Onsite Immigration Specialist - New York, NY or Dallas, TX

On-site Immigration Specialist (Dallas, TX OR New York, NY)

The Immigration Specialist will be based on-site at one of Cartus’ major financial services clients. Our client’s Americas immigration team is part of the firm’s Global Mobility function. The Immigration Specialist plays an integral role within the firm’s Americas immigration team and serves as a key liaison to various stakeholders throughout the firm to ensure the successful execution of our immigration strategy. Optimal candidate will have a solid foundation in both nonimmigrant and immigrant visa and green card matters and appreciates the importance of policy and process. Team player attitude and strong analytical and critical thinking skills are a must. Job duties include but not limited to below:

• Independently manage caseload for both nonimmigrant and immigrant/green card and visa matters
• Track work accordingly and exercise good judgement when escalating matters
• Proactively manage caseload and liaise with external immigration counsel and HR teams to ensure immigration milestones are being met
• Advise and guide stakeholders (e.g., business partners and managers) on immigration-related business decisions, ensuring adherence to firm policies and guidance from counsel
• Update stakeholders on immigration developments impacting employee population
• Liaise with external immigration counsel on ad hoc issues related to US government inquiries, Canada or LatAm immigration issues for local employees
• Assist with immigration issues as necessary for interns and new hires
• Serve as project team member working on one or more phases of several annual immigration-related projects (e.g. annual H-1B visa lottery), when applicable
• Assist with updating policy/process and project plan documentation (e.g., employee FAQs, immigration resources, standardized communications)
• Assist with ad-hoc reporting/metrics requests
• Conduct data validation on immigration support documentation for Americas (mostly US) immigration filings to the government

• Collaborate with other members of the Global Mobility team on immigration considerations and drivers for relocations

   

EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:

To be successful in performing and developing this role, the candidate will need to demonstrate strength and experience in a majority of the following areas:

• 3+ years minimum of corporate US immigration experience in both nonimmigrant and immigrant/green card and visa matters
• Bachelor’s degree 
• Analytical rigor with a proven ability to perform data audits, ensuring complete accuracy in government filings and internal record-keeping Client service focus, responsiveness and a “can-do” open minded attitude
• Strong organizational skills, proactive approach
• Self-starter, ability to work well independently as well as in a team environment
• Good communication and relationship management skills – ability to explain complex immigration processes to stakeholders in simple terms
• Understands the importance of confidentiality and sensitivity of immigration information
• Ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines
• Good judgement and critical thinking – the ability to identify potential legal or timeline bottlenecks and escalate with proposed solutions
• Familiar with operating as part of a global team
• Enthusiastic, positive, and keen to learn and develop
• Proficiency with Excel, particularly V-lookups and pivot tables
• Prior exposure to Global Mobility field is advantageous, although not essential
• Willingness to work overtime, particularly during peak immigration cycles