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Business Development Lead roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field. Employers file the LCA with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and the annual cap means timing your job search around the April lottery window matters.
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Get Access To All JobsAs a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!
Meijer Rewards
- Weekly pay
- Scheduling flexibility
- Paid parental leave
- Paid education assistance
- Team member discount
- Development programs for advancement and career growth
Please review the job profile below and apply today!
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides direction related to operations, processes, and conditions of their area. Plans, guides, and empowers team members in the day-to-day operation of the department. Sets example for those in their department by modeling exceptional customer experience. Possesses the ability to help achieve department goals and influence their peers to create a continued winning strategy.
What you’ll be doing:
- Engaging peers to provide the best possible shopping experience for our customers including an exceptional checkout experience.
- Communicating with team members and assigning daily work tasks.
- Mentoring and coaching other team members to ensure customer service and sales goals are exceeded and the area is maintained to Meijer standards and team members have completed required trainings.
- Supports training new team members/cross-training high potential talent, providing peer coaching on job responsibilities/standards to positively impact team member productivity.
- Working with leadership on department schedule writing to focus on team member engagement, improving customer service, store sales and profitability.
- Ensuring freshness of products by closely monitoring execution of rotation and dating policies.
- Guiding the team in compliance with food safety standards and regulations and working in a safe manner aligning to 200% accountability.
- Leading team members to ensure ordering, receiving, stocking, pricing, and product display are completed, where applicable.
- Actively creating an environment that supports the Meijer culture, including valuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
- Operating a register and cash handling when needed.
- Operating powered equipment, where applicable.
- Participating in period end inventories, where applicable, to help achieve goals.
- May be required to act in Lead capacity in other departments throughout the store.
- This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position. You may perform other duties as assigned or required.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What You Bring with You (Qualifications):
- Passion for customer service with total engagement that conveys approachability to customers and fellow team members.
- Initiates interactions with customers and peers.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Retail or other customer service experience preferred.
- Creative thinking skills.
- Ability to influence others.
- Ability to quickly build rapport and gain customer confidence to create repeat business.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, bend and twist while handling product.
- Experience executing plans.
- Positive influence to create a strong team environment.
- A commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where all team members and vendors feel valued and supported.
As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!
Meijer Rewards
- Weekly pay
- Scheduling flexibility
- Paid parental leave
- Paid education assistance
- Team member discount
- Development programs for advancement and career growth
Please review the job profile below and apply today!
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides direction related to operations, processes, and conditions of their area. Plans, guides, and empowers team members in the day-to-day operation of the department. Sets example for those in their department by modeling exceptional customer experience. Possesses the ability to help achieve department goals and influence their peers to create a continued winning strategy.
What you’ll be doing:
- Engaging peers to provide the best possible shopping experience for our customers including an exceptional checkout experience.
- Communicating with team members and assigning daily work tasks.
- Mentoring and coaching other team members to ensure customer service and sales goals are exceeded and the area is maintained to Meijer standards and team members have completed required trainings.
- Supports training new team members/cross-training high potential talent, providing peer coaching on job responsibilities/standards to positively impact team member productivity.
- Working with leadership on department schedule writing to focus on team member engagement, improving customer service, store sales and profitability.
- Ensuring freshness of products by closely monitoring execution of rotation and dating policies.
- Guiding the team in compliance with food safety standards and regulations and working in a safe manner aligning to 200% accountability.
- Leading team members to ensure ordering, receiving, stocking, pricing, and product display are completed, where applicable.
- Actively creating an environment that supports the Meijer culture, including valuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
- Operating a register and cash handling when needed.
- Operating powered equipment, where applicable.
- Participating in period end inventories, where applicable, to help achieve goals.
- May be required to act in Lead capacity in other departments throughout the store.
- This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position. You may perform other duties as assigned or required.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What You Bring with You (Qualifications):
- Passion for customer service with total engagement that conveys approachability to customers and fellow team members.
- Initiates interactions with customers and peers.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Retail or other customer service experience preferred.
- Creative thinking skills.
- Ability to influence others.
- Ability to quickly build rapport and gain customer confidence to create repeat business.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, bend and twist while handling product.
- Experience executing plans.
- Positive influence to create a strong team environment.
- A commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where all team members and vendors feel valued and supported.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Business Development Lead
Document your degree's field alignment
USCIS scrutinizes whether your degree directly relates to business development. Pull your transcripts and highlight coursework in sales strategy, market analysis, or business administration before interviews start. A mismatched degree triggers RFEs.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Search Migrate Mate to filter Business Development Lead roles by employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for this occupation. Past LCA filings signal an employer already understands the H-1B process and won't back out at the offer stage.
Verify the prevailing wage before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level II or III prevailing wage for your target metro area before you enter salary negotiations. Your offered wage must meet or exceed the LCA-certified wage, so knowing the floor protects you from lowball offers.
Ask about cap-exempt employer options
Nonprofits, universities, and government research organizations are cap-exempt, meaning they can file H-1B petitions year-round without lottery exposure. Business development roles at foundations, research consortia, or university tech-transfer offices often qualify and are overlooked by most candidates.
Confirm O*NET classification before accepting an offer
Look up the O*NET profile for your specific role title. If your employer lists duties that straddle sales and general management, the SOC code they select on the LCA affects wage level and RFE risk. Confirm the classification matches your actual responsibilities before signing.
Time your job search around the registration window
USCIS opens H-1B lottery registration in early March each year, with an October 1 start date. An offer accepted in January gives your employer time to prepare the I-129 and LCA. Offers finalized after April registration closes mean waiting a full year for the next cycle.
H-1B Visa Business Development Lead: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Business Development Lead role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as business administration, marketing, or finance, and the employer can demonstrate that the degree is a normal requirement for the role. Generic business development roles that accept any degree regardless of field face higher RFE rates. The job description should tie duties to specialized knowledge, not just sales targets.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas for Business Development Lead positions?
Browse Business Development Lead roles on Migrate Mate, which filters listings by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history for this occupation. This lets you focus outreach on companies that have already navigated the sponsorship process, rather than spending time educating employers who have never filed an H-1B petition.
Can I switch to a Business Development Lead role from a different H-1B-sponsored position?
Yes. You can change employers under H-1B portability rules once your current petition has been approved and you've accrued 180 days in valid H-1B status. Your new employer must file a new I-129 before your start date. You can begin working as soon as USCIS receives the petition, without waiting for approval, as long as you're maintaining valid status.
What happens to my H-1B status if my employer is acquired or restructures my role?
A corporate acquisition that results in a successor employer taking on the same obligations generally doesn't require a new H-1B filing, but a material change in your job duties, location, or employment terms does. If your Business Development Lead role shifts significantly, such as gaining direct reports or moving to a different business unit, your employer should file an amended I-129 to protect your status.
Does prior business development experience outside the U.S. strengthen an H-1B petition for this role?
It can, especially if your degree field doesn't perfectly match the role. USCIS allows relevant work experience to supplement educational credentials under certain conditions, though it doesn't substitute for a required degree in the specialty field. Documented achievements such as revenue growth, partnership deals, or market entries you led are more useful in an RFE response than years of tenure alone.