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Data and AI Consultant jobs qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations because they require at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, statistics, or a related field. Sponsoring employers file a Labor Condition Application with DOL and an I-129 petition with USCIS, covering your status for up to three years with extensions possible.
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The position is described below. If you want to apply, click the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this page. After you click Apply Now and complete your application, you'll be invited to create a profile, which will let you see your application status and any communications. If you already have a profile with us, you can log in to check status.
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Regular or Temporary:
Regular
Language Fluency: English (Required)
Work Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Please review the following job description:
Designs, develops, and implements BI, analytics, and AI capabilities and data-driven solutions, and leads large technical initiatives to address complex business challenges. This role supports enterprise business intelligence, analytics, and reporting initiatives within the banking and financial services industry.
The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying Power BI dashboards, semantic models, and enterprise reporting solutions, along with a solid understanding of cloud technologies, data architecture, and data engineering concepts. The candidate can implement AI on BI and feature store capabilities, understand end-to-end data flows across cloud-based data pipelines, and translate complex business requirements into meaningful analytical insights. Experience supporting banking technology organizations, particularly CIO or executive-level reporting functions, is highly preferred.
This position is office-based, onsite 5 days/week.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.
- Designs, builds, and deploys Power BI semantic models and reports that provide governed, performant, and reusable analytics for business users.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of Power BI architecture, data modeling, relationships, DAX, and report performance optimization.
- Implements AI on BI capabilities, such as natural language querying, Co-Pilot integration, AI-assisted insights, and predictive analytics, within Power BI and related analytics platforms.
- Builds and maintains feature stores to support consistent, reusable features for machine learning and analytics use cases.
- Translate business requirements into interactive dashboards, meaningful visualizations, and actionable reporting solutions.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions into business applications and workflows.
- Enforces and adheres to AI and data governance standards aligned with organizational goals.
- Mentors junior team members to build, develop, and deploy BI and AI solutions and promote a data-driven culture.
- Leads large or complex technical initiatives that involve technically challenging requirements, involving delegation of work and review of work products of the lower-level technical professionals.
- Work with Architecture team to understand cloud architecture, data pipelines, and enterprise data environments.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, Software Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in AI and data.
- Strong knowledge of AI models, data architectures, and analytics methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- QlikSense experience, development, and deployment.
- Snowflake/AWS Cloud experience.
- Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and data quality practices.
- Exposure to AI/ML technologies or AI-enabled analytics solutions.
- Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline.
- Experience in the financial services industry.
- Familiarity with regulatory compliance and data governance frameworks.
- Experience managing complex technical projects.
- Rally/Jira experience in an Agile environment.
- Gitlab DevOps experience for software development and deployment.
The annual base salary for this position is $130,000 - $158,000.
General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.
Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.
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INTRODUCTION
The position is described below. If you want to apply, click the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this page. After you click Apply Now and complete your application, you'll be invited to create a profile, which will let you see your application status and any communications. If you already have a profile with us, you can log in to check status.
Need Help?
If you have a disability and need assistance with the application, you can request a reasonable accommodation. Send an email to Accessibility (accommodation requests only; other inquiries won't receive a response).
Regular or Temporary:
Regular
Language Fluency: English (Required)
Work Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Please review the following job description:
Designs, develops, and implements BI, analytics, and AI capabilities and data-driven solutions, and leads large technical initiatives to address complex business challenges. This role supports enterprise business intelligence, analytics, and reporting initiatives within the banking and financial services industry.
The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying Power BI dashboards, semantic models, and enterprise reporting solutions, along with a solid understanding of cloud technologies, data architecture, and data engineering concepts. The candidate can implement AI on BI and feature store capabilities, understand end-to-end data flows across cloud-based data pipelines, and translate complex business requirements into meaningful analytical insights. Experience supporting banking technology organizations, particularly CIO or executive-level reporting functions, is highly preferred.
This position is office-based, onsite 5 days/week.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.
- Designs, builds, and deploys Power BI semantic models and reports that provide governed, performant, and reusable analytics for business users.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of Power BI architecture, data modeling, relationships, DAX, and report performance optimization.
