobility Operations Analyst. This vacancy is based in the Global Mobility team within the Reward function which has teams in London and Livingston.

The Global Mobility Operations Analyst plays a key role in supporting the operational control, reporting and continuous improvement of Global Mobility, Immigration and International Working activity. Working closely with the Global Mobility Operations Manager, the role strengthens data quality and compliance controls, produces insight for operational monitoring and audit readiness, and supports effective decision-making. The role applies sound judgement and technical understanding to review activity, identify exceptions, interpret data and improve process documentation. It also helps maintain controlled, repeatable ways of working by identifying risks, clarifying requirements and updating operational guidance across core processes.

What you’ll do

• Support operational governance and compliance activity across Global Mobility, Immigration and International Working processes by monitoring controls, identifying issues and escalating risks promptly.

• Review and assure Global Mobility and Immigration activity, providing quality checks, operational insight and escalation input to the Global Mobility Operations Manager where required.

• Monitor Immigration compliance activity, including right to work checks, visa expiry tracking and case documentation, ensuring exceptions, trends and complex cases are highlighted to the Global Mobility Operations Manager or Immigration Centre of Excellence.

• Support assigned process improvement activities, working with the Global Mobility Operations Manager and Centres of Excellence to refine controls, reduce operational risk and improve consistency within core processes.

• Provide subject matter input on assigned Global Mobility and Immigration processes, supporting clear requirements, accurate documentation and effective hand-offs.

• Maintain clear documentation, standard operating procedures, workflows and guidance materials to support controlled, repeatable and consistent ways of working.

• Support finance and invoicing controls, including invoice accuracy checks, recharge activity, reporting and reconciliation, escalating discrepancies or recurring issues as appropriate.

What you'll bring

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience in Global Mobility, Immigration operations or a related operational role, supporting complex processes, compliance activity and cross-border workforce operations.

• Strong working knowledge of UK Immigration processes, including Skilled Worker sponsorship, right to work requirements and visa expiry management, with awareness of global Immigration principles.

• Confident using mobility tracking systems, HR systems, vendor platforms and spreadsheets to monitor activity, identify exceptions and support accurate reporting.

• An understanding of tax, social security and payroll reporting compliance and the importance of understanding and addressing the potential risk arising from these areas

Desirable skills and experience

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends or risks and present clear operational insight.

• Highly organised, with experience supporting controls, reporting cycles, audit activity and compliance monitoring across deadlines.

• Confident engaging with stakeholders to explain process requirements, document guidance clearly and support consistent operational controls.

Benefits and perks

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster: 

• Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema  
• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution
• Private healthcare with mental health support 
• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance 
• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect 
• Sharesave and Tech schemes 
• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences 

How you’ll work 
We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week.

Your office base
Osterley or Livingston 

Osterley: Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. You can also use our free shuttle buses to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. The campus includes bike shelters and showers, subsidised restaurants and cafés, a Waitrose, a subsidised gym and a cinema. 

Livingston: Our Livingston campus is a free shuttle bus journey from Livingston North train station and the town centre, with onsite parking for cars, motorbikes and bicycles. You’ll also find a subsidised canteen and onsite gym. 

Who we are
We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can. 

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.  

To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.

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