Topia & Jobbatical partner to revolutionise global talent mobility

Topia, known for its expertise in technology for global talent mobility, has joined forces with Jobbatical, an innovator in tech-enabled visa and relocation services. The strategic partnership aims to streamline the often complex procedures associated with international work relocations.

The unprecedented collaboration is expected to revolutionise how businesses manage talent mobility worldwide. Integration of Jobbatical's advanced visa and relocation services into Topia's comprehensive global mobility solutions will establish a new paradigm in global talent relocation.

Integrating Jobbatical's solutions into Topia's platforms, this alliance harnesses the power of artificial intelligence, automation and a team of international immigration experts. Jobbatical's innovative approach makes the visa and relocation process twice as fast and thrice as cost-effective. Companies will find it significantly easier to manage the challenges related to transferring their employees overseas for work thanks to the comprehensive suite of global mobility solutions this partnership offers.

"The ability to recruit talent or scale a business globally can be a challenge or a competitive advantage," said Bill Mastin, CEO at Topia. "Often physical relocation is required—this can be costly, stressful and disruptive if not managed correctly. The Topia and Jobbatical platforms are designed to help companies manage and automate this process effectively, with a firm focus on compliance. This partnership is an opportunity to bring the best solutions to tackle global mobility, immigration, and business travel compliance challenges to the market."

Karoli Hindriks, CEO and Co-founder at Jobbatical, highlighted the economic potential in the sector, stating, "There is a huge economic opportunity in global workforce mobility - the estimated gains from removing labour mobility barriers often range from 50-150 percent of world GDP. At Jobbatical, we've made it our goal to make moving to a new country as easy as booking a flight. Our partnership with Topia marks a significant milestone toward that goal."

Overall, Topia and Jobbatical's strategic partnership aims to simplify businesses' approach to managing global talent mobility. By integrating innovative technologies into their existing framework, they plan to make international relocations more efficient and cost-effective, ultimately creating a more positive experience for employees traversing international borders for work.

Topia is a specialist in technology for global talent mobility and distributed work. The Topia platform enables organisations to deliver mobility as part of a broader talent strategy encompassing all types of employee movement remote and distributed workforces, business travel, and more traditional relocations and assignments. The Topia platform can help companies automate key elements of the entire global talent mobility process, including scenario-based planning, expat payroll, tax and immigration compliance, reporting and more.

Jobbatical is a visa and relocation platform for businesses that uses AI, automation and a team of international immigration experts to help companies and their employees manage the difficult, time-consuming and often unclear process of moving to another country for work. Founded as an international recruitment platform in 2014 by Karoli and Ronald Hindriks and later joined by Ankur Agarwal, the company pivoted in 2019 to focus on relocation and immigration services after recognising the challenges of global hiring.