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Design Project Manager roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which requires your employer to document that no equally qualified U.S. worker is available. Employers in architecture, product development, and creative agencies regularly file PERM petitions for this role, making sponsorship more accessible than many candidates expect.
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Company Description
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.
Job Description
General Summary:
The IT Asset Management Program Manager is responsible for the daily and long-term strategic management of software and technology-related hardware assets within the organization. This includes planning, deploying and monitoring policies and procedures for tracking and reporting software license and/or hardware assets to ensure compliance with vendor contracts. This individual will assist in forming procurement strategies to optimize technology spending across the organization. The IT Asset Manager will also develop and implement procedures for tracking company assets to oversee quality control throughout their lifecycles. The IT Asset Manager will provide operational support and oversight to the Service Asset and Configuration Management process area by fulfilling the principal duties and responsibilities outlined below.
Key Tasks and Duties:
- Define, maintain, and update policies, procedures and work instructions for effective IT asset life cycle management (acquisition, deployment, utilization, de-installation, reallocation and disposal) of IT assets.
- Manage the maintenance of records and databases containing information regarding licenses, warranties, and service agreements for the organization's hardware and software.
- Minimizes organizational cost through product standardization and tracking.
- Track quality throughout the product lifetime.
- Work closely with IT Risk Management to support audit processes.
- Define metrics, gather data, and report effectiveness of IT asset management processes.
- Identify and act on process improvement opportunities.
- Maintain IT Asset Disposal Program.
- Monitor and measure IT Asset Management activities in attainment of established Operational Level Agreements.
- Act as a liaison with other departments as necessary to coordinate IT Asset Management requirements.
- Oversight of IT asset inventory tracking process.
- Monitor the IT asset management lifecycle.
- Generate status reports of IT assets.
- Participate in evaluation of the IT Asset management process.
- Research industry best practices and compare against HFHS’s practices in order to establish benchmarks for managing IT assets.
- Perform inventories and usage monitoring of all IT assets and present findings to management for action.
- Manages a staff of two asset analysts.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education & Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Materials Management, Management Engineering, or Business.
- Master’s Degree in a related area is preferred.
- Ten (10) years of progressive experience in IT service management, information technology, management engineering, training, project management, or other IT management experience.
- Seven (7) years of experience in a healthcare setting, preferred.
- Experience in a variety of IT and/or Service Management roles, such as Change/Incident/Problem Management, Program or Project Management.
- Working knowledge of Service Asset and Configuration Management and Change Management processes as well as public frameworks such as COBIT, TQM or ISO 9000:20000.
- Strong communication skills and comfortable interacting with multiple levels of an organization, including various levels of management.
- Excellent ability to manage multiple competing priorities and flexibility to adjust to changing requirements, schedules and priorities.
- Familiarity with service management tools (i.e. Service Now).
- High level of IT literacy – MS Office (Word, Excel, and Power Point) and IT Asset Management tools (SNOW).
- Excellent inventory and cost-management skills.
- Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal, and ability to make effective presentations to senior organizational leadership.
- Ability to present ideas in a collaborative team setting and in a user-friendly language.
- Highly self-motivated and directed with keen attention to detail.
- Ability to plan, organize, monitor, and utilize IT operations resources efficiently.
- Ability to establish and meet project timelines and deliverables on implementation projects.
- Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- Required to acknowledge, respond, and fulfill customer requests in a timely manner.
- Understanding of current technologies and their relation to business units.
- Knowledge of contract management principles and basic accounting principles.
- Strong ability to multi-task while maintaining focus on changing priorities.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, task and project management, and organizational skills.
- Performs a variety of tasks.
- Leads and directs the work of others.
Certifications Required:
- ITIL V3 Foundation certification.
- IT Asset Management (ITAM) certification, preferred.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Design Project Manager
Document your design credentials before applying
Gather degree transcripts, project portfolios, and professional certifications before outreach begins. PERM petitions require evidence that your qualifications match the job description precisely, so credential gaps flagged late in the process can delay your I-140 filing by months.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Architecture firms, product companies, and in-house creative teams at large corporations file PERM petitions for Design Project Managers more frequently than boutique agencies. Search DOL disclosure data to confirm a studio has sponsored roles at your seniority level before investing time in an application.
Use Migrate Mate to filter green card sponsoring employers
Searching broadly wastes time on employers who won't sponsor. Migrate Mate lets you filter Design Project Manager openings by green card sponsorship history, so your outreach focuses on companies that have already run the PERM process for comparable roles.
Clarify whether EB-2 or EB-3 fits your background
EB-2 requires an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience. EB-3 covers professionals with a standard bachelor's degree. Knowing which category you qualify for helps you negotiate job descriptions that support the correct petition tier with USCIS.
Align your job offer letter with PERM requirements
The PERM-certified job description binds your employer throughout the green card process. Vague duties like 'oversee design work' create audit risk at DOL. Push for specific language covering budget authority, cross-functional team leadership, and deliverable ownership before your employer files.
Account for priority date backlogs by nationality
EB-3 is current for most countries, but applicants born in India and China face multi-year waits even after I-140 approval. Check the USCIS Visa Bulletin before accepting an offer so you understand how long adjustment of status will realistically take after your petition clears.
Green Card Design Project Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Design Project Manager roles actually qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Yes. Design Project Manager positions typically require a bachelor's degree in design, architecture, or a related field, which satisfies EB-3 professional requirements. Candidates with a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience can qualify for EB-2. The O*NET classification for this role supports specialty occupation standing, which strengthens the PERM petition.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status with a three-year initial period and an annual lottery. EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship is permanent and has no annual lottery. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification alone takes six to twelve months before USCIS even reviews the I-140 petition, making green card sponsorship a longer but more stable path than H-1B for Design Project Managers.
Which employers are most likely to sponsor a Design Project Manager for a green card?
Large architecture and engineering firms, technology companies with in-house design teams, consumer goods companies, and healthcare organizations with significant product development pipelines file PERM petitions for this role most consistently. Smaller boutique studios rarely sponsor because the legal costs and recruitment obligations under PERM are difficult to absorb. Filtering by PERM filing history using Migrate Mate narrows your search to employers who have already committed to the process.
What does the PERM labor certification process require from my employer?
Your employer must conduct a documented recruitment campaign showing no qualified U.S. worker applied for the role. This includes job postings, newspaper advertisements, and internal notices meeting DOL requirements. The employer then files ETA Form 9089 with DOL. If certified, they proceed to the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. The entire process requires your employer to maintain records for five years in case of a DOL audit.
Can I negotiate the job description to strengthen my green card petition?
The job description filed with PERM becomes the permanent definition of your role throughout the green card process, including at adjustment of status. Descriptions that specify a required degree field, minimum years of experience managing cross-functional design projects, and budget or deliverable responsibility make the EB-2 or EB-3 classification harder to challenge. Work with your employer before filing to ensure the description reflects your actual responsibilities and supports your credential tier.