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Global Mobility Manager Turns Complex Cross-Border Requirements into Auditable Processes
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Global Mobility Manager Turns Complex Cross-Border Requirements into Auditable Processes

Global mobility / 21 years 1 month
Employment Taxes / 20 years 10 months
International payroll management / 20 years

Summary

Senior Global Mobility expert with more than 20 years of experience in cross-border employment, international payroll and tax compliance. Interim focus: designing, reviewing and optimizing end-to-end Global Mobility, from mobility policies, assignments and cross-border employment to remote work from abroad and business traveler setups. Covers shadow payroll, tax equalization and permanent establishment topics, provider selection and RFPs, and turns complex requirements into clear, documented and auditable processes.

Industry-agnostic: Global Mobility is driven by legislation, tax treaties and payroll rules, not by sector, so expertise lies in law, tax and processes and enables productive work from day one. Experience across transport & logistics, engineering & construction, software, pharma, healthcare, aviation and consulting/Big 4. Works at the interface of HR, Payroll, Tax, Legal and Finance, with quick onboarding into new systems and a hands-on, AI-savvy approach.

Professional Experience (Highlights)

  • 01.09.2025 - 30.06.2026: Interim Manager – Global Mobility – Reviewed the shadow payroll and wage tax process for international assignments country by country, identified process errors and compliance risks, and designed and handed over a standardized process.
  • 01.06.2024 - 31.03.2026: Interim Manager – Global Mobility – Designed standardized, compliant payroll and tax processes for permanent establishment and posted worker cases and trained HR and business stakeholders.
  • 01.08.2022 - 30.04.2025: Interim Manager – Global Mobility & Transformation – Advised on a business transformation project generating cross-border employment cases, trained HR, management and controlling stakeholders on payroll compliance, authored the tax equalization policy and led a full provider RFP/tender, improving compliance and reducing costs.
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Additional skills

Global mobility / 21 years 1 month
Employment Taxes / 20 years 10 months
International payroll management / 20 years
Development of the Team / 15 years
Change Management / 15 years
HR digitalization / 13 years 8 months
Leadership / 13 years 8 months
HR governance / 10 years 5 months
HR process management / 9 years 5 months
Human Resource Strategy (HR-Strategy) / 8 years 10 months
Stakeholder Management / 8 years 2 months
HR project management / 4 years 8 months

Industry knowledge

Tax consultant practices and tax advisory firms / 11 years 1 month
Airlines and aviation / 5 years 5 months
Ground passenger transportation / 5 years 1 month
Logistics / 2 years 9 months
Engineering offices for technical design and planning / 1 year 10 months
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. / 1 year 10 months
Civil engineering / heavy construction / 10 months
Engineering offices for structural and civil planning / 10 months
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals / 10 months
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (research) / 10 months
Development of custom IT system software / 6 months
Digital accessibility services / 5 months
Marketing services / 5 months
Health and social care / 4 months
Care / nursing facilities / 4 months

Work and professional experience

International Mobility Management / 18 years 11 months
Tax Consulting / 10 years 1 month
International HR Consulting / 10 years 1 month
Compliance management / 1 year 10 months
Tax Management / 1 year 4 months
International HR Management / 10 months
International Payrolling / 5 months
Accounting / 4 months

Project-stages

from - to
duration
main job role
complimentary job role
primary industry
complementary industry
country
05/2016 - 11/2026
10 years 6 months


09/2025 - 06/2026
9 months
International Mobility Management
International HR Consulting
Civil engineering / heavy construction
Engineering offices for structural and civil planning
Germany
06/2024 - 03/2026
1 year 9 months
International Mobility Management
Compliance management
Engineering offices for technical design and planning
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Germany
08/2022 - 04/2025
2 years 8 months
International HR Consulting
International Mobility Management
Logistics
Germany
12/2022 - 05/2023
5 months
International HR Consulting
International Mobility Management
Development of custom IT system software
Germany
04/2022 - 07/2022
3 months
International Mobility Management
International HR Consulting
Airlines and aviation
Germany
08/2021 - 05/2022
9 months
International HR Management
International HR Consulting
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (research)
Germany
11/2020 - 02/2021
3 months
Tax Management
Accounting
Health and social care
Care / nursing facilities
Germany
02/2019 - 01/2020
11 months
International Mobility Management
Tax Management
Tax consultant practices and tax advisory firms
Germany
03/2018 - 07/2018
4 months
International Payrolling
International HR Consulting
Digital accessibility services
Marketing services
Germany
01/2014 - 04/2016
2 years 3 months
International Mobility Management
International HR Consulting
Ground passenger transportation
Airlines and aviation
Germany
04/2011 - 12/2013
2 years 8 months
International Mobility Management
International HR Consulting
Ground passenger transportation
Airlines and aviation
Germany
09/2002 - 03/2011
8 years 6 months
International Mobility Management
Tax Consulting
Tax consultant practices and tax advisory firms
Tax consultant practices and tax advisory firms
Germany
03/2001 - 08/2002
1 year 5 months
Tax Consulting
Tax consultant practices and tax advisory firms
Germany

Education and training

from - to duration Description Degree
10/2007 - 01/2008 3 months IRS (USA) / Enrolled Agent other
10/2003 - 04/2004 6 months Berlin Chamber of TA's / German Certified Tax Advisor other
10/1994 - 04/2001 6 years 6 months University of Leipzig, Germany / MBA (Diplom-Kauffrau, German degree equivalent to MBA) Master
Created and translated with the support of AI
Published by the editorial team Deutsche Interim AG
Last updated on 03.11.2026

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