Director of Visa and Immigration

Location: 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   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.

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. EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.  At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.   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.    Your key 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. 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,