Talent Acquisition & Immigration Specialist

Riviera Dining Group - Miami, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Miami, FL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Talent Acquisition & Immigration Specialist at Riviera Dining Group Inc. plays a crucial role in supporting the Human Resources and Talent Acquisition team by managing international visa employment opportunities. This position involves collaboration with internal stakeholders, visa agencies, and educational institutions to facilitate the recruitment and immigration processes for foreign nationals. The specialist will ensure a seamless candidate experience while adhering to immigration guidelines and legal requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support recruiting team by scheduling initial phone screens, video calls, onsite interviews, and drafting offer letters.
• Collaborate with senior leaders (Corporate Chefs & Directors) by accommodating their international employment requests.
• Serve as a resource with routine and complex visa matters.
• Respond to immigration questions, review issues and employee concerns, and provide information and education regarding immigration guidelines, legal requirements, and internal procedures.
• Coordinate with immigration counsel on complex requirements and government appointments.
• Prepare petitions, applications, and correspondence to be sent to the US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) or Department of Labor impacting visa applicants.
• Track and maintain all visa applications and expiration dates, while beginning the next phase of applications.
• Provide immigration policy and HR policy guidance to managers, by analyzing appropriate visa requests, based on candidates' education, experience and skills.
• Act as an immigration resource to foreign nationals assisting and responding to questions pertaining to immigration regulation.
• Partner with the Managers and Recruiters by managing the full life cycle recruiting process and ensuring a seamless candidate experience.
• Liaise with business and leaders to identify next steps in the candidate interview process and send turn down emails as appropriate.
• Arrange flight and hotel arrangements for applicants visiting the Miami corporate office.
• Coordinate the job posting process to include posting on various job boards and updating postings.
• Develop international college contacts and networking channels to assist with RDG visa recruitment.
• Assist in planning large-scale recruiting events (University/college campus recruiting or new property career fairs).
• Support the Chief People Officer, HR, US & Global Talent Acquisition Team on a diverse variety of Recruiting and HR projects that range significantly in size and complexity.

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years progressive recruiting administration experience as a coordinator, generalist or manager within a hospitality, travel or similar setting is required.
• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, paralegal certificate studies or related field of study or any equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Knowledge of global immigration laws and regulations pertaining to H1B, J1, O & E visas is desired.
• Extensive knowledge of the J1 visa exchange program and regulations.
• Experience applying relevant legal requirements and policies while managing immigration matters with USCIS, and DOL is essential.
• Ability to attend both domestic and international career fairs as needed.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a complex global and agile business environment.
• Must respect all cultures and be sensitive to global customs.
• Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) & HRIS such as ADP is preferred.
• Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels within the organization.
• Ability to handle highly sensitive information in a confidential manner.
• Ability to multi-task in a challenging and fast paced environment, consistently meet deadlines.
• Problem solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to exercise sound judgment.

Nice-to-haves

• Bilingual in Spanish or French is strongly preferred.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven time management, organizational, and follow-up skills, with a high comfort level initiating and responding to high volume of phone calls and emails.
• Adept at working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with a task-driven focus.
• Commitment to a heightened sense of urgency associated with the talent acquisition processes.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to successfully troubleshoot and resolve unexpected roadblocks, barriers, and inquiries from internal and external clients.
• Excellent relationship building capabilities with a keen ability to drive engagement within the recruiting process.
• Mature and proactive professional judgement is vital to influence at all levels.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and visit properties as needed (new openings, open call etc.)