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Strategic Planner green card sponsorship follows the EB-2 or EB-3 employment-based path, requiring your employer to complete PERM labor certification with the DOL before filing an I-140 petition with USCIS. Per-country backlogs mean priority dates matter, and securing a sponsoring employer early gives you a meaningful head start toward lawful permanent residence.
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In Places, we don’t sit back and let things happen, we make things happen, and we do this in service to all Apple employees and customers. Our team is a diverse and nimble group that manages Apple’s corporate and retail workplaces and workplace services. We develop and manage Apple’s global real estate portfolio, lead all related capital construction projects, provide outstanding facilities and site services, develop and lead sustainability initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of all Apple facilities, including commute and renewable energy programs, and do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of all Apple personnel, facilities, and customers in our facilities around the world. The Space Planning team is responsible for establishing and driving efficient real estate strategies that support Apple's corporate space needs. We're hiring a Strategic Space Planner: an individual contributor who will be dedicated to Americas (AMR) geographic markets to lead strategic planning and migration across the portfolio.
DESCRIPTION
You'll drive occupancy strategy and implementation across the AMR portfolio, ensuring space supply proactively aligns with business demand. As an action-oriented workplace strategist, you'll lead end-to-end space planning initiatives and collaborate closely with business units to translate their location strategies into scalable workplace solutions. You're comfortable navigating ambiguity, proactively seeking clarification, weighing competing priorities against business impact, and adapting plans as business requirements evolve. You bring a data analytics background to evaluate utilization metrics, analyze capacity forecasts, and translate quantitative insights into actionable recommendations that optimize the portfolio.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of experience in workplace strategy, strategic space planning, or corporate occupancy planning, preferably within a technology company or corporate campus.
- Experience managing multiple space planning projects from conception through implementation.
- Experience applying occupancy metrics, space utilization analysis, and scenario modeling to inform stakeholder decisions.
- Experience synthesizing spatial data into visual presentations and business cases for executive audiences.
- Experience negotiating space allocations and resolving competing stakeholder priorities.
- Working knowledge of Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM) and Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) platforms such as (Serraview, Archibus, Tririga, or FM:Systems).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in Real Estate (MRED), Urban Planning, Architecture, or Business Administration (MBA), and/or PMP certification.
- Proficiency in Keynote and business intelligence or data visualization platforms, such as Tableau, Power BI, or advanced Excel modeling.
- Familiarity with project management platforms, such as Wrike.
- Understanding of architectural drawings, test-fits, building code implications, and core-and-shell conditions.
- Experience leveraging AI-driven tools to accelerate scenario planning, optimize multi-floor stacking diagrams, and analyze space data.
- Skilled at influencing stakeholders and communicating complex trade-offs clearly to drive alignment.
COMPENSATION
- Base pay range for this role is between $140,700 and $211,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.
SUMMARY
In Places, we don’t sit back and let things happen, we make things happen, and we do this in service to all Apple employees and customers. Our team is a diverse and nimble group that manages Apple’s corporate and retail workplaces and workplace services. We develop and manage Apple’s global real estate portfolio, lead all related capital construction projects, provide outstanding facilities and site services, develop and lead sustainability initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of all Apple facilities, including commute and renewable energy programs, and do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of all Apple personnel, facilities, and customers in our facilities around the world. The Space Planning team is responsible for establishing and driving efficient real estate strategies that support Apple's corporate space needs. We're hiring a Strategic Space Planner: an individual contributor who will be dedicated to Americas (AMR) geographic markets to lead strategic planning and migration across the portfolio.
DESCRIPTION
You'll drive occupancy strategy and implementation across the AMR portfolio, ensuring space supply proactively aligns with business demand. As an action-oriented workplace strategist, you'll lead end-to-end space planning initiatives and collaborate closely with business units to translate their location strategies into scalable workplace solutions. You're comfortable navigating ambiguity, proactively seeking clarification, weighing competing priorities against business impact, and adapting plans as business requirements evolve. You bring a data analytics background to evaluate utilization metrics, analyze capacity forecasts, and translate quantitative insights into actionable recommendations that optimize the portfolio.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of experience in workplace strategy, strategic space planning, or corporate occupancy planning, preferably within a technology company or corporate campus.
