Immigration Specialist, US

Deel; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Deel is seeking an Immigration Specialist to manage the US immigration process, providing top-tier client service through exceptional communication and compliance with immigration laws. This role requires extensive experience in business immigration, ensuring quality case management and support for clients throughout their immigration journey.

Benefits

Stock grant opportunities

Flexibility of remote work

WeWork access

Qualifications

• 3+ years of business immigration experience as a Paralegal or Immigration Specialist.
• 1+ year of experience in a law firm, corporate, or startup.
• Ability to function independently while following established directions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee US immigration processes and client communication.
• Ensure timely, accurate case completion in alignment with SLAs.
• Manage entire employment life-cycle for non-nationals including onboarding.

Skills

Strong writing

Logical reasoning

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Client services skills

Tools

Jira

Notion

Slack

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Who We Are Is What We Do.

Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 100+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.

Who We Are Is What We Do.

Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 100+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.

Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 5,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers.

Why should you be part of our success story?

As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are.

Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator’s top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google.

Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $12 billion valuation and $800 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work.

Summary

The Immigration Specialist will oversee all aspects of the US immigration process and will be responsible for communicating with clients, gathering application documents, reviewing files, and submitting applications. You will be responsible for an array of US business immigration cases from inception to resolution and provide industry-leading service to clients by offering timely and clear immigration support. You will be required to follow the outlined company-developed onboarding and processing workflows.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely, accurate case completion in alignment with SLAs and internal quality standards.
• Coordinate and schedule calls, consultations, interviews
• Deliver outstanding client service through clear, professional communication and proactive case management.
• Ensuring and maintaining compliance in their assigned country in accordance with relevant immigration laws and regulations, operational rules and RACI.
• Assessing right-to-work requirements
• Processing immigration-related administrative tasks such as preparing and submitting immigration applications to the local authorities
• Liaising with local providers to complete immigration assessments
• Auditing, maintaining, and updating internal and external mobility-related knowledge in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Providing support to EORs and clients for mobility-related questions or concerns through all available communication channels.
• Managing the entire employment life-cycle for non-nationals including onboarding and offboarding
• Responsible for ensuring the quality of the mobility operations in the assigned countries
• Work on special projects, as assigned
  
  

Requirements

• 3+ years of business immigration experience, either as a Paralegal or Immigration Specialist (Preference for O-1, E-2, EB-1, and EB-2 NIW experience).
• 1+ year of experience working in a law firm, corporate, or startup setting
• Strong writing, logical reasoning, and communication skills
• Strong client services skills:
• Experience directly interacting for customers via email, call, and video
• Experience anticipating clients’ needs and addressing their concerns
• Experience managing individual pipeline and proven ability to juggle multiple customers and priorities, keeping all customers informed of changes to deadlines
• Ability to function independently while following established directions and processes with limited hand-holding
• Strong attention to detail
• Familiarity with Jira, Notion and slack as a plus!
  
  

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all.

Some things you’ll enjoy

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access
  
  

At Deel, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Unless otherwise agreed, we will communicate with job applicants using Deel-specific emails, which include @deel.com and other acquired company emails like @payspace.com and @paygroup.com. You can view the most up-to-date job listings at Deel by visitingour careers page.

Deel is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects different abilities, backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, identities and perspectives.

Deel will provide accommodation on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodation, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team at [e-mail] of the nature of the accommodation that you may require, to ensure your equal participation.

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