WWE
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Senior Recruiting Partner | 15+ Years in Full-Cycle Tech & Corporate Hiring | HR Tech Innovator
- Provide advice on Americas immigration strategy for employees, talent and other Americas immigration matters for assigned TKO businesses.
- Prepare applications for employees and talent for the Americas region.
- Liaise with external counsel on strategy and the preparation of applications for employees and talent.
- Pro-actively manage and track visa milestones and manage the visa petition timeline.
- Assist with responding to requests for evidence or immigration appeals.
- Coordinate with TKO offices internationally regarding visa requirements for employees and talent.
- Work closely with the global mobility team on employee moves worldwide.
- Liaise with TKO businesses to provide commercial, pragmatic and salient advice and guidance on business opportunities.
- Advise on immigration aspects of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
- Provide internal updates on the status of Visa processing. Keep all relevant stakeholders informed of any delays in the Visa process.
- Responsible for resolving any concerns regarding the Visa process and escalates to the Vice President, Head of Immigration immediately when necessary
- Advise the businesses on right to work requirements and prevention of illegal working for the Americas region, including I-9 compliance.
- Assist with the creation and implementation of immigration compliance processes, including immigration policies.
- Undertake and manage legal audit tasks, including the maintenance of documentation for inspection, including public access files.
- Ensure immigration case information for assigned TKO businesses in the Americas region is maintained on INS ZOOM immigration platform.
- Develop, implement and conduct training on immigration policies and programs to the businesses.
- Conduct legal research.
- Lead and oversee immigration and paralegals for the assigned TKO businesses in the Americas region, ensuring that all processing for their assigned events are completed accurately and timely.
- Other legal group administrative tasks, including maintaining schedules and databases and providing ad hoc support to VP/Head of Immigration.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- US qualified lawyer who has worked in a commercial environment.
- Strong knowledge of US immigration law and work authorization issues.
- Working knowledge of immigration laws and work authorization issues for the Americas
- 4-7 years of experience in immigration matters, with previous experience in media, sport and entertainment immigration matters preferable.
- Previous experience of global immigration matters preferable.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Ability to prioritize a varied and heavy workload with the ability to plan ahead.
- Able to work to deadlines with efficiency and accuracy.
- Able to communicate clearly and concisely with clients of all levels both internally and externally.
- Ability to take responsibility and show initiative.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; must be able to interact with a range of personalities and styles in a fast-paced environment and explain complex concepts to clients and colleagues without legal knowledge and with limited time and patience.
- Outstanding negotiation, drafting, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage global compliance specialists, case managers and paralegals.
- A proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Seniority level
- Associate
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Legal and General Business
Industries
- Broadcast Media Production and Distribution, Media Production, and Entertainment Providers