Associate General Counsel - Immigration

GEP

Clark (NJ)

On-site

USD 200,000 - 250,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with 3% company match

Paid time off and company holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

GEP is seeking an experienced Associate General Counsel, Immigration, in Clark, New Jersey. You will lead GEP’s U.S. and global immigration programs, advise on visa options, and manage a team of paralegals and external counsel, ensuring compliance and efficient workflows across jurisdictions.

You will drive policy, strategic planning, and technology-enabled improvements while partnering with HR and business leaders on mobility and cross-border assignments.

Qualifications

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school and active bar admission in NJ or eligibility for in-house counsel in NJ.
12+ years of immigration law experience with U.S./global expertise.
Experience leading global immigration programs and coordinating with counsel across jurisdictions.
Experience with case management/workflow technology and AI-enabled legal tools.
People-management experience, ideally leading paralegals or legal operations staff.
Strong written and verbal communication and business acumen.

Responsibilities

Lead and govern GEP’s U.S. and global immigration programs, with policy direction.
Manage a team of paralegals and external counsel, ensuring timely case handling.
Oversee compliance, audits, and regulatory developments across jurisdictions.
Advise HR and business leaders on visa options, timelines, and costs.
Drive technology adoption to improve efficiency and data quality.

Skills

Leadership

Legal analysis

Policy development

Communication

Risk management

Education

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Bar admission in New Jersey or eligibility for in-house counsel in NJ

Tools

Case management software

Workflow automation

Legal research tools

Job description

Job Description

Welcome to GEP

Who We Are

GEP, with over 30 offices internationally, is the fastestgrowing procurement and supply chain solutions firm – consulting, software andmanaged services. GEP has succeeded by being smart and creative; solvingcomplex problems and finding opportunities for the world’s largestorganizations.

How You Grow at GEP

We recognize people who make a genuine difference, workhard and drive achievements. Results are noticed and rewarded. It’s how youwill grow a career at GEP, and in a much shorter time frame than at otherfirms.

Celebrating Everyone

GEP succeeds through the ideas and creativity of our teammembers so we embrace people of all experiences, nationalities, abilities,cultures, races, gender identities, sexual orientations and ages. What makesyou unique and different is celebrated and will help GEP stand out even more.And we are a women-founded and -owned company so our foundation is making GEP agreat place to work for women, a place where women can learn, advance and giveback.

Are You One of Us

GEP is seeking an experienced Associate General Counsel, Immigration, to join its team in Clark, New Jersey. The successful candidate will lead GEP’sglobal immigration legal and operational function, with responsibility for threecore immigration programs: U.S. Immigration, Global Immigration, and theBusiness Visitor Visa Program. The attorneywill develop and execute immigration strategy, advise the business on workforcemobility and business travel, and provide legal oversight of immigrationcompliance across the countries where GEP operates. The role is both strategic and hands‑on:setting policy and program direction while serving as the escalation point forcomplex cases, audits, and regulatory developments.

Key Responsibilities

1. Team Leadership and Operations

Lead the strategy, governance, andday-to-day oversight of GEP’s three immigration programs: U.S. Immigration,Global Immigration, and the Business Visitor Visa Program, ensuring consistentstandards, appropriate controls, clear ownership, and effective coordinationacross Legal, HR, business stakeholders, and external providers.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of threeparalegals; set priorities, review work product, and ensure quality and timelycase handling.
Build scalable workflows, case-tracking, andreporting; define metrics on cycle time, spend, and compliance.
Manage relationships, budgets, andperformance of external immigration counsel and vendors worldwide, andcoordinate local counsel in each jurisdiction.
Direct legal strategy and provide oversightfor complex U.S. immigration matters, including H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, E-3, PERM,and employment‑based green card sponsorship, handling matters directly orthrough external counsel based on case complexity and the approved operatingmodel.

2. Strategy and Advisory

Develop and execute a globalimmigration strategy aligned with GEP's talent, client delivery, and businessexpansion goals.
Advise HR, Talent Acquisition,Finance, and business leaders on visa options, timelines, costs, and risks forhiring, relocation, and cross‑border assignments.
Partner with internal stakeholderson the immigration implications of business travel, remote work, secondments,and new market entry.
Partner with HR and businessleaders to assess immigration implications arising from promotions,compensation changes, changes in job duties or work location, remote-workarrangements, reorganizations, and other workforce changes beforeimplementation.
Monitor legislative, regulatory,and policy changes worldwide; assess impact and translate changes intopractical guidance, stakeholder communications, training, workflow updates, andcompliance controls.

3. Compliance and Risk Management

Provide legal oversight andsubject‑matter guidance regarding employer immigration compliance, includingI-9, E-Verify, Public Access Files, Labor Condition Application requirements,and comparable obligations outside the United States, in partnership with theresponsible HR and business teams. Design and maintain immigrationpolicies, procedures, and internal controls; lead periodic internal audits andrespond to government inquiries, site visits, and audits.
Assess and mitigate risk in complexor sensitive matters, including denials, RFEs, status issues, and businessimmigration compliance concerns.
Oversee global business‑travel andshort‑term work authorization compliance, including assessment frameworks,approval controls, business visitor visa processes, and escalation ofhigher‑risk travel activities.

4. Employee Experience

Serve as a trusted advisor toemployees and managers, communicating clearly on sensitive status and timingmatters.
Create training and self-serviceresources for HR, recruiters, and managers on immigration processes andcompliance.

5. Technology,Innovation, and Continuous Improvement

Identify and implement appropriatecase‑management technology, workflow automation, AI‑enabled tools, and employeeself‑service solutions to improve efficiency, data quality, transparency, andconsistency while preserving legal judgment, confidentiality, and compliancecontrols.
Drive continuous improvement bystandardizing intake, review, escalation, reporting, knowledge‑management, anddocument‑retention practices across U.S. and global immigrationprocesses.

Requirements

J.D. from an ABA‑accredited law school; activebar membership in New Jersey or another U.S. jurisdiction, or eligibility forin‑house counsel registration in New Jersey.
12+ years of immigration law experience, withsignificant U.S. and/or global business immigration expertise, at a law firm,in‑house legal department, or a combination.
Experience managing global immigration programsand coordinating with counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
Experience with immigration case management andworkflow technology, and with process automation or AI‑enabled legal tools.
People‑management experience, ideally leadingparalegals or legal operations staff.
Strong judgment, with the ability to balancelegal risk and business needs.
Strong written and verbal communication skills,with the ability to advise non‑lawyers clearly and concisely.
Strong business acumen: ability to legal issuesinto actionable guidance for non‑legal stakeholders and make principled,risk‑based recommendations.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with audits, governmentinvestigations, or mergers and acquisitions immigration due diligence.

Salary Range: $200,000 – $250,000 annually, based on experience and qualifications.

Additional Compensation: Eligible for a performance‑based bonus tied to individual and company performance.

Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with a 3% company match, paid time off, company holidays, and professional development opportunities