Manager, Immigration – Global Mobility Center of Excellence (COE) (Remote)

RTX•US-IL-REMOTE, IL

4d•$107,500 - $204,500•Remote

About The Position

The Manager, Immigration oversees regional immigration strategy, processes, protocols, and policies to support compliance for business travelers, international assignments, and local hires. The role resolves complex immigration escalations, improves service delivery with immigration providers, and supports business stakeholders through project-based immigration guidance, training, and education. It maintains regional guidance on work authorization pathways, sponsorship eligibility, and processing timelines, and partners with Talent Acquisition, Operations, Payroll, Tax, Global Security, Legal, and local HR to establish compliant immigration deployment pathways. The position supports global expansion by developing immigration readiness plans for new offices, country entries, and emerging business programs, including process flows, operational documentation, and compliance requirements. It also supports crisis preparedness and response, contributes to future-state operating models and cross-functional intake processes, monitors regulatory changes, and leads regional immigration work for program transitions, redesigns, and system enhancements. The role is remote within the 50 U.S. states, excluding U.S. territories, and requires quarterly travel to Connecticut and periodic international travel within the assigned region.

Requirements

Typically requires a university degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience; or an advanced degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of experience; or, in the absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.
Experience with immigration and work authorization compliance across local hires, assignments, relocations, business travel, and multi-jurisdictional pathways, including leading global or regional compliance programs and complex case strategy.
Experience interpreting regulatory requirements and translating them into operational guidance.
Experience partnering effectively with external counsel and immigration service providers, including vendor oversight.
Experience identifying root causes, designing solutions, and executing outcomes to solve problems.
Project management skills and experience delivering complex projects in fast-paced environments and proactively resolving emerging challenges.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without company immigration sponsorship now or in the future.
Must work from one of the 50 U.S. states; U.S. territories are excluded.

Nice To Haves

Experience with global mobility tax and social security considerations.
Background in international HR operations or assignment management.
Experience working in matrixed global environments.
Government contracting experience.
Familiarity with global employment practices, entity setups, and international onboarding.

Responsibilities

Oversee and establish regional immigration strategy, processes, protocols, and policies for business travelers, international assignments, and local hires.
Manage and resolve complex immigration escalations.
Drive continuous process improvement with the immigration provider to streamline regional service delivery.
Provide project-based immigration support to business stakeholders to promote transparency, efficiency, and optimized processes.
Develop and deliver training and education on immigration requirements and expectations to employees, managers, HR, and stakeholders.
Oversee guidance and resources for regional work authorization strategy, sponsorship pathways, and compliance standards.
Maintain detailed regional guidelines for work authorization pathways, sponsorship eligibility, and processing timelines.
Partner with Talent Acquisition, Operations, Payroll, Tax, Global Security, Legal, and local HR to establish and refine compliant immigration deployment pathways.
Build immigration readiness plans for global expansion, including new offices, country entries, and emerging business programs.
Develop immigration process flows, operational documentation, and compliance requirements to support international talent across new entities.
Support regional immigration crisis preparedness and response, develop contingency processes, and coordinate with stakeholders to mitigate business disruption.
Contribute to the design of future-state immigration operating models, workflows, and cross-functional intake processes.
Monitor regulatory changes and update processes to maintain ongoing regional compliance.
Lead regional immigration components of program transitions, redesigns, and system enhancements.
Travel quarterly to Connecticut and periodically internationally within the assigned region.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
401(k) plan with employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
Tuition reimbursement program.
Student Loan Repayment Program.
Life insurance and disability coverage.
Optional pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and identity theft protection coverages.
Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
Fertility and family planning benefits.
Adoption assistance.
Autism benefit.
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
Wellness rewards program.
Virtual doctor visits.
Child and elder care services.
Medical expert second-opinion program.
Flexible spending accounts.
Flexible work schedules.
Paid time off and holidays.
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.