Requisition #:14256

When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys.

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Summary / Role Purpose

Ansys, Inc. is seeking an Immigration Lead for its in-house Global Mobility and Immigration team. Thisposition is located at our headquarters office in Canonsburg, PA or may be a combination of remote and in office.The person will manage all US immigration cases and provide immigration advice using outside counsel where appropriate, including H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, PERM cases, labor certification, I-140, I-485, nonimmigrant/immigrant visas, and requests for evidence. This role will also include oversight of our global immigration program, including all global work permits in Canada, EMEA, and APAC.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice and counsel to HR business partners, talent acquisition, foreign national employees, their managers, and other business stakeholders on U.S. immigration matters including frequently changing federal regulations, legal interpretations, and USCIS and DOL processing protocols through independent research and engagement with professional resources
• Provide in-depth counsel with analysis of US immigration processes, identification of process and policy gaps, drafting of policy and process revisions and assist with the implementation of new or revised programs
• Manage global work permit processes, including consulting with global immigration provider and local network partners, advising talent acquisition and country HR managers on immigration requirements, and updating employees, managers, and business stakeholders on case status
• Provide consultations on the most complex and high-level matters to develop strategies to mitigate risk and provide timely solutions
• Provide critical subject matter expertise for immigration issues arising in mergers and acquisitions, and manage transitions related to M&A activity independently and quickly
• Work on immigration program management projects as needed, including process improvement endeavors
• Manage outside immigration counsel and invoicing
• Complete periodic reports for internal customers on immigration cases and costs for their employee populations, and independently analyze those reports to develop new strategies.
• Direct the activities for obtaining green cards, including manager and employee education, case evaluations, and PERM recruiting

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 8 years working on employment-based US and global immigration matters
  • Experience should have been gained either in-house or in a law firm
  • Experience with both U.S. and global immigration experience is required

• Experience in exercising independent judgment and discretion while utilizing company policies and practices to determine appropriate action
• Experience in analyzing, revising, developing and enforcing company policies and practices relating to immigration

• Attention to detail and accuracy and working with highly confidential data
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment and independently manage a large volume of employee cases
• Experience maintaining immigration files and documents to support all immigration activity and ensure compliance with legal requirements
• Experience handling and communicating about sensitive matters with tact and diplomacy
• Experience preparing H-1B, TN, L-1, I-140, labor certification, and adjustment of status cases
• Experience working with PERM recruitment
• Experience working with global immigration matters

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in HR or Business preferred
• 5 or more years of experience working as an immigration paralegal at a law firm
• Experience managing immigration invoicing and charging to appropriate business units.
• Experience with LawLogix and SAP SucessFactors a plus.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suites (Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook)

At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: the commitments to our stakeholders, the behaviors of how we work together, and the actions of how we deliver results. Together as ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement.

Our Commitments:

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make ourcustomers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values:

• Adaptability: Be open, welcome what's next
• Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
• Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

Our Actions:

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team
• We demonstrate mastery
• We deliver outstanding results

INCLUSION IS AT OUR CORE
We believe diverse thinking leads to better outcomes. We are committed to creating and nurturing a workplace that fuels this by welcoming people, no matter their background, identity, or experience, to a workplace where they are valued and where diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging thrive.

WELCOME WHAT'S NEXT IN YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in working with well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high - met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head on. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at a lower cost.

At Ansys, it's about the learning, the discovery, and the collaboration. It's about the "what's next" as much as the "mission accomplished." And it's about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can, and do impact real people in real ways. All this is forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy, and ethics.

CREATING A PLACE WE'RE PROUD TO BE
Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ-100. We are proud to have been recognized for the following more recent awards, although our list goes on: Newsweek's Most Loved Workplace globally and in the U.S., Gold Stevie Award Winner, America's Most Responsible Companies, Fast Company World Changing Ideas, Great Place to Work Certified (Belgium, China, Greece, France, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and U.K.).

For more information, please visit us at www.ansys.com

Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Ansys does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.