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Director of Visa and Immigration

EY · Houston, TX · 1 mo ago
HybridLegal$186k–$368k/yrFull-time
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for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove repeated paragraphs like "At EY, we’re all in..." repeated. Also remove location list? The location list is metadata; we can fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. The location list is many cities; we could include a short

with locations? The instruction: "Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it." Location list is metadata; we could include a short

summarizing locations? But we must preserve ALL substantive information; location list is substantive? It's location of job openings; maybe we keep as a short paragraph. However we must not create sections unless there is real specific content. For Pay we have salary ranges; we can include Pay section. Benefits we have description of benefits; we can include Benefits. Schedule? Not mentioned; no schedule info, so omit Schedule section. About the role: we have description of opportunity and role; we can put that under About the role. Responsibilities: we have "Your Key Responsibilities" list; we can put under Responsibilities. Requirements: we have "To qualify for this role, you must have..." plus maybe "Ideally, you’ll also have Experience handling highly confidential information". That's requirements. Qualifications: maybe overlapping; but we can treat Requirements as qualifications? The instruction says use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which to include. We have Skills And Attributes For Success; that's Skills. We have "What We Look For" maybe also skills/attributes. We'll put Skills section. Qualifications maybe we can include education/experience etc. But we already have Requirements covering qualifications. To avoid duplication, we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But we need to follow instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real specific content for it. We have content for Requirements (education, experience, skills). We have content for Qualifications? Might be same as Requirements. Could treat Qualifications as same as Requirements; but we could still include Qualifications heading with same content? That would duplicate. Better to include Requirements and Qualifications as separate if we can split content: Requirements: education, experience, proficiency, flexibility. Qualifications: maybe "J.D., immigration certification, or equivalent professional credential (e.g., AILA, CIPD)" plus "12-15 years of related experience..." Actually that's both. Could split: Requirements: education credential; Qualifications: experience, proficiency, flexibility. But ambiguous. Safer to include only Requirements and Skills, Benefits, Pay, About the role, Responsibilities. Omit Qualifications if no distinct content. But we have "What We Look For" which is about personal leadership etc; could be Qualifications? Might be considered Qualifications. However we already have Skills section for attributes. "What We Look For" is about business acumen, personal leadership, innovative, creative thinkers etc. That could be Qualifications. We'll include Qualifications heading with that content. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. We must not include Schedule. Now we need to extract content. About the role: The opportunity paragraph(s). Let's gather: "The opportunity As the Visa & Immigration Director, you will provide strategic and operational direction in the development and implementation of immigration policies, procedures, and workforce strategy for the Firm.. You will identify and set priorities, manage compliance, and develop reporting for senior leadership. You will oversee and manage a team of immigration professionals that support each service line. Specifically this role will serve as a member of the senior leadership team and works closely with senior leadership to develop immigration strategy and supporting programs to support the foreign national population. Plans and directs all aspects of the firm’s immigration policies, objectives and initiatives. You will have responsibility for the supervision of the immigrationteam and set the strategy and accountability for the Visa & Immigration team’s results as well as the education of the broader network. You will provide direction to our foreign national service providers and legal team." We need to preserve all substantive info; we can combine into a paragraph or multiple paragraphs. Use

for prose. Responsibilities: list under "Your Key Responsibilities". We need to convert each sentence into

  • . Let's extract bullet points: - 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. - You will act as an advisor and collaborate with key business leaders on Immigration issues. In this capacity, you will provide vision, strategic direction and sponsorship for immigration initiatives for all services lines. You will 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 still be 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. We need to ensure we keep all details. Requirements: "To qualify for this role, you must have 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 regulationsProficient in MS Office, including Word, Teams, Excel, and PowerPointFlexibility to work outside of normal hours Ideally, you’ll also have Experience handling highly confidential information" We need to split into sensible items. Could be list: - 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 - Experience handling highly confidential information (ideal) We'll put as
    • . Qualifications: "What We Look For We are looking for individuals that have a strong business acumen and personal leadership. Innovative, creative thinkers who are strategic, collaborative, and consultative and who can bring a fresh perspective will thrive in this environment." We can put as prose

      . Skills: "Skills And Attributes For Success Ability to influence decisions when articulating immigration matters to stakeholdersAbility to partner and provide counsel to business units and firm leaders regarding immigration policies in line with government administration and industry trendsAbility to effectively and accurately understand and make recommendations on immigration issues by business needs, immigration policy and immigration regulationsAbility to negotiate, monitor and solicit third party vendor relationshipDemonstrable strategic thinking with strong organizational skillsIn-depth understanding of the immigration regulations, trends and the effect on EY’s talent strategy" We need to split into list items: - 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 Benefits: "We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job is: New York City, Boston, and Washington DC Metro Areas, Washington State, and Southern California offices – $222,900 to $401,100Bay Area California offices – $232,100 to $417,900All other offices locations in the US, including Sacramento – $185,700 to $367,700Individual salaries within these ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being." We need Pay section separate from Benefits? The instruction: include Pay section only if posting actually states them. It does state base salary range. So we will have Pay section with salary ranges. Benefits section will include other benefits: medical/dental, pension/401k, paid time off, flexible vacation policy, holidays etc. Thus we need to split the benefits paragraph into Pay and Benefits. Pay: base salary ranges as described. Benefits: medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, wide range of paid time off options, flexible vacation policy, designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, other leaves of absence. We'll put Benefits as

      • items. Now About the role: we have the opportunity paragraph; we can also include the introductory fluff about EY? The instruction: remove boilerplate, duplicated lines. The repeated "At EY, we’re all in..." is boilerplate; we should remove. Keep only substantive content about the role. So we will use the opportunity paragraph(s) as About the role. We also have location list; we could include a short

        with locations. But location list is metadata; we could fold into a short

        under About the role maybe. However we must not invent or summarize away detail. We could include a

        listing locations: "Locations: New York, Palo Alto, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Irvine, Los Angeles, Denver, Stamford, Hartford, Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Tampa, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Des Moines, Kansas City, Wichita, Louisville, New Orleans, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Hoboken, Iselin, Buffalo, Chicago, Rochester, Cleveland, Columbus, Portland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Providence, Greenville, Nashville, Memphis, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Salt Lake City, McLean, Richmond, Seattle, Milwaukee, Washington, Dallas, Charlotte". That's a lot but we can keep as a paragraph. It's not boilerplate; it's location info. We'll include it as a short

        maybe before About the role or after. Since we have About the role heading

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