Senior Global Immigration Specialist – EMEA & APAC

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a highly organized Immigration Specialist to support day-to-day global immigration operations. This hands-on role partners with Global Mobility, Legal, Recruiting, and external vendors to ensure cases move accurately and on time.

The role suits those who thrive in high-volume environments, enjoy operational work, and take pride in keeping processes running smoothly for employees and stakeholders. Reports to Global Immigration Lead.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of immigration operations and coordination experience with global immigration.
• Working knowledge of common visa types in Singapore, UK, & Ireland.
• Familiarity with right to work and immigration compliance requirements.
• Experience working with Workday and immigration case management systems and other ticketing tools.
• Strong attention to detail and comfort handling confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Own and oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of global immigration cases, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant execution.
• Act as a trusted point of contact for employees, recruiters, and internal partners on global immigration matters and business travel immigration.
• Collaborate with external immigration vendors and lead operational support for key visa programs, flagging risks and exceptions early.
• Maintain audit-ready compliance records with a strong focus on data integrity.
• Ensure high-quality immigration data across HRIS and recruiting systems, identifying gaps and driving corrections.
• Triage and prioritize case workflows and inbound requests, escalating issues thoughtfully and recommending solutions.
• Partner cross-functionally (Recruiting, HR, Payroll, Legal) to support compliant onboarding and ongoing employment.
• Reinforce and continuously improve immigration processes, controls, and playbooks.

Skills

Immigration operations

Global mobility

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Data integrity

Time management

Effective communicator

Case management

Tools

Workday

Immigration case management systems

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a highly organized Immigration Specialist to support day-to-day global immigration operations. This hands-on role partners with Global Mobility, Legal, Recruiting, and external vendors to ensure cases move accurately and on time.

The role suits those who thrive in high-volume environments, enjoy operational work, and take pride in keeping processes running smoothly for employees and stakeholders. Reports to Global Immigration Lead.