Reimagining Immigration Management through Technology

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Reimagining Immigration Management through

Technology

REIMAGINING IMMIGRATION MANAGEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

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Today’s Presenters

Charina GarciaPartner, WR Immigration

cgarcia@wolfsdorf.com

Bobby BartleGeneral Counsel, Aires

bbartle@aires.com

Today’s Presenters

Tom CrosbyDirector, Tracker Software Technologies

tom.crosby@gtglobaltracker.com

Michelle YuFounder, Aspire Talent

michelle@aspiretalent.io

Benefits of a Technology-enhanced Immigration Experience

SpeedCost

SavingsVisibility Relief

Poll – Let's Hear from You!

Question:

In your organization, which department currently "owns" Global Mobility?

Answer choices:

• Standalone Department

• Finance/Tax

• HR/People Operations

• Legal/Compliance

• Other

CROSS COLLABORATION

Cross Collaboration

• Global mobility is a cross collaborative effort!

Location-Based Compliance and its Internal Ecosystem

MOBILITY

LEGALPAYROLL

TAX SAFETY

TRAVEL

Stakeholder Alignment

Human Resources

Global Mobility Professionals

In-HouseCounsel

Managers

Legal Employees Tax Relocation Management

Importance of technology strategies and innovation• Improving Operational Efficiencies

• Cost Management

• Resource constraints

• Managing and Overseeing Mobility Eco-System

• Proactive Role for the Business

• Accuracy of Data

• New Challenges for Global Mobility

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Managing Management

• Change management: Work for buy-in from multiple channels

Barriers and Strategies

• Awareness – internal stakeholders/users need to be aware of new technology being used

• Adoption – internal users need to ensure they change their behavior so that they actually use the new technology

• Approval codes

• Policy-related penalties

• Strong and sensible integration/flow with travel booking process

FRAGMENTATION

Fighting Fragmentation

• “Single Source of Truth”

Predictive Analytics

• Proactivity vs. Reactivity

• Real-time reporting, targeting specific data points for quick and strategic decisions

• Critical for benchmarking

• Measure/mitigate risks

• Review program and identify areas of improvement

• Enhance budgeting, cost controls and projections

Analytics

Reports on all aspects of global mobility – case management, compliance, budgeting, and future sponsorship

Report Purpose

Active Cases Monitor the current progress of entire docket, identify action items

Budgeting and Forecasting View current spend based on departments, worksite, manager, etc.

Permanent Residence Sponsorship Track the overall long term strategy based on company sponsorship policy

Country of Birth/Citizenship Quickly identify employees affected by policies based on country

Prevailing Wage vs. Salary Identify trends in prevailing wage changes

Analytics

• Reports on all aspects of global mobility – case management, compliance, budgeting, and future sponsorship

Analytics

• Real-time reporting, targeting specific data points for quick and strategic decisions

• Critical for benchmarking

RISK MANAGEMENT

Reducing Risk

• Evaluate risk tolerance: this differs for each organization!

Creating an efficient program

• Workflows built around specific business needs

• Incorporate multiple departments in one system

• API Integration – connect information to streamline processes

o Determine which data points are synced across applications

o Ensure information is stored and available where needed

o Trigger alerts based on changes in the data

Location-Based Compliance and SolutionsPotential location-based compliance issues are being stressed as we emerge from pandemic:

• Tax & Payroll• Immigration• Safety & Health

Poll – Tell us Your Challenges

Question:

What are some of your current biggest challenges when it comes to immigration?

Answer choices:

• Technology Fragmentation

• Lack of Transparency in Reporting and Analytics

• Change Management Process

• Policy Creation and Development

• All of the above

• Other

TECHNOLOGY SAMPLES

WRapid™

User Defined Dashboards

Process Maps and Clear Timelines

Monitoring and Reporting

Budgeting

Stay in touch!

• Charina Garcia• Partner, WR Immigration

• cgarcia@wolfsdorf.com

• Bobby Bartle• General Counsel, Aires

• bbartle@aires.com

• Tom Crosby• Director, Tracker Software Technologies

• tom.crosby@gtglobaltracker.com

• Michelle Yu• Founder, Aspire Talent

• michelle@aspiretalent.io

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