About Your Role
The Immigration Associate will join Bridgewater’s HR Operations pillar as an independent, individual contributor providing end to end immigration support for our foreign national employees in partnership with our external legal counsel. This role demands a highly detail-oriented candidate with excellent customer service skills and care. The Immigration Associate role offers a unique opportunity to help Bridgewater run a world class Human Resources department by supporting our foreign national talent.
You will drive the following responsibilities:
- Manage foreign national immigration cases (ex. Obtaining work visas, navigating the green card process, providing guidance for internal travel and visa appointments)
- Execute the end-to-end process of the employee’s case
- Demonstrate care for employees and address questions they have
- Partner with our external legal counsel on immigration case strategy
- Ensure Bridgewater maintains compliance with relevant immigration regulations
- Collaborate with managers to implement transformation initiatives and projects within the Employee Relations space
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Minimum 1-3 years professional experience in Human Resources
- Preference for paralegal and/or immigration case experience
- Highly organized, detail oriented and reliable – must be able to run multiple processes meticulously with minimal errors
- High level of empathy and care for customers
- Track record handling confidential issues with sensitivity and maturity
- Familiarity with Microsoft operating systems and/or tools (MS Office 365, Excel, Word, Outlook)
Physical Requirements
This role is offered with full remote work flexibility and can be performed anywhere in the United States. This approach is role specific and each team will have some slight variations that we will be able to describe in more detail throughout the recruiting process.
Compensation
The wage range for this role is $105,000 - $160,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 80% - 90% of this wage range.
Why Choose Bridgewater?
It takes all types to make Bridgewater great. We seek a diverse group of innovative thinkers and push them to engage in rigorous and thoughtful inquiry. We develop people through an honest examination of their abilities and performance, enabling personal growth and professional development. We strive to provide you opportunities that will challenge you and unlock your potential.
One of our core priorities at Bridgewater is to enable our employees to build a great life and career, and we believe our benefits are an important extension of that philosophy. As such, currently Bridgewater offers a competitive suite of benefits including:
- Health insurance with 100% premium covered and access to additional concierge medical services
- 401(k) plan with generous employer match
- Paid time off, including fully paid parental leave and a competitive PTO package
- Workplace flexibility and access to back up childcare
- Financial assistance for family building support, including adoption and egg freezing
- Workplace wellness, including on-site gyms, free meals and healthy snacks, and meditation rooms
- An engaged and active community that includes many company events, affinity networks, and extracurricular interest groups
- And more
Bridgewater reserves the right to change its current benefits program at any time, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal and state regulations
This job description is not a contract and confers no contractual rights, privileges, or benefits on any applicant or potential applicant. Bridgewater has the right to change any and all terms of this job description, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, qualifications and benefits. Nothing in this job description constitutes an offer or guarantee of employment. Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.
Bridgewater Associates, LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer
