Global Immigration & Mobility Specialist

About the role

Precision Drilling's mission is to deliver safe, sustainable, and high-performance drilling solutions that reduce risks and optimize resources for customers across global markets. Driven by core values, the company empowers its people, invests in cutting-edge technology, and fosters lasting relationships built on integrity, collaboration, and an unwavering pursuit of excellence.

The Global Immigration and Mobility Specialist manages immigration, work authorization, relocation, and global employee mobility programs across Precision's operating jurisdictions. The role provides specialized expertise, case oversight, stakeholder coordination, and compliance-focused support to facilitate employee movement and mitigate business risk. Work arrangement: On-Site.

Culture

Precision Drilling fosters a strong culture focused on learning, communication, commitment to safety, and supporting its people. The company invests in career growth through continuous training and development, encourages balance with competitive benefits and generous time off, and fosters a team-oriented workplace grounded in integrity and trust.

Responsibilities

• Manage immigration and mobility cases across North America, the Middle East, and other international markets, overseeing documentation, work authorization, deadlines, employee follow-up, and risk escalation.
• Manage complex immigration and mobility cases across North America, the Middle East, and other international markets, overseeing intake, documentation, work authorization, milestones, expirations, employee follow-up, and timely risk escalation.
• Serve as the expert and primary contact for immigration, relocation, business and training travel readiness, and rig-based mobility, guiding employees, managers, HRBPs, local HR teams, and operational leaders.
• Coordinate immigration counsel, relocation providers, visa agents, Legal, Payroll, Finance, Tax, Benefits, Travel, and business leaders to resolve complex issues and enable timely employee movement.
• Oversee centralized mobility tracking and reporting for case volumes, expirations, relocations, vendor spend, travel documentation, risks, and emerging-country inquiries; support mobility and employment-eligibility tracking in SuccessFactors.
• Develop and improve scalable mobility processes, standardizing intake, assessment, documentation, tracking, and escalation across existing and new jurisdictions as business needs evolve.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Global Mobility, International Business, or a related field, plus 5+ years of progressive immigration, mobility, relocation, or international HR experience.
• Proven ability to independently manage complex, sensitive, time-critical immigration and mobility cases, with strong knowledge of work authorization, relocation, and international travel readiness.
• Strong communication, consultation, and stakeholder coordination skills, including experience partnering with immigration counsel, relocation providers, visa agents, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical, organizational, reporting, and case-management skills; sound judgment in identifying and escalating risks; and accuracy, discretion, and confidentiality with employee information.
• Multi-country or regional mobility experience and proficiency with SuccessFactors or a comparable HR information system preferred.