Manager, Visa & Immigration

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Job Description:

The Manager, Visa & Immigration is responsible for the day-to-day management and administration of the company's U.S. immigration program, serving as a key partner in delivering a compliant, efficient, and employee-focused immigration experience.

This role oversees the full lifecycle of employment-based immigration matters, partnering closely with employees, business leaders, HR, Talent Acquisition, and external immigration counsel to ensure timely and compliant immigration support.

The Manager will drive operational excellence across immigration processes, identify opportunities for program enhancements, mitigate compliance risks, and provide guidance aligned with business objectives and evolving immigration regulations.

Essential Functions:

• Oversee the full lifecycle of U.S. employment-based immigration matters, including nonimmigrant visa classifications (H-1B, L-1A/B, TN, E-3, O-1, F-1, etc.) and permanent residence sponsorship, ensuring timely, compliant, and employee-focused case management.
• Serve as the primary internal subject matter expert on U.S. immigration matters, providing guidance and recommendations to employees, managers, HR, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders.
• Partner with external immigration counsel to develop case strategy, assess immigration options, and ensure timely and compliant filings.
• Lead immigration case management activities from initiation through completion, ensuring adherence to internal policies, government regulations, and service standards.
• Evaluate and advise on complex immigration situations, including work authorization, employee transfers, travel considerations, and immigration risk mitigation.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve immigration processes, workflows, and documentation standards to enhance efficiency, consistency, and employee experience.
• Track and monitor visa expirations, work authorization deadlines, and permanent residence milestones, proactively identifying risks and ensuring timely action.
• Maintain oversight of immigration compliance requirements, including Public Access Files, government audits, recordkeeping obligations, and corporate immigration policies.
• Collaborate with Payroll, Finance, HR, Talent Acquisition, and Legal to ensure alignment and compliance across immigration-related processes.
• Manage immigration-related budgeting activities, including forecasting, invoice review, expense tracking, and vendor management.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and other business initiatives requiring immigration expertise and employee impact assessments.
• Drive stakeholder education and awareness through training, communications, and consultation on immigration policies, procedures, and regulatory developments.

Education, Skills and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing U.S. business immigration matters, either in-house or with a leading immigration law firm.
• Strong working knowledge of employment-based immigration programs, including non-immigrant visas, permanent residence sponsorship, prevailing wage processes, labor certification, and immigration compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage a high-volume immigration caseload while balancing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders, HR teams, and external counsel to provide immigration guidance and solutions.
• Strong knowledge of immigration compliance requirements, including Public Access Files, I-9 considerations, document retention, and audit preparedness.
• Proven ability to identify process improvement opportunities and implement scalable solutions.
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate complex immigration concepts into practical business guidance.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive employee information with discretion and professionalism.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multinational, and matrixed environment.
• Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and experience with HRIS and immigration case management systems, including Workday.

US Salary Range

$90,000 - $100,000 USD

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Benefits of Joining:

One of our primary goals is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our compensation plan includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• Healthcare Options
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Prescription
• Dependent and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Legal Assistance Plan
• Tuition Education Assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Exclusive discounts on electronics, gyms, and everyday purchases

A Quick Note on Email Safety

We care about your candidate experience and want to make sure you feel confident communicating with us. All official emails from our recruiting team will only come from the domains @omc.com -never from generic platforms like Webex. Your first interview will always be with a real person on our team, not an automated system. If something feels off, we encourage you to double-check before replying.

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us-we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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For US Job Seekers:

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