Immigration Program Leader - Global Compliance & Automation

Meta; Menlo Park, San Francisco, Seattle, New York (CA, CA, WA, NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a US Immigration Program Manager to lead filings and compliance operations at scale, partnering with Recruiting, People Partners, Legal, and business leaders to optimize workflows, quality, and tooling.

This high‑impact role requires deep immigration expertise, a compliance‑first mindset, and the ability to influence across functions without direct authority, while leveraging AI to improve case processing.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in global immigration with direct, hands-on responsibility for case filings, compliance program design, and work-authorization counseling
• Deep subject-matter expertise across employment-based visa categories, permanent residence pathways, and cross-border mobility in US, EMEA, and APAC jurisdictions
• Demonstrated experience designing and operating immigration compliance frameworks across multiple countries and regulatory environments
• Proven ability to manage high-volume, complex filing portfolios while maintaining exceptional accuracy and compliance standards
• Track record of developing scalable processes, playbooks, and quality frameworks that elevate team-wide execution
• Experience managing relationships with external law firms and immigration vendors, including setting quality expectations and enforcing SLAs
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills with demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders (Legal, HR, Recruiting, Finance) without direct authority
• Experience leveraging AI or automation tools to drive efficiency in compliance monitoring and case processing workflows
• J.D., immigration certification, or equivalent professional credential (e.g., AILA membership, CIPD, or country-specific immigration practitioner qualification)
• Experience operating within a global technology company or similarly complex, high-volume immigration environment
• Hands-on familiarity with immigration case management platforms and HR technology systems
• Experience supporting workforce restructuring, M&A integration, or new market entry from an immigration filings and compliance perspective
• Data-driven approach to measuring filing quality, cycle times, compliance health, and vendor effectiveness
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Job description

Meta is seeking a US Immigration Program Manager to lead filings and compliance operations at scale, partnering with Recruiting, People Partners, Legal, and business leaders to optimize workflows, quality, and tooling.

This high‑impact role requires deep immigration expertise, a compliance‑first mindset, and the ability to influence across functions without direct authority, while leveraging AI to improve case processing.