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Where we Work

Udemy is a global company headquartered in San Francisco, with additional U.S. offices in Denver and Austin, and international hubs in Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Türkiye. This is an in-office position, requiring three days a week in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and flexibility on Mondays and Fridays.

About Your Skills

Immigration Expertise: You have a comprehensive understanding of global immigration processes and compliance requirements, allowing you to effectively manage visa applications, monitor expiration dates, and advise on immigration regulations to support our global workforce.
Process Management: You excel at designing, implementing, and optimizing HR and immigration workflows that enhance operational efficiency while ensuring compliance with local and international regulations.
Stakeholder Management: You build and maintain effective relationships with various stakeholders including employees, vendors, legal teams, and internal departments to deliver seamless support through complex processes.
Data & Compliance: You ensure accurate documentation and data integrity across HR systems while handling sensitive information with discretion and implementing compliance solutions that mitigate risks.

About This Role

As a People Operations & Immigration Specialist, you’ll serve as the key point of contact for both HR operations and immigration support, creating a seamless employee experience across the employee lifecycle. You’ll manage critical immigration processes, benefits administration, and HR operational tasks while ensuring compliance with global regulations and developing scalable solutions that support our growing international workforce.

What you’ll be doing

Manage end-to-end immigration processes including case initiation, documentation preparation, visa application tracking, compliance monitoring; including visa expiration dates and proactively manage renewals to ensure workforce continuity.
Act as first-line support for employees on immigration matters, addressing policy questions and coordinating with external immigration counsel as needed
Advise recruiting teams and hiring managers on immigration requirements and sponsorship considerations.
Support people ops administration by processing enrollments, changes, and addressing employee inquiries.
Ensure accuracy of employee data in Workday and maintain compliance with local labor laws
Collaborate with legal teams and vendors to ensure compliance with immigration regulations across multiple jurisdictions
Identify opportunities to streamline and improve HR and immigration processes, implementing scalable solutions
Partner with cross-functional teams to enhance the employee experience through process optimization

What you’ll have

3+ years of experience in HR operations with a focus on immigration, plus experience with other COE administration.
Experience managing immigration cases and strong knowledge of global employment-based immigration processes, particularly non-immigrant visas (e.g., L-1A/B, H-1B) and immigrant visa matters
Proficiency with HRIS platforms (preferably Workday) and case management systems, along with strong attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information
Experience working in a global, cross-functional environment

At Udemy, we strive to be transparent around compensation. Actual compensation for this role is based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor. In addition to a base salary, this role is also eligible for equity.

Hiring Compensation Range

$76,000—$95,000 USD

Why work here?

You’ll grow here.

Learning is part of the job. You’ll get full access to Udemy courses, a monthly UDay to invest in yourself, and a budget to spend on whatever helps you improve. Many people are diving into AI lately, but what you focus on is up to you.

AI is real here.

We use it in the way we learn and the way we work. You’ll have the space and tools to experiment, apply, and get better at using AI in practical ways.

You’ll own your work.

We trust people to lead, make decisions, and follow through. You don’t need to wait for permission or layers of approval to have an impact.

You’ll Build With Others.

We collaborate openly and shape ideas together. Everyone has a voice, and good thinking is welcomed from any direction.

You’ll see your impact.

What you build helps people grow their skills, change their careers, or find a path forward. You’ve got the experience, why not use it to help others gain theirs?

Bring your curiosity. We’ll bring the platform and the support. Let’s LEARN together.

Our Benefits Start with U

Our benefits start with you and were built to provide you and your family with the protection and care you need, making it easy to access the right coverage when you need it most. Benefits vary by region, and we encourage applicants to review our US Benefits, Ireland Benefits & Turkiye Benefits pages to get an understanding of some of the benefits we offer. For details on region-specific benefits, please refer to the information provided during the hiring process.

Benefits outlined are provided as a general overview and may vary depending on the location, role, and employment classification. All benefits are subject to change at the discretion of the organization and in accordance with applicable laws and policies.

At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. We understand that not everyone will match each of the qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we'd love to hear from you!

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