Senior Global Mobility Manager

About BLAST

At BLAST we create live experiences - we produce esports tournaments that pack out major arenas around the world and create great content that's guaranteed to blow your socks off. We work with some of the world's best game publishers and brands to deliver world class gaming tournaments - currently delivering tournaments at the highest professional level in a variety of games, including eg.: Counter-Strike, DOTA 2, Rainbow Six Siege, Rocket League and Fortnite.

Job Overview

This role will also oversee our travel department, who are responsible for booking the flights to all of our events around the world. We are looking for a subject matter expert who combines in-depth immigration knowledge with strong team leadership, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership:

• Develop and improve on our comprehensive global mobility strategy to ensure it aligns with the needs of large-scale and rapidly growing esports tournaments.
• Lead initiatives to continuously improve the global mobility program, ensuring it meets the unique challenges of international esports events.
• Manage a small team based in our Copenhagen and London offices and allocate team resources effectively to meet the demands of the business
• Visa & Immigration Compliance
• Oversee the end-to-end process for securing visas, work permits, and other right-to-work documentation for staff, contractors, and talent working at our events.
• Partner with People & Culture, Legal, and Ecosystem teams to plan and deliver seamless mobility support for global events and minimise risk for the business.
• Communicate clearly and effectively about visa requirements, timelines, and responsibilities.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of global immigration laws, regulations, and practices.
• Act as the escalation point for complex or urgent visa/immigration issues.
• Develop and maintain relationships with external immigration providers, our local event partners, and relevant government bodies.
• Advise senior leadership on mobility risks, opportunities, and strategic initiatives.

Travel Management:

• Line manage our internal Travel team, who are responsible for the end-to-end flight booking process for players and staff, ensuring smooth transitions between countries.
• Oversee and take ownership of all aspects of our flight booking platform - reviewing current process, identifying cosy efficiencies and implementing change where required

Budgeting & Cost Management:

• Forecast and fully manage bespoke budgets related to global mobility and travel activities for each of our tournaments
• Identify opportunities for cost savings without compromising the quality of mobility services.

• Experience: Minimum 7-10 years of experience in global mobility or travel, preferably in the sports, entertainment, or events industry.
• Strong knowledge of the international landscape of visas and travel
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to oversee complex global operations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to build relationships across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage high-pressure situations and solve problems effectively.
• Financial acumen with experience managing budgets and cost control.
• Flexibility: Willingness to work flexible hours when required. Occasionally this role may be required travel to our Copenhagen office or internationally for particularly complex events.

Benefits

You will be part of a dynamic company, who are all extremely good at delivering. Together.

A company where we always keep a focus on future opportunities and personal development as well as nurturing our BLAST culture.

• Competitive salary
• Enhanced parental leave policy
• Excellent offices in central London and Copenhagen
• Friday bars and other social activities with the very welcoming team!
• Company trips away (in 2024 we went to Barcelona and had a BLAST)