Immigration Specialist

Job Description:

The Role

The Immigration Specialist will support Fidelity’s US Immigration program, working with the Director of Immigration, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition and business collaborators. In this role, you will serve as a liaison between employees, outside legal counsel, and key stakeholders on nonimmigrant visas and the employment-based Green card program (PERM) for Fidelity’s US based associates.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalency)
• 2-4 years’ experience in corporate HR functions including administering policies and procedures, recruiting, maintaining employee records
• Ability to Function well as part of a geographically distributed team in a fast-paced, customer focused environment that demands creativity, energy, flexibility, and excellence
• Customer centric approach to working with partners and ability to resolve delicate situations with diplomacy - cross cultural sensitivity is important
• A focused, organized, and systematic ability to accomplishing tasks and achieving goals, effectively balancing speed, and accuracy
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with government agency officials, business partners, legal counsel, associates, and their managers
• Willingness to be flexible and able to respond to shifting demands and priorities

The Value You Deliver

• Providing ongoing immigration support and consultation to managers, associates, and business partners as needed on requirements, processes, and updates
• Disseminating information regarding internal policies and processes throughout the Fidelity community (HR, Hiring Manage, and employees) through the company's internal portal as well as other means of communication.
• Maintaining accurate case documentation and correspondence regarding employees in case management tool
• Developing processes to track status of nonimmigrant work visas and permanent residency applications.
• Initiating new matters and reports using internal and external database/systems
• Coordinating internal recruitment process in connection with Labor Certification/PERM matters and assisting in the review of all resumes received in connection with such cases
• Stay up to date of foreign national employees' job changes (locations, duties, terminations) to ensure compliance with visa status

The Team

The US Immigration team sits within HR Shared Services and enables Fidelity to hire and retain highly skilled Foreign Nationals. The associates and managers we assist enable Fidelity’s success as an employer of choice and a keen competitor in the financial services marketplace.

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Certifications:

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a Best Place to Work in 2023. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.

At Fidelity, our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we’re calling “Dynamic Working”. Most associates will have a hybrid schedule with a requirement to work onsite at a Fidelity work location for at least one week, 5 consecutive days, every four weeks. These requirements are subject to change.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations @fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.