New York, NY, US
15 days ago
HR Immigration Support Specialist HQ

Position Description: Administer U.S. immigration program and assist with end-to-end immigration procedures to ensure lawful work authorizations. Guide and advise business partners on immigration matters in support of decision making. Promote a positive, seamless employee experience representative of Turner’s culture and values through proactive management of immigration actions.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

Assist with managing visa and work permit authorization for cross border, short and long term assignments in countries such as Canada, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, UK and more.Respond to and administer high volume of U.S. immigration queries from Human Resources (HR) partners, managers, employees, and internal recruiters, and provide counseling on immigration requirements.Support completion and timely submission of required information, including preparing petitions/applications for various immigration and nonimmigration visas .Prepare individuals for interviews with immigration officials and initiate permanent residence cases.Monitor immigration status of sponsored employees and provide guidance to affected stakeholders, explain information while maintaining confidentiality with sensitive data.Build and maintain strong relationships with key business clients and HR teams to enable timely and consistent execution of immigration-related tasks.Educate HR and business unit (BU) leadership on immigration-related matters, foster a well-informed, trusting environment where employees can openly engage on immigration needs and concerns.Proactively manage and escalate risks impacting employees’ immigration status to BU stakeholders.Coordinate and lead communications with in-house stakeholders and experts, and external immigration and legal advisors to resolve complex immigration matters.Recommend alternatives to BU leaders for employees whose visa applications are not approved and/or renewals and extensions are approaching maximum duration.Design, develop, establish and maintain immigration program standards based on great immigration practices, policies, processes, and operat2ing procedures aligned with company goals and objectives.Contribute to improving and maintaining immigration-related resources and deliver ongoing stakeholder education in self-service format.Closely monitor changes in immigration regulations, assess program impacts for full compliance with immigration laws, and provide timely communication of updates to stakeholders.Apply basic lean concepts and practices to continuously assess work to enhance programs and reduce waste for overall effectiveness; generate, analyze, and interpret various metrics against benchmarks; contribute ideas to improve efficiencies, leverage HR shared services and outsourced partners for transactional activity; and provide communications to affected stakeholders and implement approved changes. Track and review vendor invoices related to U.S. immigration activities to document cost allocations and develop timely payments processes. Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
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