Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

At EY, we re all in to shape your future with confidence. We ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Pre-Joining Senior Associate to join our Talent Services team. The successful candidate will be passionate about delivering exceptional onboarding experiences and providing guidance to new joiners. They will bring a strategic, analytical, and empathetic mindset to support the Talent team in managing and enhancing the pre-boarding process.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the immigration process for employees, ensuring smooth and efficient onboarding experiences for new joiners, and handling complex and sensitive immigration issues.
• Manage local immigration matters, staying updated with country-specific immigration policies, and providing support to employees within the respective countries.
• Prepare documents related to residency renewal, new joiner medical, and pension, and assist in the registration of national employees into the pension scheme.
• Focus on document preparation and follow-ups, coordination with various stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with immigration policies.
• Maintain confidentiality and integrity due to the sensitive nature of personal documentation involved, and uphold brand and reputation.
• Liaise with colleagues and managers to proactively escalate problems and potential issues.
• Provide an exceptional new joiner experience ensuring that when they join EY, their experience lives up to our Employee Value Proposition (EVP).
• Guide team members to resolve challenging situations concerning benefits and legal areas.
• Ensure accuracy and attention to detail in all elements of the new joiner process.
• Identify potential problems and opportunities related to preboarding.
• Help internal clients and colleagues adjust to changes in EY processes and structures by identifying likely issues and providing support to enable the change.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Ability to build positive relationships with the broader HR Team, including recruitment and immigration.
• Strong MS Office skills and a willingness to acquire new skills to effectively leverage internal reporting systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
• A passion for understanding the onboarding experience and the needs of new joiners.

Desired Candidate Profile

To Qualify for the Role, You Must Have

• A bachelor s degree, with a preference for those with HR specialization.
• 4-7 years of strong knowledge and immigration experience working with a large multinational and global company.
• Strong knowledge of KSA/UAE immigration process for employment visas and Iqama transfers
• Strong candidate-centric skills and experience managing multiple priorities and a high volume of candidate queries.
• Excellent English language communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A positive can-do attitude and approach to responsibilities; demonstrate commitment to the role.