Immigration Specialist (Paralegal)

Microsoft Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) is seeking an experienced Immigration Specialist (Paralegal) to join our U.S. Immigration Team. The U.S. Immigration Team provides legal and strategic U.S. immigration counsel to HR and Microsoft business groups, drives immigration compliance, and supports the immigration needs of foreign national employees and their families.  

As a U.S. Immigration Specialist, you will be dedicated to employee engagement, solving complex problems, and helping our businesses achieve their strategic goals by attracting top talent to Microsoft. 

This opportunity will allow you to apply creative legal thinking to solve case-specific immigration issues while identifying opportunities to develop small and large-scale programs.  

Who are we looking for?

• Someone who has the ability to identify and escalate issues appropriately while proposing possible solutions. 

• Experience managing and prioritizing high volumes of inquiries from foreign nationals, clients, and teammates. 

• Ability to work independently while also being a strong collaborator with diverse internal groups, teams, divisions, and cultures. 

• Ability to work efficiently, meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced environment, prioritize workflow, and adjust to frequent workload fluctuations. 

• Strong collaboration and partnership skills, effectively working as a member of a legal services team. 

Please note this position is based only at our Redmond, WA  office.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. 

• Engage daily with visa-dependent employees, fostering positive business interactions and long-term relationships with Microsoft's employees, management, and HR. 

• Develop creative immigration solutions and alternatives, enabling Microsoft’s visa-dependent population to achieve business objectives. 

• Lead various employee engagement initiatives to enhance the experience and interactions of employees, managers, and the company with the U.S. Immigration Team. 

• Provide advice on daily immigration operations, proactively assessing and planning for regulatory changes that may impact the program and/or visa-dependent employees. 

• Collaborate with immigration attorneys and business program managers to resolve complex immigration and process issues. 

• Manage high volumes of inquiries from foreign nationals, clients, and teammates, ensuring timely and accurate responses. 

• Develop and implement training programs for contingent staff to streamline processes and reduce escalations. 

• Manage communication channels, organize engagement events, maintain internal platforms, and analyze employee feedback to improve employee experience. 

• Educate employees about the immigration process from hire to green card approval, ensuring compliance with regulatory changes. 

• Represent the team in external engagements, supporting policy work and contributing to the development of innovative immigration solutions. 

• Participate in continuous improvement projects, refining templates, updating playbooks, and leveraging AI to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.