Senior Immigration Specialist
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About the Role
McDermott is hiring a Senior Immigration Specialist in Doha to lead immigration program strategy, compliance, and vendor management. The role requires 5+ years of global immigration experience and expertise in building large-scale programs.
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Responsibilities
- Identify trends and develop targeted program level goals and initiatives using strong immigration experience
- Advise on case level filing strategies, including complex situations requiring independent research
- Develop associated processes, filing strategies, and resourcing plans in collaboration with internal teams
- Educate HR and business partners on immigration policies and their impact on business strategies
- Collaborate with Global Immigration Program Managers to develop performance measurement tools
- Implement regular reviews of current processes to ensure ongoing compliance and identify gaps
- Drive system enhancement recommendations through a technical lens
- Provide strategic communications advice to the Immigration Communications and Content team
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Legal, Business Management, or related field preferred
- 5 years of global immigration experience
- Deep understanding of immigration landscapes and trends across the region
- Experience in building, implementing, and managing large scale immigration programs
- Experience in global immigration vendor transition and new country onboarding
- Experience in managing global and country specific immigration audits
- Experience negotiating immigration concessions with government authorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Job Overview
- The Senior Immigration Specialist uses best practices and knowledge to improve the Immigration discipline within McDermott.
- They act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share conceptual and practical expertise.
- They solve complex problems and use discipline specific knowledge to improve products or services.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Identify trends and develop targeted program level goals and initiatives.
- Advise on case level filing strategies, including complex situations.
- Develop associated processes, filing strategies, and proposed resourcing plans.
- Educate HR and business partners on immigration policies.
- Collaborate with Global Immigration Program Managers to develop performance measurement tools.
- Implement regular reviews of current processes to ensure ongoing compliance.
- Drive system enhancement recommendations through a technical lens.
- Provide strategic communications advice to the Immigration Communications and Content team.
Essential Qualifications and Education
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Legal, Business Management, or any related field preferred.
- 5 years of global immigration experience.
- Deep understanding of immigration landscapes and trends across the region.
- Experience in building, implementing, and managing large scale immigration programs.
- Experience in global immigration vendor transition and new country onboarding.
- Experience in managing global and country specific immigration audits.
- Experience negotiating immigration concessions with government authorities.
- Ability to adapt to change and collaborate effectively at all levels.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A solid sense of accountability and sound personal judgment.
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