Harnessing tech & mobility data to drive programme efficiency

Against a backdrop of increasing global volatility and tighter border controls, global mobility leaders are being asked to do more with less: stay abreast of ever-changing regulations, ensure compliance, provide real-time actionable data insights, increase speed to deployment, delight employees, be a strategic partner to the business and lower total cost to serve.

At GME Americas Live in New York, this week, we had the opportunity to host an exclusive roundtable on this exact challenge: "How to Harness Technology and Mobility Data to Drive Programme Efficiency."

The session brought together a dynamic group of mobility leaders, all eager to share their perspectives and insights on how to navigate complex internal structures, communicate the value global mobility technology delivers to the business, and secure the budget for investment. From real-time compliance tools to smarter integrations and automated payroll administration, participants revealed the strategies that they are using to make a meaningful impact.

Whether you attended the session or not, here are the top 5 practical strategies that mobility leaders are using to deliver results today:

1. Faster implementation: Embrace agility at scale

The pressure to move quickly without breaking things is real. With changing business needs and shifting global landscapes, companies that succeed are those that can implement changes quickly. The days of 9-to-12-month implementations are over. Speed of delivery is critical to realising value and securing budget. Roundtable participants shared insights on smart technology strategies, including:

• Early and broad stakeholder engagement to understand critical dependencies and uncover quick wins
• Phased implementations that focus on high-impact initiatives first
• Establish clear measures of success, benchmarked against existing KPIs and metrics

2. Vendor integration: Cut friction, not corners

Managing multiple suppliers often means juggling emails, file uploads, and manual data reconciliations—unless your systems are speaking to each other. Participants highlighted how smart tech integrations have enabled them to:

• Eliminate manual processes, improve data integrity and security
• Accelerate processing times and improve vendor governance
• Simplify and automate data consolidation, delivering powerful and actionable reporting

By connecting key vendors through a unified platform or API network, mobility teams are saving time, reducing errors, and gaining real-time visibility into programme performance.

3. Compliance management: Stay ahead with automation

The regulatory landscape is complex and changing faster than ever, but businesses aren’t slowing down, and neither can global mobility. In fact, geo-political instability provides an opportunity for mobility leaders to step up, providing strategic advice and tactical solutions. Roundtable attendees shared how they’re using automated compliance tools and risk alert systems to do just this. Key takeaways focused on:

• The importance of accurate and timely immigration and travel risk assessments
• The value of setting up scalable progammes that automate processes and minimise manual interventions
• How understanding processing times can increase speed to deploy talent and drive better business outcomes

Technology is helping global mobility leaders to shift from reactive order takers to business enablers. Proactive compliance management programes which ensure that risks are being monitored and mitigated deliver peace of mind to employees and the wider business.

4. Payroll planning: Forecast smarter, budget better

Payroll delivery is one of HRs most critical functions. If employees aren’t paid, repercussions can be serious. Coordinating accurate payroll delivery across multiple jurisdictions is surprisingly complex. Participants discussed:

• How to deliver global governance and reporting while working with local payroll delivery vendors
• How automated processes ensure accurate payroll calculations and delivery
• The importance of total cost reporting for budget forecasting

Reliable repeatable processes don’t just drive operational efficiency but also enhance strategic decision making through improved budgeting.

5. Employee experience: Integrate for impact

Great technology isn’t just about efficiency—it’s about making life easier for your people. The group emphasised the value of having a single system of record for mobility data to:

• Streamline relocation processes, reduce touch points, and improve the employee experience by ensuring data is collected once.
• Enable team members and external vendors to collaborate effectively and deliver complex interconnected services in a seamless manner
• Provide transparency and support in real time

By creating a seamless, digital-first experience, organisations are not only improving satisfaction—they’re reinforcing their employer brand in the process.

Final thoughts: Transforming insight into action

This roundtable made one thing clear: specialist global mobility data and technology are no longer optional—they’re essential tools for transformation. Whether you’re aiming to speedup cycle times, automate processes or elevate your service delivery, these five strategies offer a roadmap for modern mobility teams.

We’re grateful to the leaders who joined us to share their experiences and insights. And if you’re ready to move from insight to impact, we’d love to continue the conversation and explore how data and technology can transform your global mobility programme.

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