You’re Building an Immigration Program for the First Time. Here’s How to Do It Right.

Netflix’s culture is one of the most copied and least understood in business. Talent density, top-of-market pay, freedom and responsibility — the deck went viral, but the operating work behind it rarely gets discussed. Jessica Neal spent 12 years building that talent function, ending as Chief Talent Officer, through Netflix’s rise from DVD-by-mail to global streaming. Now an operating partner at TCV, she also co-hosts the TruthWorks podcast with Patty McCord, where she has interviewed more than 100 guests, including CEOs, founders, and chief people officers. On Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. eastern, she joins Jeff Joseph, President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and President of Immigration Strategy at Manifest Law, for an inside look at how the function was built — what hiring the best person for every role actually demanded, and how to talk to your own CFO, CHRO, and CEO about the programs that make it possible. YOU’LL LEAVE WITH How Netflix structured its talent function as the company scaled globally What hiring the best person for every role required operationally, sponsorship included What your CFO, CHRO, and CEO are each looking for when immigration comes up — and how to talk to them

If you're an HR or mobility manager, it's not always easy to tell whether your immigration counsel is up to par. That is, until a denial, a missed deadline, or a botched audit. ​And corporate immigration has changed. Adjudication trends, RFE patterns, compliance scrutiny, and technology expectations look nothing like they did five years ago. The best attorney-client relationships are built on the right questions, and most companies were never taught what to ask. ​This session gives you exactly that: the five questions that reveal whether your immigration program is in good hands, and what strong answers sound like.

​Building a real exposure model across your H-1B and PERM population used be something that would take weeks of attorney and analyst time. New AI tools can make it much easier. In Session 2 of our prevailing wage series, immigration attorney and AI Legal Architect Nicole Gunara walks HR and finance teams through how to use them.