PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking an Immigration Specialist, in Herndon, VA.
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.
- Manage vendors, internal stakeholders, deadlines, and projects, and drive operational excellence and continuous process/efficiency improvements, fully utilizing internal and external client technologies.
- Manage Airbus' U.S. immigration operations and assist HR, GM, and foreign nationals with initiations, renewals, petition/application review approvals, status updates, and 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 vendor's 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, and written communication skills, and ability to interact within all levels of the organization
- French, German, or Spanish-speaking candidates preferred
Travel:
Benefits offered 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 the benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.
PDS Defense, Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 1-866-224-2745 to contact us. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
The law requires PDS Defense, Inc. to post a notice describing the Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination. For information regarding your legal rights and protections, please click on the following links: EEO is the Law and EEO is the Law Supplement
PDS Defense, Inc. will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay. Please see the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision for more information.
As a Federal Contractor, PDS Defense, Inc. is required to participate in the E-Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work in the United States.
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
