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With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

General Counsel’s Organization:

Where great legal minds influence global business strategy.

Our mission is to protect and strengthen American Express through legal expertise and strategic advice that helps our business partners manage risk, identify opportunities, and deliver on the Company’s promise of exceptional products and services. Given the dynamic nature of the global payments industry and the valued partnership between our team and the business, we see it as imperative to attract and develop talented people by:

Providing rich work experiences and opportunities for professional development
Recognizing and rewarding those who drive and deliver results
Respecting and valuing diversity, integrity, and personal accountability

Role & Responsibilities:

Help propel your team and its business partners to success.

This is a growing in-house team that is expanding its paralegal/case management team. Candidates for the position should have a minimum of 3+ years of experience in progressive/broad based US business immigration practices.

Here’s just some of what you’ll do in this role:

Independently manage and prepare US employment-based, NIV and IV visa filings to US Dept. of Labor, USCIS, DOS, and CBP
Gather and review immigration eligibility documents and strategically design individual roadmaps that support colleagues from their initial hiring pursuant to nonimmigrant visa (H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, E-3, TN), to adjustments to permanent residence/green card via the EB-1, EB-2 or EB-3 preference category
Develop detailed and customized support letters for H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, E-3, TN and other petitions/applications, including executive and managerial positions for filing with USCIS.
Review Request for Evidence (“RFE”) requests issued for filed petitions and prepare persuasive responses/provide support up to petition adjudication
Lead and partner with cross-functional stakeholders on projects to improve immigration function and client servicing
Work collaboratively with team to develop and maintain best practices that adjust to immigration regulation changes, optimizing the Company’s immigration sponsorship program
Interact with and advise senior leadership on complex immigration matters and provide top notch immigration strategic analysis
Engage in active brainstorming sessions and help develop and implement strategic resolutions to business challenges within immigration scope
Serve as a US immigration subject matter expert and provide holistic guidance and support to colleagues through their immigration journeys that align with their career growth

Are you ready for the challenge?

Minimum qualifications:

3+ years of progressive work experience preparing US nonimmigrant visa filings (including H-1Bs, L-1A/L-1Bs, E-3s, and TNs), as well as US immigrant filings, including EB-2 and EB-3 I-140s, Multi-national Manager and Adjustment of Status Applications
Excellent legal writing and editing skills with a strong attention to detail
Must be able to drive and timely deliver on the end-to-end case management cycle, from document review, drafting and filing immigration petitions, to performing administrative tasks, including ensuring accurate data in case management system and communicating with clients on strategy/case processing details
Be able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, and communicate effectively with clients and governmental agencies, serving as a primary point of contact with the ability to function independently and to exercise discretion and judgment in sensitive matters
Preferred qualifications:
Experience with H-1B CAP electronic registration process
Experience with LawLogix case management system is a plus
Bachelor's Degree

Salary Range: $55,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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