[Hiring] Senior Global Mobility and Immigration Specialist @Instacart

Role Description

Every Instacart employee on a work visa relies on timely, accurate immigration guidance to maintain status and travel with confidence. We are building a more resilient program: a white glove experience backed by a best-in-class external immigration partner and a clearly owned internal function. As our Senior Immigration & Global Mobility Specialist, you will:

• Own the vendor relationship.
• Partner closely with our Employment Legal team.
• Shift Tier 1 support to our vendor and a contingent worker.
• Focus on complex cases and high-stakes moments that matter most.

Twelve months from now, employees will have a smoother, more self-service immigration experience, and the program will run on documented process instead of institutional memory.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of US business immigration experience, with recent in-house corporate experience (or law firm experience paired with program-level ownership).
• End-to-end knowledge of employment-based immigration: nonimmigrant (H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, E-3) and immigrant (PERM, I-140, adjustment of status).
• Hands-on compliance ownership: I-9 and reverification, Public Access Files, DOL requirements, audit readiness.
• Experience managing outside counsel and immigration or relocation vendors, including SLAs and invoice review.
• Experience supporting budget tracking and spend forecasting in partnership with Finance or a budget owner.
• Proven ownership of workflows, SOPs, and reporting on case metrics.
• Ability to advise and partner with HR, Talent Acquisition, Legal, and business leaders.
• Working exposure to global mobility, such as relocation coordination, transfers, and cost estimates.

Requirements

• You are a hands-on immigration expert who is equally comfortable owning a vendor relationship and rolling up your sleeves on a case.
• You thrive on a very small team, work independently, and know exactly where and when to escalate.
• You are curious, willing to stretch into new territory, and good at turning constraints into opportunities.
• You can explain nuanced immigration issues clearly to employees, managers, and directors.
• You handle sensitive matters with care and urgency.

Benefits

• Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.
• This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location.
• Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role.
• This role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.