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Development Director roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification, which requires employers to document recruitment efforts before filing your I-140 petition. Nonprofit development directors may qualify under EB-2 if the role requires an advanced degree. Securing sponsorship means permanent U.S. residency, not a temporary visa.
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INTRODUCTION
SEI is looking for an individual to lead SEI’s global People Development function and build a modern learning ecosystem that advances enterprise capability, leadership effectiveness, career growth, and workforce readiness in an AI-enabled future.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What you will do:
- Set and execute the global People Development strategy, aligned to business priorities, talent strategy, leadership needs, and critical enterprise capabilities.
- Modernize learning through adult learning principles, learning experience design, digital enablement, experiential development, and learning in the flow of work.
- Use AI-aware approaches to personalize learning, accelerate skill building, enhance content design, and improve measurement without losing the human-centered purpose of development.
- Lead, coach, and scale a global learning and development team with strong standards for design quality, execution, stakeholder partnership, and measurable impact.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build global capability strategies, leadership development programs, career development pathways, academies, and scalable learning journeys.
- Partner consultatively with business leaders, HR Business Partners, and COEs to diagnose capability gaps and translate needs into practical development solutions.
- Apply strong instructional design and learning design principles, including needs analysis, audience segmentation, outcome-based design, learning transfer, reinforcement, and measurement.
- Establish a consistent operating model for program intake, prioritization, design standards, vendor management, governance, delivery excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Advance learning technology, data, and AI-enabled tools to improve learner experience, content relevance, skills visibility, adoption, and business impact.
- Define and report meaningful metrics, including effectiveness, adoption, learning transfer, employee growth, leadership readiness, and capability progress.
- Create a culture of continuous learning, curiosity, coaching, and accountability across the enterprise.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What we need from you:
- A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in learning and development, people development, organizational development, or talent development.
- Demonstrated success leading an L&D or People Development team at a global level, including strategy, execution, team leadership, and stakeholder management.
- Deep knowledge of adult learning theory, instructional design, leadership development, learning experience design, and modern workforce capability building.
- Experience building enterprise learning strategies, corporate academies, leadership programs, skills-based learning pathways, or global learning ecosystems.
- AI aware and confident evaluating how emerging technologies can improve learning design, access, personalization, productivity, and measurement.
- Strong executive presence, consultative mindset, business acumen, and ability to influence leaders through credibility, insight, and practical solutions.
SEI’s competitive advantage:
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including comprehensive care for your physical and mental well-being, a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, a hybrid working environment for most roles, support for working parents and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Benefits include healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription, wellness, EAP, FSA), life and disability insurance (premiums paid for base coverage), 401(k) match, education assistance, commuter benefits, up to 11 paid holidays/year, 21 days PTO/year pro-rated for new hires which increases over time, paid parental leave, back-up childcare arrangements, paid volunteer days, a discounted stock purchase plan, investment options, access to thriving employee networks and more.
We are a technology and asset management company delivering on our promise of building brave futures (SM)—for our clients, our communities, and ourselves. Come build your brave future at SEI.
The position title reflected in this job description is aligned with SEI's current internal job architecture. As part of SEI's role and career framework, internal job titles may not directly correspond to external market titles and may differ from titles previously assigned during an employee's tenure or at the time of hire.
EEO Statement
SEI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and so much more…
After over 50 years in business, SEI remains a leading global provider of investment processing, investment management, and investment operations solutions. Reflecting our experience within financial services and financial technology our offices encompass an open floor plan and numerous art installations designed to encourage innovation and creativity in our workforce. We recognize that our people are our most valuable asset and that a healthy, happy, and motivated workforce is key to our continued growth. At SEI, we’re (literally) invested in your success. We offer our employees paid parental leave, back-up childcare arrangements, paid volunteer days, education assistance and access to thriving employee networks.
SEI is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
AI Acceptable Use in the application and interview process:
SEI acknowledges the growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools into individuals’ personal and professional lives. If you intend to incorporate the use of any AI tools at any stage of the application and/or interview process, please ensure you have reviewed and adhere to our AI use guidelines.
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Frame your credentials for EB-2 eligibility
Development Director roles requiring a master's degree in nonprofit management, public administration, or a related field qualify for EB-2. Document your advanced degree and progressive fundraising leadership now so your employer can accurately classify the position before PERM filing begins.
Target employers with PERM filing history
Large nonprofits, universities, and hospital foundations routinely sponsor Development Directors through PERM because they have in-house HR capacity. Prioritize organizations with dedicated development infrastructure over smaller shops where sponsorship processes are unfamiliar and approvals stall.
Search sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Development Director openings by employers with active green card sponsorship history. This saves you from applying to roles where sponsorship is theoretically possible but organizationally untested, which is a common time-waster at the senior nonprofit level.
Negotiate PERM start timing before accepting an offer
PERM labor certification can take 12 to 18 months before your I-140 is even filed. Ask the employer when they plan to initiate DOL recruitment documentation so your green card timeline aligns with your current work authorization runway, especially if you're on OPT or an H-1B visa nearing its limit.
Verify the job description meets PERM specialty occupation standards
PERM requires the employer to prove the Development Director role genuinely requires the stated degree. Vague descriptions citing preferred rather than required qualifications create audit risk. Review the draft job description with your employer before DOL submission to ensure the language is defensible.
Check prevailing wage before your salary negotiation
DOL sets a prevailing wage for your specific title, location, and experience level using OFLC Wage Search data. Your offered salary must meet or exceed this figure or PERM certification fails. Look up your wage tier before negotiating so you understand the floor your employer is legally required to meet.
Green Card Development Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Development Director role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
It depends on how the position is defined. If the role requires a master's degree in nonprofit management, public administration, or a related discipline, it can qualify for EB-2. Roles requiring only a bachelor's degree typically fall under EB-3 skilled worker classification. The employer's job description and documented minimum requirements determine which category applies, so the language your employer uses in the PERM filing matters significantly.
How does green card sponsorship through PERM differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B sponsorship grants temporary work authorization for up to six years and is subject to the annual lottery cap. Green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency with no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most countries. The PERM process requires your employer to conduct documented recruitment to show no qualified U.S. worker was displaced, adding roughly 12 to 18 months before the I-140 petition stage, but the outcome is permanent status rather than a renewable temporary visa.
How do I find Development Director jobs where the employer will actually sponsor a green card?
Use Migrate Mate to search Development Director openings filtered by employers with verified green card sponsorship history. Many nonprofits and foundations list development roles without specifying sponsorship willingness, so filtering by actual PERM filing history removes guesswork and focuses your applications on organizations that have completed the process before.
What documentation should I prepare before a Development Director employer starts the PERM process?
Gather official transcripts showing your highest degree, credential evaluation reports if your degree is from outside the U.S., and a detailed employment history documenting progressive fundraising or development leadership. If your EB-2 case rests on an advanced degree, the degree evaluation needs to confirm U.S. equivalency. Having these ready before your employer engages DOL recruitment prevents delays once PERM filing begins.
Can a nonprofit organization sponsor a Development Director for a green card?
Yes. Nonprofits, foundations, universities, and hospital systems are among the most active PERM sponsors for Development Director roles because the position is common in these sectors and their HR teams often have prior experience with the process. Religious or nonprofit organizations classified as 501(c)(3) entities follow the same PERM labor certification process as for-profit employers. The sponsoring organization must demonstrate financial capacity to pay the prevailing wage through the I-140 stage, which USCIS evaluates during petition review.