- Implements AI on BI capabilities, such as natural language querying, Co-Pilot integration, AI-assisted insights, and predictive analytics, within Power BI and related analytics platforms.
- Builds and maintains feature stores to support consistent, reusable features for machine learning and analytics use cases.
- Translate business requirements into interactive dashboards, meaningful visualizations, and actionable reporting solutions.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions into business applications and workflows.
- Enforces and adheres to AI and data governance standards aligned with organizational goals.
- Mentors junior team members to build, develop, and deploy BI and AI solutions and promote a data-driven culture.
- Leads large or complex technical initiatives that involve technically challenging requirements, involving delegation of work and review of work products of the lower-level technical professionals.
- Work with Architecture team to understand cloud architecture, data pipelines, and enterprise data environments.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, Software Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in AI and data.
- Strong knowledge of AI models, data architectures, and analytics methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- QlikSense experience, development, and deployment.
- Snowflake/AWS Cloud experience.
- Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and data quality practices.
- Exposure to AI/ML technologies or AI-enabled analytics solutions.
- Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline.
- Experience in the financial services industry.
- Familiarity with regulatory compliance and data governance frameworks.
- Experience managing complex technical projects.
- Rally/Jira experience in an Agile environment.
- Gitlab DevOps experience for software development and deployment.
The annual base salary for this position is $130,000 - $158,000.
General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.
Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Data and AI Consultant
Align your degree to the LCA job title
Your H-1B petition is only as strong as the degree-to-role connection. Make sure your credential directly maps to data science, computer science, or statistics, since USCIS scrutinizes AI consultant roles where the degree field is ambiguous or broad.
Verify prevailing wages before salary negotiations
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location before you negotiate. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above that floor, so knowing the number protects you during offer discussions.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate by role
Search Migrate Mate for Data and AI Consultant roles to see employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history in your target city. This narrows your outreach to organizations that have already navigated the sponsorship process for similar positions.
Confirm each client site needs its own LCA
Consulting roles often place you at different client locations. Each worksite requires its own certified LCA before you begin work there. Raise this with your employer early so the filing timeline accounts for client deployments, not just your primary office address.
Use O*NET to document specialty occupation duties
Pull the O*NET occupation profile for your target SOC code and cross-reference the listed tasks with your job description. If your offer letter lists duties that align with degree-level analytical work, that alignment strengthens the specialty occupation argument in an RFE scenario.
Request premium processing for project-driven timelines
AI consulting projects often have hard start dates tied to client contracts. Ask your employer to file with premium processing through USCIS so you receive a decision within days rather than months, reducing the risk of missing a project kickoff while your petition is pending.
H-1B Visa Data and AI Consultant: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Data and AI Consultant role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Data and AI Consultant positions typically qualify because they require at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, statistics, engineering, or a closely related field. USCIS evaluates the specific duties in the job description, so the offer letter should emphasize analytical, model-building, and technical advisory responsibilities that are inseparable from that degree-level background.
How do consulting firms handle H-1B sponsorship when placements change frequently?
Each new client worksite requires a separately certified Labor Condition Application filed with DOL before you start work there. Your employer is responsible for filing an amended or new LCA whenever your work location changes materially. Confirm your firm has a clear internal process for this, since gaps in LCA coverage create compliance risk for both you and the employer.
How long does H-1B status last for a Data and AI Consultant?
USCIS grants H-1B status for up to three years on the initial petition, with extensions available up to a six-year maximum. Beyond six years, continued H-1B extensions are possible only if you have an approved I-140 or a pending PERM labor certification that meets specific timing requirements under the law.
What documents strengthen an H-1B petition for an AI consulting role?
A detailed offer letter describing degree-required duties, your academic transcripts and degree certificates, and an employer support letter explaining why the role demands specialized knowledge are all critical. If your degree is from outside the U.S., a credential evaluation from a recognized agency helps USCIS confirm equivalency to a U.S. bachelor's degree in a directly related field.
Where can I find employers actively sponsoring H-1B visas for Data and AI Consultant roles?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history for data and AI positions, searchable by city and role type. Focusing your applications on companies with an established sponsorship track record for similar roles reduces the back-and-forth of educating an employer about the H-1B process from scratch.