Hybrid Director: U.S. Immigration Strategy & Programs

Vialto; California; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Annual incentive opportunity

Comprehensive benefits

Hybrid or Remote work

Job summary

Vialto Partners seeks an experienced Director-level U.S. immigration lawyer to lead strategic client relationships and oversee complex U.S. immigration engagements, coordinating with the global network to deliver integrated solutions.

You will mentor attorneys, guide case strategy, and help shape service delivery through technology, data, and process improvements while partnering with HR, tax, and senior leadership. Hybrid or remote work on the West Coast.

Qualifications

• JD or equivalent law degree.
• Admission to practice and good standing with at least one US state bar.
• 10+ years of experience practicing U.S. immigration law, with significant experience in employment-based/business immigration.
• Demonstrated experience advising corporate clients on complex immigration matters and immigration program strategy.
• Experience managing significant client relationships, including senior stakeholder communication and complex escalations.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or developing attorneys and/or immigration professionals.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. business immigration law and the ability to provide practical, commercially informed legal advice.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear recommendations for both legal and non-legal audiences.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills with sound professional judgment and a strong commitment to quality and client service.
• High standards of ethics, professionalism, confidentiality, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, providing strategic U.S. immigration counsel and practical solutions aligned with business and talent objectives.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, developing a deep understanding of each client's business, workforce, immigration priorities, and risk considerations.
• Help clients develop and evolve strategic immigration programs, using insights, data, and analytics to enhance the employee experience, manage compliance risk, support workforce planning, and identify opportunities for greater efficiency.
• Lead a portfolio of multinational clients across a range of industries, overseeing both U.S. immigration delivery and aspects of global immigration program coordination.
• Provide governance across global immigration programs, including service-level performance, responsiveness, escalations, regional coordination, and consistent client delivery.
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex immigration matters, providing clear legal guidance and working collaboratively with clients and internal teams to reach effective solutions.
• Lead complex business immigration engagements and ensure high-quality, timely, and commercially responsive service.
• Partner with client legal, HR, tax, global mobility, and senior leadership teams to identify immigration strategy, governance, policy, process, and service-delivery needs.
• Lead, mentor, and develop attorneys, caseworkers, and other immigration professionals, fostering technical excellence, collaboration, accountability, and professional growth.
• Provide legal oversight of case strategy and immigration matters, including reviewing and approving work and signing immigration filings where appropriate.
• Analyze complex immigration matters and translate legal and regulatory considerations into clear, practical recommendations for clients and stakeholders.
• Develop perspectives on emerging U.S. and global immigration trends and advise clients on how regulatory, geopolitical, workforce, and mobility developments may affect their immigration programs.
• Champion the thoughtful use of technology, automation, analytics, and process improvements to enhance immigration program delivery and client experience.
• Contribute to business development activities, including building professional networks, identifying opportunities to expand client relationships, and supporting the growth of Vialto’s immigration practice.
• Uphold Vialto's standards of professional conduct, ethics, quality, confidentiality, and risk management in all client engagements.

Skills

Strategic client relationships

Leadership & mentorship

Communication skills

Analytical problem-solving

Regulatory/industry knowledge

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent

Bar admission in at least one US state

Job description

Vialto Partners seeks an experienced Director-level U.S. immigration lawyer to lead strategic client relationships and oversee complex U.S. immigration engagements, coordinating with the global network to deliver integrated solutions.

You will mentor attorneys, guide case strategy, and help shape service delivery through technology, data, and process improvements while partnering with HR, tax, and senior leadership. Hybrid or remote work on the West Coast.