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Implementation Lead 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 qualified U.S. worker is available. Most placements land in EB-3 as skilled workers, though advanced-degree professionals in enterprise software or systems integration may qualify at the EB-2 level.
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Location
Tampa, Florida
Working Schedule
Full-Time
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Relocation Assistance Available
No
Grade
09M
Posted Date
14-Sep-2026
Job ID
20039
Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
Join the nation’s largest non-medical carrier of group insurance, where your work will impact over 55,000 customers and cover more than 50 million employees and family members. As part of MetLife’s Group Benefits team, you’ll deliver innovative benefits solutions - life, disability, dental, vision, and voluntary benefits - tailored to today’s employers and workforces. Collaborate with customers, brokers, and partners to expand our offerings and reimagine digital experiences. Join us and be part of an organization committed to supporting customers when they need us most.
The Opportunity
Specialty Market Implementation focuses on providing a best-in-class onboarding experience for group customers new to MetLife or adding new products to their current benefit offering.
The Implementation Systems Analyst (ISA) supports the onboarding process by reviewing plan designs and additional case materials to set up internal systems across all lines, initiating the billing process, and delivering contracts for customers with 2-999 eligible lives for TPA, PEO, Association/Union/Trust and Affinity & Member Benefits (AMB) organizations.
This role, while individual in nature, requires a detail-oriented focus, task and deadline-driven based on the effective date of coverage, while remaining communicative and consultative to customer-facing partners including Implementation Leaders, Service, and Sales. Direct communication with customer is a must. Our main goal is always to keep the customer at the center of every action taken and every decision made.
Key Responsibilities
- Create and manage plans, billing, and administration installations across all MetLife systems and product lines for multiple customers simultaneously, while maintaining organizational goals and key metrics aligned to processing times and quality.
- Review, update, and deliver contractual documents in partnership with Contract Analysts, initiate first month's billing, resolve member-level discrepancies, and track key milestones and tasks through the workflow tool with accurate case documentation.
- Communicate implementation timeline changes and provisional updates impacting customer setup to key stakeholders including Implementation Leaders, Sales, Service, Underwriting, Claims, and Vendors.
- Proactively identify and resolve potential issues or delays by reviewing system feeds, product and process reporting, and collaborating with IT partners; contribute to annual process reviews and recommend improvements to maximize efficiency and customer centricity.
- Maintain accurate workflow documentation, continuously learn new processes and systems, support team members with questions and case processing, and actively participate in training and daily team huddles.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years relevant business experience.
- Strong time management, organizational, and critical thinking skills with keen attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities simultaneously.
- Strong personal computer skills with experience in Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Detail-oriented and organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously, strong customer-facing and relationship skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving with excellent attention to detail within tight timeframes.
- Ability to use approved AI tools to support routine tasks such as drafting, summarizing, organization information, and improving day-to-day efficiency.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree.
- 5-7 years of experience in the field of insurance.
- Strong customer service and project management skills.
The expected salary range for this position is $55,000 - $72,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more! For more information regarding MetLife’s U.S. benefits, please click here.
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law (“protected characteristics”). If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.
General Information
Location
Tampa, Florida
Working Schedule
Full-Time
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Relocation Assistance Available
No
Grade
09M
Posted Date
14-Sep-2026
Job ID
20039
Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
Join the nation’s largest non-medical carrier of group insurance, where your work will impact over 55,000 customers and cover more than 50 million employees and family members. As part of MetLife’s Group Benefits team, you’ll deliver innovative benefits solutions - life, disability, dental, vision, and voluntary benefits - tailored to today’s employers and workforces. Collaborate with customers, brokers, and partners to expand our offerings and reimagine digital experiences. Join us and be part of an organization committed to supporting customers when they need us most.
The Opportunity
Specialty Market Implementation focuses on providing a best-in-class onboarding experience for group customers new to MetLife or adding new products to their current benefit offering.
The Implementation Systems Analyst (ISA) supports the onboarding process by reviewing plan designs and additional case materials to set up internal systems across all lines, initiating the billing process, and delivering contracts for customers with 2-999 eligible lives for TPA, PEO, Association/Union/Trust and Affinity & Member Benefits (AMB) organizations.
This role, while individual in nature, requires a detail-oriented focus, task and deadline-driven based on the effective date of coverage, while remaining communicative and consultative to customer-facing partners including Implementation Leaders, Service, and Sales. Direct communication with customer is a must. Our main goal is always to keep the customer at the center of every action taken and every decision made.
Key Responsibilities
- Create and manage plans, billing, and administration installations across all MetLife systems and product lines for multiple customers simultaneously, while maintaining organizational goals and key metrics aligned to processing times and quality.
