Claylabs

Claylabs

People Operations - Global Mobility, Immigration, and Scale

New York · Contract

Work authorization requiredDetected 40 days ago
Vendor ManagementCommunicationPlain LanguageOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • We see growth as a creative practice, not a formula.
  • As AI makes execution faster and tactics easier to copy, creativity is the only lasting advantage.
  • In 2025, we raised a $100M Series C https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/business/dealbook/clay-ai-marketing-fundraise.htmlbacked by world-class investors including Sequoia, CapitalG, and First Round - and crossed $100M in revenue.

Responsibilities

  • Own Immigration and Global Mobility
  • Manage U.S. visa cases across the full lifecycle - from offer stage through renewals and permanent residency
  • Manage immigration and work authorization requirements for Clay's London office, including UK visa sponsorship and right-to-work compliance
  • Partner with Legal, Finance, and People to support global expansion into new markets, building the mobility infrastructure we need as we grow
  • Build a Relocation Experience That Works
  • Design and manage a relocation process that feels seamless and well-supported for employees and their families
  • Manage end-to-end relocation cases, including domestic and international moves
  • Build Scalable Processes and Infrastructure
  • Build the mobility function from the ground up - policies, workflows, documentation, and case tracking
  • Keep mobility data organized and accurate to support reporting and decision-making

Nice to have

  • Experience with UK and/or European immigration and employment compliance (UK Skilled Worker visa experience a plus)

Skills

  • Bias toward action, balanced with sound judgment on compliance risk
  • you can translate complex immigration situations into plain language for employees, leaders, and their families

Benefits

  • We also launched a community equity round https://www.clay.com/blog/community-equity-offering, for our customers, agency partners, and club members.

Company info

  • Our community http://community.clay.com includes 11,000+ customers, 150+ integration partners, 125+ agencies, 50+ Clay clubs https://luma.com/claylive, and 30k members on Slack.
  • Our culture https://nextplayso.substack.com/p/spotlight-clay is unique inside and outside of work. Our team members are also DJs, activists, writers, clowns, marathoners, skydivers, psychedelic therapists, social workers, and more.
  • All employees can work for free with world-class coaches who specialize in creativity, management, and more.
  • Our operating principles - including negative maintenance and non-attached action - guide our work. Read more about them here https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/61477f2c24a826836f969afe/685d83a71452245cc1129791_4d770abfd83e276ec15315a2e06945bd_Clay2025_OperatingPrinciples.pdf.
  • Read about us in the NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/business/dealbook/clay-ai-marketing-fundraise.html, Forbes http://google.com/search?q=forbes+clay&rlz=1C5OZZY_enUS1155US1155&oq=forbes+clay&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBBzkzM2owajSoAgOwAgHxBVAe8UAxJx_p&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8, First Round Review https://review.firstround.com/podcast/inside-clays-unconventional-path-to-1-25b/, and more https://www.clay.com/press.
  • Hear from our employees directly on our Glassdoor https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Clay-EI_IE9850794.11,15.htm page!
  • At Clay, People Operations is about creating the environment where people can do the best work of their careers.
  • We're growing fast and expanding globally - and global mobility is at the center of how we make that work.
  • In this role, you'll own Clay's immigration and mobility function from the ground up.
  • You'll manage the full lifecycle of U.S. visa cases, support employees relocating to and from our current offices in New York, San Francisco and London, and help build the infrastructure we need as we continue expanding globally.
  • You'll partner closely with Legal, Finance, and the People team to navigate an evolving regulatory landscape while keeping the experience human and clear for the people going through it.
  • This is a hands-on role where you will balance operational rigor with good judgment and knowing when to add structure and when to stay flexible.
  • Above all, you'll bring genuine care for the people you support and take full ownership of the work.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • You'll manage the full lifecycle of U.S. visa cases, support employees relocating to and from our current offices in New York, San Francisco and London, and help build the infrastructure we need as we continue expanding globally.
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