Senior Corporate Counsel - US Immigration Law

Infosys - Legal - Senior Corporate Counsel - North America Immigration Law

Infosys Limited is seeking an experienced immigration counsel to join the Americas Employment & Immigration Law Team. If you have a strong background in U.S. business and employment-based immigration law and are ready to put your strengths to work in a fast-paced, in-house legal environment, then this may be the opportunity for you.
In the Senior Corporate Counsel-U.S. Immigration Law position, you would be an integral part of the Infosys Legal Team and primarily responsible for all immigration-related inquiries to support Infosys's North America immigration practices and policies. This includes partnering with and advising stakeholders, including an international Global Immigration team, human resources, and executive leadership, on all aspects of an employee's immigration journey and the corporation's immigration strategy. This is a strategic, not operational, role with the key responsibilities including resolving complex legal issues, developing and implementing strategic solutions, and related risk management. You will also assist in monitoring the corporation's compliance with immigration law and regulations, continuously strengthening compliance practices, and overseeing internal auditing and reporting. In addition to day-to-day immigration counseling, you would manage external counsel on immigration-related investigations and claims, partner with government affairs on immigration policy initiatives, and overall serve as the go-to North America immigration subject matter expert and partner.

• Juris doctorate degree and a member in good standing with the applicable state bar
• 8+ years of overall dedicated immigration law experience in a law firm and/or in-house position
• Comprehensive knowledge of U.S. business and employment visa-related immigration laws, regulations, and procedures
• Excellent analytical oral and written communication skills
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail
• Commitment to teamwork and a collaborative work environment, including the ability to work effectively within a geographically distributed global team.
• Experience with immigration enforcement matters with Department of Labor, USCIS, and other agencies.
• Candidate authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time

• Experience in advising stakeholders regarding the interplay of immigration and employment law compliance
• In-house experience working with global organizations with a significant U.S.-inbound visa volume
• Passion for process improvement to collaboratively partner with existing units to continually seek best-in-class practices and compliance