VP of Immigration Operations (Remote)

VP of Immigration Operations (Remote)

We are seeking a VP of Immigration Operations for one of our amazing partners on the East Coast of the United States.

You will lead and scale their H2B and EB-3 team's footprint into new industries, regions, and workflows. There will be personnel management and development, H-2B strategy development and advising to internal teams. This is a full-time and direct hire role, and they are open to remote candidates that can travel quarterly.

Subject Matter Expert responsibilities include:

• Determine best workflow options based on company needs and regulations throughout various life cycles of H-2B and EB-3 Visa.
• Support sales and marketing efforts, including creating and presenting at conferences, creating white papers, blog posts, and marketing content.
• Participate in industry thought leadership groups.
• Support internal initiatives like creating the solution and directing the team and IT when updates to regulations occur.
• Provide written summaries of key issues that impact the business and their clients.

Management Responsibilities:

• Manage a small group of client managers and/or paralegals.
• Support and advise client managers by answering H-2 questions that come up and assist with drafting temporary need statements.
• Work with management to review and implement efficient workflow options.
• Investigate and resolve NODs and identify patterns informing the team of best practices.
• Ability to own cases if necessary and serve as a resource to training and onboarding the team onto Salesforce (be able to take a case from start to finish in Salesforce).
• Review current metrics and identify additional data that could be helpful for managing the business, and/or assisting with the expansion of their offerings.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of work experience in a legal setting
• 10+ Years of Immigration law experience, preferably including H-2A/H-2B/EB-3
• Must have a JD and a valid license in any U.S. state to practice law.
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
• Excellent interpersonal skills (written and verbal)
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status.