Counsel Immigration, Americas

**Who We Are:** WWE® is the global leader in sports entertainment. The company creates and delivers original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, Premium Live Events, digital media, and publishing platforms. WWE's TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 1 billion households worldwide in more than 20 languages through world-class distribution partners including Netflix, ESPN, NBCUniversal, USA Network and The CW. WWE is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO). Additional information on WWE can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality. **PRIMARY LOCATION:** Stamford - WWE HQ **POSITION TITLE**: Counsel Immigration, Americas **DEPARTMENT**: Legal **STATUS**: Salaried (exempt) **REPORTS TO**: VP, Head of Global Immigration| TKO **Position Summary:** **Essential Functions:** - Provide advice on Americas immigration strategy for employees, talent and other Americas immigration matters for assigned TKO businesses. - Prepare applications for employees and talent for the Americas region. - Liaise with external counsel on strategy and the preparation of applications for employees and talent. - Pro-actively manage and track visa milestones and manage the visa petition timeline. - Assist with responding to requests for evidence or immigration appeals. - Coordinate with TKO offices internationally regarding visa requirements for employees and talent and coordinate as appropriate with TKO international immigration team and/or external counsel. - Oversee and manage visa processes internationally for event tours and other ad hoc international events - Provide internal updates on the status of Visa processing. Keep all relevant stakeholders informed of any delays in the Visa process. - Responsible for resolving any concerns regarding the Visa process and escalate to the Vice President, Head of Global Immigration immediately when necessary - Work closely with the global mobility team on employee moves worldwide. - Liaise with TKO businesses to provide commercial, pragmatic and salient advice and guidance on business opportunities. - Advise on immigration aspects of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. - Advise the businesses on right to work requirements and prevention of illegal working for the Americas region, including I-9 compliance. - Assist with the creation and implementation of immigration compliance processes, including immigration policies. - Undertake and manage legal audit tasks, including the maintenance of documentation for inspection, including public access files. - Ensure immigration case information for assigned TKO businesses in the Americas region is maintained on INS ZOOM immigration platform. - Develop, implement and conduct training on immigration policies and programs to the businesses. - Conduct legal research. - Lead and oversee immigration and paralegals for the assigned TKO businesses in the Americas region, ensuring that all processing for their assigned events are completed accurately and timely. - Other legal group administrative tasks, including maintaining schedules and databases, preparing immigration forms and applications at times of high volume, and providing ad hoc support to VP/Head of Global Immigration. - Other duties as assigned. **Minimum Qualifications:**…