Episode #116 - They Want to Move. What Do You Still Have to Own? | Jaya Gangwani, Zalando

In this episode, Paul sits down with Jaya Gangwani, Global Mobility Leader at Zalando. They talk about what Mobility still owes employees who are eager to relocate. Based in Berlin, Jaya has nearly two decades of experience across Mobility and HR, and has relocated six times herself, across four countries. She's run Mobility in very different businesses: sending software engineers to client sites around the world at Infosys, and supporting moves decided through a bid, months before anyone moved, at Alstom and Bombardier. Her view is that immigration stays core, the flex is where a package adapts to the person, and every flex decision needs thinking through for the precedent it sets. We discuss:When an employee is keen to move, what does the company still have to own? How do you flex a relocation package without setting a precedent you'll regret? What happens in the EU when the first question is "do I really have to move?" In bid-led businesses, why does Mobility need to sit close to the bid managers? How did one Workday field show a previous employer who was ready to move, and where? How do you support a generation for whom the move itself is the easy part? We hope you enjoy.