Global Mobility & Immigration Specialist
In this role you will partner with and provide excellent customer service to People Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, our external vendor partners, and employees to support new hires and internally transferring employees. You will collaborate to provide context and consultation of our policies, and guidance around the complexity of Immigration and Global Mobility practices and issues. You will support updating our documented processes and standard operating procedures and recommending process improvements.
Travel requirements for this position at Nutanix are minimal, with no extensive travel obligations expected. This allows employees to focus on their work responsibilities without the stress or time constraints associated with frequent travel. Nutanix values employee well-being and ensures that job roles are structured to support a healthy work-life balance.
- Partner as part of the global mobility team to facilitate the America Immigration program and global relocation program to provide a good employee experience and service delivery.
- Work collaboratively with the Program Manager to track cases, provide data on case metrics to help inform global strategy, and ensure deadlines are timely met.
- Assist with cases associated with non-immigrant and immigrant visa filings, including H-1B, TN, E-3, L-1, O-1, J-1, PERM, EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 cases, as well as global visas.
- Knowledge of the I-9 compliance process, form, and acceptable employment eligibility documents as required by the USCIS to maintain compliance with federal regulations.
- Conduct routine green card tasks such as postings, advertisements, and educating managers and employees on the process.
- Initiate services with outside vendors to assist with immigration, relocation and tax services.
- Monitor changes to employment status, job title, office location and salary and notify appropriate stakeholders.
- Support our vendor relationship to mitigate potential risks before they occur.
- Support the day-to-day operations and activities with the Immigration and relocation vendors to ensure compliance, cost-effectiveness and optimal service levels to our employees.
- Provide consultative support prior to and during domestic moves and cross border transfers, including cost analysis and vendor initiation and coordination.
- Support managing the process with employees, managers, and people business partners for employees who may need to be relocated due to maxing out on their work permits
- Help develop and maintain knowledge based articles to support our “self-service” initiatives.
- Ensure foreign nationals are well-informed by the vendors regarding all stages of their immigrant status including timely documentation, strategy, and case progression.
- Audit vendor invoices for domestic and international programs (e.g. relocation management company, immigration law firm, tax consultants, etc.)
- Monitor immigration mailbox – Handle day-to-day inquiries regarding global mobility policies/programs as well as requests for information from managers, employees, recruiting team and outside immigration counsel.
- Maintain appropriate information in our immigration and global mobility records, including Public Access Files.
- 5+ years of U.S. Immigration experience (F1, H1B, L1, TN) and the entire Green Card process to include in-depth expertise administering corporate immigration programs in a corporate HR setting
- Additional experience in a law firm setting with large corporate clients a plus.
- Knowledge of global Immigration requirements within EMEA and APAC regions.
- A thorough understanding of US domestic relocation/international transfers and mobility tax compliance requirements.
- Experience with electronic I-9 Systems & E-verify, I-9 compliance and employment eligibility verification.
- Understanding of federal immigration laws and regulations.
- Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and integrity.
- Excellent attention to detail, verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to handle sensitive matters, maintaining privacy and confidentiality.
- Ability to address complex situations and communicate impact effectively.
- Experience reviewing company policies and practices to determine appropriate action.
- Technical aptitude and experience with Applicant tracking systems, INSZoom, Workday and ServiceNow.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder relationship management skills, with the ability to work cross-collaboratively across multiple internal and external teams
- Strong project management, organizational, time management skills
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Nutanix is an equal opportunity employer.
Nutanix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and (in the U.S.) an Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected by applicable law. We hire and promote individuals solely on the basis of qualifications for the job to be filled. We strive to foster an inclusive working environment that enables all our Nutants to be themselves and to do great work in a safe and welcoming environment, free of unlawful discrimination, intimidation or harassment. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by contacting [email protected].