Sr. Immigration Specialist

About the role

• Sr. Immigration Specialist | Tesla (Legal & Government Affairs)
• Location: AUSTIN, Texas | Req ID: 282429 | Job Type: Full-time
• What to Expect

We are seeking a detail-oriented, experienced Immigration Specialist to join our in-house Immigration Team in Austin, TX. This is a hands-on processing role focusing on managing non-immigrant and immigrant petitions end to end, including strategizing, preparing, drafting, and filing.

The role requires solid expertise across employment-based immigration, including PERM labor certification, nonimmigrant petitions, and immigrant petitions. In-house, you will run the day-to-day work that keeps employees authorized and moving, jumping in to draft and own complex matters and responses without waiting to be assigned to them.

The ideal candidate excels in a fast-paced corporate environment, possesses deep expertise in business immigration, and is dedicated to supporting talent acquisition and retention through efficient and compliant immigration solutions. They are a self-starter with a strong sense of ownership over the whole program and can adapt quickly to changing priorities.

What You'll Do

• Prepare, draft, and file nonimmigrant petitions (including H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1) and immigrant matters (including PERM, I-140 (EB-1A, EB-1B, EB-1C), NIW); review work product for accuracy and compliance; fix issues rather than hand them off
• Own case management from intake through approval: review and pull documents from all resources, coordinate with stakeholders, track timelines, prepare filings, and keep matters moving
• Review cases for strategy, including risk assessments and issue-spotting; decide what you can close yourself and escalate to counsel when the risk or complexity warrants it
• Manage program and process work: templates, playbooks, intake standards, and workflows that let a lean team handle volume
• Oversee visa maintenance, including timely extensions, amendments, and change of status filings
• Optimize internal systems to automate immigration processes where feasible
• Advise internal stakeholders on visa eligibility, travel risks, and compliance with clear, practical communication

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on business immigration experience covering PERM labor certification and a wide range of NIV and green card processes (H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, I-140, AOS and/or consular)
• Thorough knowledge of the PERM process, prevailing wage determinations, and recruitment requirements, including job description/minimum-requirements analysis
• Ability to prepare, draft, review, and file case work — and to manage caseloads, timelines, and stakeholders
• Quick on your feet and a self-starter with a strong level of ownership; able to triage issues make a call, keep work moving, and comfortably carry a high-volume personal caseload in a fast-paced environment
• Strong writing and project-management skills
• High attention to detail; will own work from intake through approval on a lean team

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)