Director of Visa and Immigration

About the role

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Responsibilities

• Direct the design and development of immigration policy for the US firm.
• Responsible for all third-party service providers, request for proposals (RFP) and contract negotiations in accordance with firm policy.
• Formulate and provide financial and statistical information for quarterly projections of immigration.
• Monitor, and when necessary, revise such projections to accurately represent the current business and economic climate.
• Provide immigration counseling for the most complex cases and senior employees.
• Review and counsel service line leaders on the components of the immigration policy and associated costs.
• Make recommendations and provide cost effective alternatives that support global policies while simultaneously meeting the business needs of the service line being supported.
• Act as an advisor and collaborate with key business leaders on immigration issues; provide vision, strategic direction and sponsorship for immigration initiatives for all service lines; sponsor key initiatives and act as a strategic partner for recruiting, resourcing, talent team as well as the service lines.
• Interact and counsel the most senior levels of management within the service lines on the firm’s immigration policies and laws and how they affect their employees (such appropriate visas, green card processing, restrictions on travel, etc.) and remain flexible and adaptable to their current business needs.
• Responsible for resolving all outstanding issues with the appropriate parties (i.e. talent, general counsel, service line leadership, member mobility teams, etc.).
• Participate in professional organizations to remain current with immigration, tax, regulatory and policy changes; provide analysis of how any changes may impact firm practices.
• Responsible for managing all outsourced relationships both internal and external to the firm (i.e. Partnership, Finance, Shared Services Center, International Tax, Global Shared Services, Strategic Sourcing, immigration vendors, etc.).
• Responsible for the selection and performance management of staff.

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to influence decisions when articulating immigration matters to stakeholders
• Ability to partner and provide counsel to business units and firm leaders regarding immigration policies in line with government administration and industry trends
• Ability to effectively and accurately understand and make recommendations on immigration issues by business needs, immigration policy and immigration regulations
• Ability to negotiate, monitor and solicit third party vendor relationship
• Demonstrable strategic thinking with strong organizational skills
• In-depth understanding of the immigration regulations, trends and the effect on EY’s talent strategy

Qualifications

• J.D., immigration certification, or equivalent professional credential (e.g., AILA, CIPD)
• 12-15 years of related experience working with US immigration, having knowledge of US Immigration regulations and processes, including compliance requirements and regulations
• Proficient in MS Office, including Word, Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Flexibility to work outside of normal hours
• Ideally, you’ll also have experience handling highly confidential information

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage
• Pension and 401(k) plans
• Wide range of paid time off options
• Flexible vacation policy – decide how much vacation time you need based on personal circumstances
• Granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support physical, financial, and emotional well‑being

Pay

• New York City, Boston, and Washington DC Metro Areas, Washington State, and Southern California offices – $222,900 to $401,100
• Bay Area California offices – $232,100 to $417,900
• All other offices locations in the US, including Sacramento – $185,700 to $367,700
• Individual salaries within these ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.