UK Immigration Adviser (IAA-Registered) in London

Location: London, UK

Type: Contractor → Full-time, Permanent (strong preference for candidates who hold their own IAA-approved organisation registration)

Reports To: Kevin Park (CEO & Co-Founder)

Start Date: Immediately

Compensation: Contractor rate competitive and commensurate with experience; Full-time £55,000–£75,000 base + performance incentives + employee share options (founding team member)

The Opportunity

We've built a thriving immigration practice across the US, Australia, and New Zealand. Now we're launching into the UK, and we need our first adviser on the ground to build it. You'll own UK casework across Skilled Worker, Global Talent, Innovator Founder, and sponsor licence pathways while shaping Concord's product and operations for the market from day one.

About Concord

We exist so that exceptional people and companies can work wherever their ambition takes them. Concord is a specialist immigration firm built for the speed and complexity of high-growth tech. We've already processed 3,000+ visas across US, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK for clients like Andreessen Horowitz, Blackbird, Tracksuit, and Zuru.

We spun out of Crimson Education because we saw an industry ripe for reinvention. Our founding team has built and scaled companies before; now we're combining that operator DNA with purpose-built technology to make global mobility seamless and transparent.

Most immigration firms still run on tired email chains and clunky shared drives, which means slow processes, opaque timelines, and a lot of unnecessary back-and-forth. We built our own platform to kill all of that. Our custom-built app gives applicants real-time visibility into their case and automates the admin so our highly experienced legal team can focus on the high-judgement work that moves cases forward.

We hire ambitious problem-solvers who choose ownership over complacency.

About the Role

This is a founding role. As Concord's first hire in the UK, you'll own the end-to-end immigration function for the UK market – advising founders, operators, and high-growth companies across Skilled Worker visas, Global Talent, Innovator Founder, ICT routes, and sponsor licence management.

Beyond casework, you'll partner with our product and engineering team to turn your immigration expertise into workflows, checklists, and automation inside Concord's platform. You'll help set up operational foundations – compliance processes, client engagement playbooks, and best‐practice systems – and have direct input into Concord's roadmap, marketing, and hiring as we scale in the UK and globally.

Engagement structure: We are currently registering our own organisation with the IAA and expect to complete this within approximately 3 months. Our strong preference is for a candidate who holds their own IAA-approved organisation registration so we can begin working together immediately under a contractor arrangement. Once our registration is in place, the role transitions to a permanent, full-time position within Concord.

This role reports directly to our CEO. There are no direct reports initially, but leadership opportunities in compliance, product, and team management will open as the UK operation grows.

Success looks like: a thriving UK practice built on exceptional client outcomes, immigration expertise embedded into our tech platform, and a market presence that matches the quality Concord is known for in our other regions.

What you'll own

• UK immigration casework: Deliver strategic, accurate advice across Skilled Worker, Global Talent, Innovator Founder, ICT, and other business immigration routes, providing an exceptional client experience to founders and scale-ups.
• Sponsor licence & compliance: Handle sponsor licence applications, renewals, SMS reporting duties, and right‐to‐work requirements for employer clients.
• Product development: Partner with engineering to turn your immigration expertise into platform workflows and automation that make casework faster and smarter.
• UK market build: Stand up Concord's operational foundations in the UK: compliance processes, client engagement playbooks, and best‐practice systems for the market.
• Regulatory intelligence: Monitor UK immigration policy changes, rule updates, and case law, keeping the wider team informed and our advice current.

Who we're looking for

You'll thrive at Concord (regardless of the role) if:

• You're energized by pace and ambiguity, not paralysed by it.
• You communicate with clarity and precision, whether the audience is a nervous applicant, a time‐poor CEO, or a room full of people who know nothing about immigration.
• You're wired for outcomes. You don't confuse being busy with being effective.
• You're curious by default. You experiment with new tools, challenge existing processes, and consider "we've always done it this way" a poor excuse.

To succeed in this role you'll also need:

• Current IAA registration at Level 1 or higher (formerly OISC Level 1). Candidates without this will not be considered.
• Ability to start as a contractor via your own IAA‐approved organisation or individual registration, with transition to permanent once Concord's UK registration is complete.
• 3+ years of professional experience across UK business immigration casework, with strong coverage in Skilled Worker, Global Talent, Innovator Founder, and sponsor licence work.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex case portfolios efficiently and accurately.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with diverse stakeholders — from founders to HR leaders.
• A genuine interest in bridging immigration expertise with technology, contributing to product and process design.
• Experience handling both corporate and individual immigration cases, including spouse/partner visas, student visas, and visitor visas.

Bonus points if you:

• Have experience operating your own IAA‐registered immigration consultancy or advisory practice.
• Have prior experience working with technology companies, startups, or high‐growth businesses.
• Have familiarity with immigration systems in other jurisdictions (US, Australia, New Zealand).
• Hands‐on experience using or implementing AI tools to streamline operational workflows, improve client experience, or strengthen compliance.

Why you'll love working at Concord

Your work changes lives, and you'll get to see it happen. It's rare to work somewhere the impact is this tangible.

You'll grow faster here than anywhere else. We're early-stage and scaling fast, which means you'll get exposure and responsibility that would take years to earn at a larger organisation.

We're high trust, and high ownership. Everyone at Concord holds equity through the Crimson Education ESOP scheme. When the company wins, you win.

The people here are the reason it works. We're a small team of experienced operators, many of whom are immigrants themselves.

Everyone's welcome. Concord Visa is built on the belief that moving countries should be possible for everyone. We bring that same philosophy to our own team. We welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic.