Shannon Napier
Holland,MI
Summary
A global mobility and immigration executive enthusiastic about delivering a first-class customer experience, fostering business relationships, and ensuring legal compliance. Experience includes driving global strategy, developing global policies, and directing assignment management end-to-end through vendor partnerships and a high-performing global mobility team. Compliance and risk management are ensured through monitoring and controls.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Corporate Vice President
AESC
06.2023 - Current
- Developing global mobility and immigration strategy for global operation of ~10k employees in a start-up environment
- Implemented intracompany visa program to quickly pivot support to scale a gigafactory launch, added application automation and visa interview preparation services, resulting in improving visa approval rates by 60%
- Onboarding new vendors and manage service relationships with global mobility tax, relocation management providers, and immigration counsel
- Building and leading a global mobility and immigration team responsible for delivering the customer experience with respect to visa services and assignment experience
- Collaborating with external counsel, corporate tax and global mobility tax partners on development of assignment management protocols to mitigate PE risk exposure in with respect to the mobile workforce
- Developing strong partnerships with HR, payroll, and external service providers in building processes to monitor and ensure global tax and withholding compliance with respect to the mobile workforce
Deputy GC & Director, Immigration & Mobility
Tesla
01.2018 - 05.2023
- Led immigration globally supporting a foreign worker population >5k and scaled programs to support new market launches across EMEA and APAC
- Restructured global mobility services by creating flex benefits within expatriate packages to more effectively manage costs whilst still ensuring customer satisfaction
- Redefined global relocation benefits into a hybrid model comprised of cash-based benefits blended with discretionary managed-move services to achieve cost reduction at 50% per unit globally (saving approximating $14M annually)
- Partnered with corporate tax, stock administration, payroll and external service providers to launch an enhanced stock sourcing program to mitigate cash-flow challenges for expatriate employees
- Developed close working relationships with corporate tax, external counsel and mobility tax partners to implement PE risk assessment protocols within the global assignment intake process
- Managed vendors in areas of immigration, relocation, and expatriate tax, ensuring adherence to KPIs and effective cost management
- Hosted immigration and mobility trainings for HR, recruiting, business leaders, and employee customers to ensure transparency and build cross-functional
Partner, Attorney at Law
Mehlman Barnes LLP
05.2014 - 12.2017
- Owner and partner of boutique immigration law firm providing employment immigration services to Fortune 500 tech and biotech clients
- Client secondment with delivery of on-site immigration program management
- Promoted new business and expanded firm's professional network through attendance and participation in community, government and industry events
- Co-managed all firm HR initiatives including sourcing and selection of employee benefits providers and established firm HR policies in consultation with employment counsel
- Partnered with HRP and recruiting organizations of major tech clients to provide immigration services and ensure positive employee experience
- Served as editorial review expert to legal treatises in immigration law and delivered lectures at professional and bar association events
Associate, Immigration Attorney
Fragomen
01.2012 - 03.2014
- Represented Fortune 500 tech and biotech clients in non- immigrant visa (H1B, L1, TN, O1, etc.) and immigrant visa (PERM, EB1/2/3 I-140, adjustment of status and consular) matters
- Authored legal briefs to sustain appellate processes with US Citizenship and Immigration Services and US Department of Labor
- Provided legal advice pertaining to worksite compliance and support on-site I-9 verification programs at client site
- Delivered excellent employee experience with respect to immigration to clients' HR and talent acquisition teams
Education
State Bar of California
Attorney License/Bar No. 265154J.D. - Law
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
San Diego, CA05.2009
Bachelor of Arts - English (Practical Writing)
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI12.2005
Skills
- Immigration
- Global Mobility
- Policy Development
- Change Management
- Monitoring and compliance
- KPIs
- Training
- Vendor Management
- Cross Functional Collaboration
- Team leadership
Hobbies
- Yoga
- Running
- Reading
- Church
- Spending time with my two English Bulldogs, Bruiser Woods and Elizabeth Taylor
Timeline
Corporate Vice President
AESC
06.2023 - Current
Deputy GC & Director, Immigration & Mobility
Tesla
01.2018 - 05.2023
Partner, Attorney at Law
Mehlman Barnes LLP
05.2014 - 12.2017
Associate, Immigration Attorney
Fragomen
01.2012 - 03.2014
State Bar of California
J.D. - Law
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Bachelor of Arts - English (Practical Writing)
Western Michigan University
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