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PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking an Immigration Specialist, in Herndon, VA. Job ID#219076
Job Description:
As the Immigration Specialist, you'll be responsible for overseeing the immigration processes and procedures to ensure matters (visas, permanent residency, PERM, etc.) are completed accurately, timely, and in compliance with Federal immigration laws. You will also be responsible for the coordination of legal advice and recommendations dispensed by our immigration vendors and ensuring the vendor meets or exceeds their service delivery and support requirements and will be relied upon to be the immigration interface and central point of escalation for all questions and concerns.
How we Care for You:
Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ('ESOP')
Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
Health-Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ('EAP') and other supplemental benefit coverages.
Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.
Your Challenges:
Immigration
Manage vendors, internal stakeholders, deadlines, projects, and driving operational excellence and continuous process/efficiency improvements, fully utilizing internal and external client technologies.
Manage U.S. immigration operations and assist HR, GM, and foreign nationals with initiations, renewals, petition/application review approvals, status updates, Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) process.
Be the main interface for immigration matters. Collaborate with HR, GM, and employees in providing answers to process, timeline, and general immigration questions and facilitate responses to our internal clients from our immigration provider on legal requirements, opinions, and case analysis questions.
Operate as a subject matter expert to facilitate discussions with key business and HR stakeholders helping them understand the implications of non-immigrant and immigrant visa sponsorship decisions (cost, compliance, timing, process, business impact, etc.) before they are made.
Provide HRBPs, GMPs, and managers with regular case status updates, visa analysis, and immigration business reviews based on regularly generated dashboards and reports, including vendor SLA performance.
Review established immigration processes to identify opportunities for continuous process improvement and efficiency gains.
Ensure all immigration workflows and processes are properly documented and mapped ensuring we have standard operational procedures we can share with GM team members and key internal and external stakeholders.
Vendor Management
Proactively manage vendor relationships ensuring all services are provided in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with our agreed upon SLA and they are in alignment with the Company's overall immigration strategies and business objectives.
Partner with our vendors to have them conduct data integrity, case, and system audits. Ensure GM is properly initiating and utilizing the vendors case management systems to the fullest.
Implement and maintain key account management (ie. status, renewal, GC/PERM max out risk, etc) and service level reporting is regularly provided to GM and HR..
Your Boarding Pass:
Possess a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
Minimum of 2 years' experience in US immigration or global mobility in a large manufacturing or immigration law firm setting.
Ability to take initiative, prioritize daily workload (emails, questions, reviews, initiations), and multi-task
Excellent presentation, verbal, written communication skills and ability to interact within all levels of the organization
French, German or Spanish speaking candidates preferred
Travel: Onsite 80% Remote 20%
This position is a temporary (contract) position with no specific time period but could be extended or shortened as needed.
Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.
Military connected talent encouraged to apply.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/ or https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
Job Description:
As the Immigration Specialist, you'll be responsible for overseeing the immigration processes and procedures to ensure matters (visas, permanent residency, PERM, etc.) are completed accurately, timely, and in compliance with Federal immigration laws. You will also be responsible for the coordination of legal advice and recommendations dispensed by our immigration vendors and ensuring the vendor meets or exceeds their service delivery and support requirements and will be relied upon to be the immigration interface and central point of escalation for all questions and concerns.
How we Care for You:
Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ('ESOP')
Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
Health-Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ('EAP') and other supplemental benefit coverages.
Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.
Your Challenges:
Immigration
Manage vendors, internal stakeholders, deadlines, projects, and driving operational excellence and continuous process/efficiency improvements, fully utilizing internal and external client technologies.
Manage U.S. immigration operations and assist HR, GM, and foreign nationals with initiations, renewals, petition/application review approvals, status updates, Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) process.
Be the main interface for immigration matters. Collaborate with HR, GM, and employees in providing answers to process, timeline, and general immigration questions and facilitate responses to our internal clients from our immigration provider on legal requirements, opinions, and case analysis questions.
Operate as a subject matter expert to facilitate discussions with key business and HR stakeholders helping them understand the implications of non-immigrant and immigrant visa sponsorship decisions (cost, compliance, timing, process, business impact, etc.) before they are made.
Provide HRBPs, GMPs, and managers with regular case status updates, visa analysis, and immigration business reviews based on regularly generated dashboards and reports, including vendor SLA performance.
Review established immigration processes to identify opportunities for continuous process improvement and efficiency gains.
Ensure all immigration workflows and processes are properly documented and mapped ensuring we have standard operational procedures we can share with GM team members and key internal and external stakeholders.
Vendor Management
Proactively manage vendor relationships ensuring all services are provided in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with our agreed upon SLA and they are in alignment with the Company's overall immigration strategies and business objectives.
Partner with our vendors to have them conduct data integrity, case, and system audits. Ensure GM is properly initiating and utilizing the vendors case management systems to the fullest.
Implement and maintain key account management (ie. status, renewal, GC/PERM max out risk, etc) and service level reporting is regularly provided to GM and HR..
Your Boarding Pass:
Possess a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
Minimum of 2 years' experience in US immigration or global mobility in a large manufacturing or immigration law firm setting.
Ability to take initiative, prioritize daily workload (emails, questions, reviews, initiations), and multi-task
Excellent presentation, verbal, written communication skills and ability to interact within all levels of the organization
French, German or Spanish speaking candidates preferred
Travel: Onsite 80% Remote 20%
This position is a temporary (contract) position with no specific time period but could be extended or shortened as needed.
Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.
Military connected talent encouraged to apply.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/ or https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
- The California Fair Chance Act
- Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
- Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
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