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Business Development Associate roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship when they require a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field. Australian professionals can secure two-year renewable status with no lottery and no annual cap, making this one of the most direct paths to U.S. employment in a commercial growth role.
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As an Associate Regional Business Developer, you will serve as a critical commercial partner to the Vice President (VP) RBD, supporting regional growth efforts through advanced sales execution, opportunity development, and cross‑functional coordination. This role represents a progression from Analyst responsibilities, with increased ownership, judgment, and client exposure, while continuing to operate under the leadership and strategy set by the VP RBD.
Associates help translate regional sales strategy into action—driving pipeline momentum, elevating prospect engagement, and ensuring rigorous follow‑through across opportunities—while developing the skills necessary for future senior commercial leadership.
OUR IMPACT
Wealth Management
Across Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs helps empower clients and customers around the world reach their financial goals. Our advisor-led wealth management businesses provide financial planning, investment management, banking and comprehensive advice to a wide range of clients, including ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, as well as family offices, foundations and endowments, and corporations and their employees. Our consumer business provides digital solutions for consumers to better spend, borrow, invest, and save. Across Wealth Management, our growth is driven by a relentless focus on our people, our clients and leading-edge technology, data and design.
Goldman Sachs Ayco
GS Ayco partners with Fortune 1000 companies to design and implement tailored financial planning programs for their workforce—leveraging the 50-year heritage of Ayco and the comprehensive resources of Goldman Sachs to meet the evolving needs of their employees. Ayco believes companies best serve their stakeholders and the greater economy when their employees’ financial lives are clear, understood and in their control. Ayco advisors and technical specialists help clients achieve their personal financial goals through education and guided implementation across seven key financial disciplines, including employee benefit planning.
HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
Commercial & Sales Execution
- Partner closely with the VP RBD to advance regional business development strategy and sales priorities.
- Independently manage defined components of the regional pipeline, including lead development, opportunity progression, and follow‑up activities.
- Support VP-led prospect and client engagements by helping shape messaging, materials, and meeting strategy for senior‑level audiences.
- Participate in selected prospect and client meetings with progressively increasing responsibility.
Opportunity Development & Pipeline Management
- Conduct targeted research to identify corporate prospects and referral opportunities aligned with regional strategy.
- Own end-to-end sales cycle for subset of opportunity set within geographic territory.
- Coordinate inbound and outbound sales activity.
- Play central role in cross-divisional commercial coordination with senior leaders in other Goldman Sachs franchise businesses (i.e., Investment Banking, Transaction Banking, Asset Management, Private Wealth Management).
- Ensure accurate Salesforce records.
- Assist in forecasting and regional performance reporting.
- Support in the planning and execution of regional client events.
Marketing, Proposals & Deliverables
- Coordinate development of sales materials.
- Customize content to prospect needs.
- Support RFP and information-security responses.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with internal teams across Goldman Sachs.
- Serve as coordination point between VP RBD and partners.
Team Development & Leadership
- Provide guidance and mentorship to RBD analysts.
- Contribute to process improvements.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3–5 years of relevant experience (i.e., institutional sales, relationship management) required.
- Strong PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Salesforce skills preferred.
- Exceptional communication, organization, and judgment.
- Proven ability to engage with and influence C-Suite decisionmakers at large corporate organizations.
Salary Range
The expected base salary for this Chicago, Illinois United States-based position is $70,000 - $160,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.
We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. : https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html
© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2025. All rights reserved.
Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Benefits
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.
We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLE
Associate
OFFICE LOCATION(S)
Boston
JOB FUNCTION
Sales
DIVISION
Asset & Wealth Management
SALARY RANGE
USD 70,000 - 160,000
YOUR IMPACT
As an Associate Regional Business Developer, you will serve as a critical commercial partner to the Vice President (VP) RBD, supporting regional growth efforts through advanced sales execution, opportunity development, and cross‑functional coordination. This role represents a progression from Analyst responsibilities, with increased ownership, judgment, and client exposure, while continuing to operate under the leadership and strategy set by the VP RBD.
Associates help translate regional sales strategy into action—driving pipeline momentum, elevating prospect engagement, and ensuring rigorous follow‑through across opportunities—while developing the skills necessary for future senior commercial leadership.
OUR IMPACT
Wealth Management
Across Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs helps empower clients and customers around the world reach their financial goals. Our advisor-led wealth management businesses provide financial planning, investment management, banking and comprehensive advice to a wide range of clients, including ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, as well as family offices, foundations and endowments, and corporations and their employees. Our consumer business provides digital solutions for consumers to better spend, borrow, invest, and save. Across Wealth Management, our growth is driven by a relentless focus on our people, our clients and leading-edge technology, data and design.
