Overview In this role, you advise TikTok's U.S. immigration programs in a global Corporate Services Legal context. You will align immigration strategy with business goals, guiding cross-functional partners and supervising external counsel. You'll translate legal requirements into scalable operational processes, supporting large-scale workforce transitions and complex cases. Your work helps ensure compliant, efficient immigration programs that enable mobility and growth across the company.
Responsibilities- Provide strategic guidance on U.S. immigration compliance, workforce planning, and risk mitigation in collaboration with internal teams
- Oversee external immigration counsel, validating advice against business interests and compliance posture
- Lead readiness for USCIS site visits, FDNS audits, and government investigations with proactive planning
- Coordinate with Tax, Export Control, Information Security, and other partners to assess holistic immigration-related risk
- Monitor changes in U.S. immigration law and advise stakeholders on regulatory impact for nonimmigrant and immigrant programs
- Design and drive operational processes for immigration programs, including tools, templates, process maps, SOPs, and internal training
- Advise on immigration strategy for large-scale workforce transitions, entity restructuring, and high-volume visa programs (e.g., H-1B lottery)
- Support teams on complex immigration cases requiring escalation beyond routine processing
- Translate legal requirements into measurable compliance outcomes and end-to-end accountability
Key requirements- Juris Doctorate (ABA-accredited) or equivalent
- Experience at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house counsel
- Extensive U.S. employment-based immigration experience (H-1B, L-1, TN, I-140, EB-1, PERM, etc.)
- Experience with immigration compliance audits, site visits, or government investigations
- Experience advising on large-scale immigration programs or corporate restructuring involving mobility
- Strong analytical, communication, organizational, negotiation, and drafting skills
- analytical thinking
- clear communication
- negotiation
- USCIS regulations
- H-1B, L-1, TN visas
- I-140, EB-1, PERM