- Review, update, and deliver contractual documents in partnership with Contract Analysts, initiate first month's billing, resolve member-level discrepancies, and track key milestones and tasks through the workflow tool with accurate case documentation.
- Communicate implementation timeline changes and provisional updates impacting customer setup to key stakeholders including Implementation Leaders, Sales, Service, Underwriting, Claims, and Vendors.
- Proactively identify and resolve potential issues or delays by reviewing system feeds, product and process reporting, and collaborating with IT partners; contribute to annual process reviews and recommend improvements to maximize efficiency and customer centricity.
- Maintain accurate workflow documentation, continuously learn new processes and systems, support team members with questions and case processing, and actively participate in training and daily team huddles.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years relevant business experience.
- Strong time management, organizational, and critical thinking skills with keen attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities simultaneously.
- Strong personal computer skills with experience in Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Detail-oriented and organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously, strong customer-facing and relationship skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving with excellent attention to detail within tight timeframes.
- Ability to use approved AI tools to support routine tasks such as drafting, summarizing, organization information, and improving day-to-day efficiency.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree.
- 5-7 years of experience in the field of insurance.
- Strong customer service and project management skills.
The expected salary range for this position is $55,000 - $72,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more! For more information regarding MetLife’s U.S. benefits, please click here.
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law (“protected characteristics”). If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.
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Translate your credentials into PERM language
Gather documentation showing your degree field matches the Implementation Lead job description your employer will file with DOL. A mismatch between your transcript and the PERM job requirements is one of the most common audit triggers, so align them before the process starts.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Implementation Lead roles by employers who have filed PERM applications before. First-time sponsors carry significantly more process risk and longer internal approval timelines than companies with established immigration infrastructure.
Distinguish EB-3 from H-1B when evaluating offers
Unlike H-1B visa, PERM-based green card sponsorship isn't subject to an annual lottery and leads to permanent residency rather than temporary status. For most countries outside India and China, EB-3 priority dates are current, meaning the path to a green card can be faster than many candidates expect.
Verify the employer's prevailing wage before signing
DOL requires your employer to pay the PERM prevailing wage for your specific location and job level. Check the OFLC Wage Search to confirm the wage tier your role falls under, since an offer below the applicable wage level will block PERM certification.
Confirm the job duties support a specialty occupation framing
USCIS evaluates whether the Implementation Lead role requires a specific degree for EB-2 eligibility. Review the O*NET occupation profile for this title to understand how DOL classifies the role's educational requirements, which directly informs how your employer structures the PERM job description.
Request an employer immigration timeline at the offer stage
Ask specifically when the company plans to initiate PERM recruitment, not just whether they sponsor green cards. Employers often delay PERM filing until after H-1B status is secured, and the full PERM-to-green-card timeline typically runs two to four years from filing.
Green Card Implementation Lead: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Implementation Lead role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Implementation Lead positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers requiring a bachelor's degree and several years of relevant experience. EB-2 is available if the role requires an advanced degree or your employer can demonstrate the position involves specialized expertise above a standard bachelor's level. The job description your employer files with DOL determines which category applies, so the framing of duties and educational requirements matters.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B is a temporary work visa subject to an annual lottery cap and must be renewed every three years. PERM-based green card sponsorship leads to permanent residency and has no lottery. At the EB-3 level, most nationalities outside India and China face little to no backlog, making the path to a green card more predictable than H-1B selection. The trade-off is a longer process from filing to approval, typically two to four years.
What does the PERM labor certification process require from my employer?
Your employer must conduct a DOL-supervised recruitment campaign to demonstrate no qualified U.S. worker is available for the Implementation Lead role. This includes posting the job, reviewing applications, and documenting lawful rejection of any U.S. applicants. The job duties and minimum requirements filed with DOL become binding, so any later changes to the role can require restarting the process.
How do I find Implementation Lead jobs where employers are already willing to sponsor green cards?
Search on Migrate Mate, which filters roles by employers with documented PERM filing history so you can focus on companies that have sponsored green cards before. Employers new to PERM sponsorship often underestimate the legal and administrative burden, which can cause delays or withdrawals mid-process. Working with an established sponsor significantly reduces that risk.
Can I change jobs after my employer files my PERM application?
Changing employers before your I-140 petition is approved generally requires restarting the PERM process with your new employer. Once your I-140 has been approved for more than 180 days, you may be able to port your priority date to a new employer in the same or a similar occupational classification under AC21 portability rules. Consult an immigration attorney before accepting a new offer mid-process.