Goldman Sachs Ayco
GS Ayco partners with Fortune 1000 companies to design and implement tailored financial planning programs for their workforce—leveraging the 50-year heritage of Ayco and the comprehensive resources of Goldman Sachs to meet the evolving needs of their employees. Ayco believes companies best serve their stakeholders and the greater economy when their employees’ financial lives are clear, understood and in their control. Ayco advisors and technical specialists help clients achieve their personal financial goals through education and guided implementation across seven key financial disciplines, including employee benefit planning.
HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
Commercial & Sales Execution
- Partner closely with the VP RBD to advance regional business development strategy and sales priorities.
- Independently manage defined components of the regional pipeline, including lead development, opportunity progression, and follow‑up activities.
- Support VP-led prospect and client engagements by helping shape messaging, materials, and meeting strategy for senior‑level audiences.
- Participate in selected prospect and client meetings with progressively increasing responsibility.
Opportunity Development & Pipeline Management
- Conduct targeted research to identify corporate prospects and referral opportunities aligned with regional strategy.
- Own end-to-end sales cycle for subset of opportunity set within geographic territory.
- Coordinate inbound and outbound sales activity.
- Play central role in cross-divisional commercial coordination with senior leaders in other Goldman Sachs franchise businesses (i.e., Investment Banking, Transaction Banking, Asset Management, Private Wealth Management).
- Ensure accurate Salesforce records.
- Assist in forecasting and regional performance reporting.
- Support in the planning and execution of regional client events.
Marketing, Proposals & Deliverables
- Coordinate development of sales materials.
- Customize content to prospect needs.
- Support RFP and information-security responses.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with internal teams across Goldman Sachs.
- Serve as coordination point between VP RBD and partners.
Team Development & Leadership
- Provide guidance and mentorship to RBD analysts.
- Contribute to process improvements.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3–5 years of relevant experience (i.e., institutional sales, relationship management) required.
- Strong PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Salesforce skills preferred.
- Exceptional communication, organization, and judgment.
- Proven ability to engage with and influence C-Suite decisionmakers at large corporate organizations.
Salary Range
The expected base salary for this Chicago, Illinois United States-based position is $70,000 - $160,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.
We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. : https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html
© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2025. All rights reserved.
Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Benefits
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.
We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLE
Associate
OFFICE LOCATION(S)
Boston
JOB FUNCTION
Sales
DIVISION
Asset & Wealth Management
SALARY RANGE
USD 70,000 - 160,000
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Business Development Associate
Frame your degree for specialty occupation
Consular officers assess whether your business degree directly supports the role. A three-year Australian bachelor's degree is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree, but bring your official transcripts and a credential evaluation letter to your appointment.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search the DOL's Foreign Labor Application Gateway to confirm which U.S. companies have filed Labor Condition Applications for business development roles. Prior LCA activity signals an employer already understands E-3 sponsorship obligations and won't be learning the process at your expense.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for your LCA
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork end-to-end. The LCA must be certified by DOL before your consulate appointment, and errors at this stage delay your start date.
Distinguish E-3 sponsorship from H-1B in outreach
When contacting U.S. hiring managers, clarify upfront that you need E-3 sponsorship, not H-1B. Many employers who declined H-1B candidates due to lottery risk are open to E-3 because there's no cap, no lottery, and the process can complete in weeks rather than months.
Negotiate your offer before LCA submission
Your offered salary must meet the DOL prevailing wage for the role and location before the LCA is filed. Lock in your compensation package and job title in writing first, as changes after LCA certification require refiling and reset your timeline.
Prepare your business development portfolio for the interview
Australian business development professionals often face consular scrutiny over whether the role genuinely requires a degree rather than general sales experience. Bring documentation tying your specific duties, such as market analysis or strategic partnerships, directly to your field of study.
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Find Business Development Associate JobsBusiness Development Associate E-3 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Business Development Associate jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the recommended way to search, as it filters specifically for U.S. employers open to E-3 sponsorship for Australian professionals. Standard job boards don't filter by visa type, so you risk investing time in applications with employers who won't sponsor. Searching by role and sponsorship status together significantly narrows the field to actionable opportunities.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Business Development Associate role qualify as an E-3 specialty occupation?
Yes, if the role requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as business administration, marketing, or economics as a minimum entry requirement. Roles that accept any degree, or substitute years of sales experience for a degree, can fail the specialty occupation test. Your offer letter and the employer's job description need to reflect the degree requirement explicitly.
How does the E-3 visa compare to the H-1B for Business Development Associate roles?
The E-3 has no annual lottery and no numerical cap, so your start date depends on processing time rather than selection luck. H-1B registration opens once a year and carries roughly a 25% selection rate at current demand. For a Business Development Associate role with a willing sponsor, the E-3 can move from offer to approved visa in four to eight weeks, while an H-1B path could take over a year.
Can I change employers after starting on an E-3 as a Business Development Associate?
Yes, but the E-3 is employer-specific. Your new employer must file a fresh LCA with the DOL and you'll need a new visa stamp if you travel internationally before starting. You can begin working for the new employer once the LCA is certified and your new E-3 is approved, so plan your transition timeline carefully to avoid an authorization gap.
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