Amazon · 19 hours ago
Immigration Specialist , Immigration
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$58K/yr - $124K/yr
3+ years expAmazon is a leading global company focused on customer satisfaction and innovation. The Immigration Specialist is responsible for managing U.S. immigration compliance, assessing risks, and ensuring adherence to regulatory obligations while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Risk Assessment. The role is responsible for documenting risk associated with U.S. immigration. This includes:
Engage with internal Legal and external counsel to review U.S. risks and update the risk framework
Execute and assess control efficacy and continually feed results into risk framework
Own and document U.S. compliance controls
Engage internal Legal and internal US subject matter experts to prioritize risks for control development
Identify, develop, and continually improve key performance indicators that quantify adherence against immigration obligations
Run monthly cross-functional meetings to inform leadership of changes in U.S. risks and drive to completion projects to reduce risk
Audit response:
Maintain documents including corporate front desk protocols and PAF retrieval SOPs
Conduct and maintain training for corporate front desk staff nationally
Engage with four separate security organizations to implement and maintain response protocols
Lead responder to FDNS visits and Interested Party PAF requests
Conduct audits to assess Public Access Files (PAF) and PERM Audit File completeness
A day in the life
The Immigration Specialist, U.S. Compliance is responsible for the identification and mitigation of regulatory risk within the U.S. immigration program and for ensuring the program’s risk framework is continually refreshed. The role will partner with internal Legal and external counsel to keep informed of new executive orders, proclamations, and regulatory changes as well as evolving adjudication standards to ensure programmatic and employee impact is properly quantified. The individual will also execute and assess efficacy of controls to identify areas for improvement and incorporate findings back into the risk framework
The Immigration Specialist role is responsible for ensuring Amazon timely and successfully responds to Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) site visits as well as for audits and requests related to Department of Labor mandated Public Access Files (PAFs) or Labor Certification Audit Files. This will require the individual to engage with leadership of corporate office front desk staff, four separate security organizations, as well as a talent acquisition team to ensure continual response training and compliant document retention practices are followed. The Immigration Specialist will also own all documentation, protocols, and SOPs related to government visits and audits, including continuous improvement of these areas. This role will lead cross functional teams in conducing mock audits and quality assurance audits to ensure that all document retention obligations are met
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
Experience defining and executing program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
3+ years of experience in immigration, legal, compliance, or risk management roles
Preferred
Experience developing policies and supporting documentation
Benefits
A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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