- Experience managing multiple space planning projects from conception through implementation.
- Experience applying occupancy metrics, space utilization analysis, and scenario modeling to inform stakeholder decisions.
- Experience synthesizing spatial data into visual presentations and business cases for executive audiences.
- Experience negotiating space allocations and resolving competing stakeholder priorities.
- Working knowledge of Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM) and Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) platforms such as (Serraview, Archibus, Tririga, or FM:Systems).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in Real Estate (MRED), Urban Planning, Architecture, or Business Administration (MBA), and/or PMP certification.
- Proficiency in Keynote and business intelligence or data visualization platforms, such as Tableau, Power BI, or advanced Excel modeling.
- Familiarity with project management platforms, such as Wrike.
- Understanding of architectural drawings, test-fits, building code implications, and core-and-shell conditions.
- Experience leveraging AI-driven tools to accelerate scenario planning, optimize multi-floor stacking diagrams, and analyze space data.
- Skilled at influencing stakeholders and communicating complex trade-offs clearly to drive alignment.
COMPENSATION
- Base pay range for this role is between $140,700 and $211,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Strategic Planner
Align your credentials to EB-2 requirements
EB-2 eligibility requires an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience in strategic planning. Document promotions, expanding scope, and cross-functional leadership now, before your employer files, since PERM requires a detailed job description that must match your credentials.
Search employers with active PERM filing history
Use Migrate Mate to find employers with verified PERM filing history for strategic planning roles. This shows which companies have already run the DOL recruitment test and sponsored green cards for this occupation, cutting guesswork out of your employer search.
Check prevailing wage before you negotiate your offer
Your employer's PERM filing must certify they'll pay the DOL prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage level tied to your experience before you discuss compensation, so your offer clears DOL's threshold without surprises.
File I-140 and I-485 concurrently if visa numbers allow
If your priority date is current when your employer files the I-140, USCIS allows concurrent filing of the I-485 adjustment of status. This compresses your overall timeline significantly and also starts the 180-day AC21 portability clock earlier, protecting your ability to change employers later.
Understand your O*NET SOC code before PERM begins
PERM labor certification ties your sponsorship to a specific SOC code. Review the O*NET occupation profile for strategic planners to confirm the listed duties match your actual role. A mismatch between your job duties and the SOC code can trigger a DOL audit or denial.
Track your priority date if you're from India or China
EB-2 and EB-3 both carry per-country annual limits. Nationals from high-demand countries face priority-date backlogs that can stretch for years. Check USCIS's monthly Visa Bulletin as soon as your I-140 is approved so you know when your adjustment of status or consular processing window opens.
Green Card Strategic Planner: Frequently Asked Questions
What green card category covers Strategic Planner roles?
Strategic Planner positions typically qualify under EB-2 if the role requires an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive planning experience. Roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree but not an advanced degree may qualify under EB-3 instead. Your employer's attorney will assess which category fits the job description and your credentials before filing PERM.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B for a Strategic Planner?
H-1B visa is temporary, capped, and subject to an annual lottery. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 is permanent, has no lottery, but does require your employer to complete PERM labor certification with the DOL, which includes a prevailing wage determination and a formal recruitment test. Priority-date backlogs mean the total timeline varies, particularly for nationals of India and China.
How do I find employers who sponsor green cards for Strategic Planners?
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers with verified PERM filing history for strategic planning roles. PERM filings are public DOL records, and filtering by occupation lets you see which companies have already run the full labor certification process for this job type, narrowing your search to employers who are demonstrably willing and able to sponsor.
What happens to my green card sponsorship if I change jobs after my I-485 is filed?
Once your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 portability allows you to change to a new employer in the same or a similar occupation without losing your place in line. Your approved I-140 priority date can also transfer to a new employer's I-140 petition if the original was approved before withdrawal.
Can my employer start the PERM process while I'm on a temporary work visa?
Yes. PERM labor certification is entirely separate from your current visa status and can begin while you're working on H-1B, L-1 visa, or another nonimmigrant status. Starting PERM early is especially valuable for Strategic Planners from high-backlog countries, since it establishes your priority date sooner and extends your options under AC21 portability if you eventually want to move employers.