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Does navigating global immigration strategy excite you?
Do you want to help candidates succeed through every step of their immigration process?
Join out Global Mobility Team!
Our team enables Akamai to deploy talent globally through compliant, cost-effective solutions. We also oversee FlexBase, temporary remote work, and digital nomad visa programs to support flexible work arrangements while managing business risk.
Partner with the best
In this role, you will help Akamai attract and retain talent by managing U.S. employment-based immigration cases and supporting employees through key career and life transitions. You will partner with outside immigration counsel, HR, Recruiting, and business leaders to coordinate sponsorship, ensure work authorization continuity, and provide clear guidance.
As a Global Mobility Specialist II, you will be responsible for:
Managing end-to-end U.S. employment-based cases (new hires, transfers, amendments, extensions, and PERM/GC sponsorship) in partnership with outside counsel Tracking work authorization expirations, milestone dates, and data reconciliation as well as escalating risks affecting employment continuity or start dates Partnering with counsel and internal teams to plan, identify candidates, manage registration, and prepare annual H-1B cap petitions Advising HR, Recruiting, and managers on sponsorship needs and job/compensation changes and providing clear/empathetic guidance to employees regarding processes/timelines/travel Monitoring vendor responsiveness and service quality and maintaining employee resources, intranet content, and ERG communications to enhance the overall employee experience Generating status reports for HR and Payroll, support audits, and assist with international transfers and remote work/digital nomad visa assessments Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
Have 5+ years of relevant U.S. employment-based immigration experience (H-1B cap, PERM, and non-immigrant sponsorship)and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Demonstrate portfolio management skills with a meticulous eye for detail, data accuracy, and deadline tracking Possess the ability to explain complex immigration concepts clearly and empathetically, maintaining sound judgment with confidential matters Have proven success working cross-functionally across cultures and time zones. Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and HR systems Have prior experience in corporate immigration, a law firm, or an immigration service provider Have exposure to global mobility, international transfers, or M&A immigration support Demonstrate experience optimizing case management workflows, reporting, or employee resources
About us
At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security : Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery : Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI : Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.
At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.
Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.
FlexBase adapts to your job's needs
Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.
We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.
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Compensation
Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $76,100 - $136,900/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.
