Vice President, Immigration Policy
About Us
As the world's largest business organization, we believe in building a future that gives everyone the opportunity to pursue a better tomorrow. We make it our job today–and every day–to build the strongest relationships possible among the American people, business leaders, and elected officials in Washington, D.C., state capitals, and countries around the globe.
We are driven by the pursuit of innovation and partnership and hold ourselves to the highest standards. Our commitment to our members is matched only by our commitment to our employees. As part of our team, we will support your long-term career development while delivering relevant learning opportunities. We will empower you to lead, develop deep expertise, and find new approaches to solving the toughest challenges.
General Description Of Duties
- Serve as the primary policy expert for all immigration-related issues and is the primary liaison for members who have immigration concerns for their business/association.
- Advocate for immigration policies, both legislatively and administratively, that promote the interests of the American business community.
Detailed Description Of Duties
- Serve as the point person for all immigration-related policy issues, which include but are not limited to: high-skilled immigration, lesser skilled immigration, EB-5, employment verification/e-verify, international travel/tourism, temporary worker programs, border security, interior/worksite enforcement, & biometric entry/exit.
- Review and analyze all immigration-related legislative, regulatory, and administrative proposals, provide members with insight on said proposals, and lead the immigration policy development efforts with corporate members.
- Engage members of Congress and executive branch agencies to develop and implement policies through legislation and administrative action that promote our members' interests.
- Conduct issue area briefings for members and members of Congress.
- Speak at national/regional conferences and testify before governmental bodies.
- Serve as the primary policy liaison for several coalitions of members.
- Draft and edit briefing material, promotional material, letters to Congress and the Executive Branch, testimony, comments on proposed regulations and sub regulatory policy changes, talking points, press statements, op-eds, and blog posts.
- Work to expand membership to new companies/associations.
- Provide casework assistance to member companies with regard to passport applications, naturalization applications, visa processing delays, and consular interview appointments.
Knowledge And Skills
- Must demonstrate a thorough knowledge of immigration issues that impact businesses.
- Must possess excellent legal writing and communication skills.
- Must possess sufficient knowledge of the legislative and APA rulemaking processes to understand the impact of potential immigration policy changes to members.
- Needs to have the ability to manage competing interests among different entities.
Experience
- Must have at least 10 years' experience working on immigration issues in the U.S. Congress, an administrative agency, or at a trade association that has exposed the individual to the legislative and regulatory process.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree required, J.D. strongly preferred.
