Immigration Administrator (Contract)

Odyssey (odysseyml)
Palo Alto, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with immigration administration experience who thrive in collaborative, in-office environments.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with immigration administration experience and a track record of managing complex visa processes
    — “2+ years of relevant experience in immigration administration, global mobility, or People Operations with direct responsibility for immigration cases.”
  • Individuals who can streamline processes and apply AI or automation to immigration tasks
    — “Identify opportunities to streamline immigration administration and leverage AI and automation to improve efficiency...”
  • Professionals comfortable with high-touch employee support and clear, empathetic communication
    — “Deliver a high-touch employee experience by responding quickly to questions and ensuring employees feel informed...”

Things to consider

  • Requires in-office presence at least three times a week despite being a contract role
    — “Our staff is expected to be in office at least three times a week.”
  • Candidates must be prepared to handle sensitive personal information with discretion
    — “Demonstrated discretion when handling sensitive personal information and confidential documents.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with employment-based visa categories and case tracking in your resume and interview responses
    — “Maintain working knowledge of common employment-based visa categories...”
  • Emphasize your ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams like HR and Legal
    — “Partner closely with the Global Immigration team, HR, Legal, employees, and managers...”
  • Showcase your skills in using HR systems and case management tools for immigration data tracking
    — “Comfort using HR systems, spreadsheets, and case management tools to maintain accurate records.”
  • Demonstrate how you have previously used AI or automation to improve immigration administration
    — “Identify opportunities to streamline immigration administration and leverage AI and automation...”
  • Position yourself as an empathetic communicator who ensures employees feel supported
    — “Deliver a high-touch employee experience by responding quickly to questions...”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Maintain accurate immigration data
  • Proactively communicate case status
  • Streamline immigration administration
Typical background
2+ years of relevant experience in immigration administration or People Operations

Skills & requirements

Required

Immigration AdministrationGlobal MobilityPeople OperationsVisa ProcessesCase TrackingHR SystemsProject Coordination

Preferred

AI And Automation

About the role

Original posting from Odyssey (odysseyml) via Ashby

WHO WE ARE

Odyssey https://odyssey.ml is an AI lab pioneering general world models: causal, multimodal systems that learn to predict and interact with the world over long horizons. This foundational technology promises to revolutionize robotics, science, healthcare, education, gaming, defense, and beyond.

Odyssey’s founders previously pioneered the most complex application of physical AI: self-driving cars. They’ve now brought together a world-class research team from DeepMind, Tesla, Waymo, Meta, Apple, and Wayve, who have made significant contributions to language models (DeepMind Gemini), video models (DeepMind Veo), world models (Wayve GAIA), and autonomous systems (Tesla FSD).

Odyssey has raised significant venture capital from GV, Amazon, AMD, EQT, NVIDIA, Natural Capital, In-Q-Tel, Elad Gil, Jeff Dean, Guillermo Rauch, Garry Tan, Kyle Vogt, and researchers from OpenAI, DeepMind, MSL, Recursive, and Thinking Machines.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

The Immigration Administrator provides responsive, proactive support for Odyssey's immigration program and serves as a key point of contact for employees and managers navigating immigration matters. This is a contract position.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Maintain working knowledge of common employment-based visa categories, immigration processes, requirements, and critical timelines.
  • Partner closely with the Global Immigration team, HR, Legal, employees, and managers to coordinate immigration cases and ensure timely execution.
  • Proactively communicate case status, upcoming milestones, required documentation, potential risks, and next steps to employees and managers.
  • Deliver a high-touch employee experience by responding quickly to questions and ensuring employees feel informed throughout the immigration process.
  • Track visa expirations, renewals, work authorization dates, case milestones, and other time-sensitive immigration requirements.
  • Maintain accurate immigration data, dashboards, and reporting to provide visibility into case volume, status, timelines, trends, and upcoming actions.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline immigration administration and leverage AI and automation to improve efficiency, reporting, communications, tracking, and overall employee experience.
  • Maintain confidentiality and ensure immigration records and processes are managed accurately and consistently.

WHO YOU ARE

  • 2+ years of relevant experience in immigration administration, global mobility, or People Operations with direct responsibility for immigration cases.
  • Familiarity with employment-based visa and permanent residency processes, including document collection, case tracking, and renewal timelines.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple cases and deadlines.
  • Experience coordinating with employees, candidates, outside immigration counsel, and internal stakeholders.
  • Clear, empathetic communication skills, including explaining next steps and providing timely case updates.
  • Demonstrated discretion when handling sensitive personal information and confidential documents.
  • Comfort using HR systems, spreadsheets, and case management tools to maintain accurate records.
  • Sound judgment about when to escalate questions, delays, or potential issues to counsel or People leadership.

Our staff is expected to be in office at least three times a week. A lot of our progress comes from working through problems together, and we want you in the room for that.

Source: Odyssey (odysseyml) careers (Ashby)

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