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Executive Compensation roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in human resources, finance, or a related field. Large financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, and consulting firms regularly file H-1B petitions for these roles and can sponsor cap-subject and cap-exempt petitions depending on their structure.
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Our division recruits, develops and rewards the people of Goldman Sachs. Our teams advise, design and implement strategies, processes and technologies that help our people advance professionally, drive productivity and help the firm and our clients achieve superior results. We look for individuals with strong problem solving and analytical skills, innovative thinking and intellectual curiosity who want to make an impact on the success of the firm’s most valuable asset, our people.
OUR IMPACT
As part of the Compensation function, the Equity Compensation team’s primary responsibility is supporting the firm’s global equity plan design and ongoing administration. The team is routinely tasked with leading initiatives to solve the operational aspects of the firm’s intricate equity compensation processes including related regulatory requirements. This function requires liaising with other departments such as Controllers, Private Wealth Management, Legal, and Tax and will also involve providing support to other HCM functions, including Firmwide Compensation, Executive Compensation, Employee Relations, and HCM Business Partners.
JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist in global equity plan processes, including the grant of annual and off-cycle awards, distribution of awards, annual and ad-hoc regulatory reporting
- Support all aspects of the preparation and distribution of materials for meetings of the Stock Incentive Plan Committee
- Perform monthly/annual analysis and reporting, including data reconciliation, ad-hoc data requests, and generating reports for cross-functional partners
- Respond to employee and stakeholder inquiries
- Assist in the review of global legal / tax issues associated with equity plans and resulting design changes
- Partner with stakeholders, including Engineering, to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, minimize risk and streamline processes
- Work closely with team members and stakeholders to foster professional growth and career development
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field such as Finance, Accounting, Mathematics or a related field in HR preferred
- 1+ years of experience in Compensation, Finance or Accounting; experience with equity compensation programs a plus
- Data analytics mindset with the ability to work with Excel on a day-to-day basis; comfortable using xlookups, vlookups, pivot tables, and other analytical tools
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to succinctly summarize issues and assess impact
- Ability to handle multiple, time-sensitive projects while focusing on the quality of work delivered to clients
- Identifies and adopts AI tools to simplify processes and reduce manual effort
- Thinks multiple steps ahead; prepares for potential problems and escalates issues when appropriate
- Exhibit high levels of integrity and commitment to excellence, with a client-focused mindset and sense of urgency
- Demonstrate knowledge of using PowerPoint to design management-level presentations, presenting results that tell a clear and compelling financial story
We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLE Analyst
OFFICE LOCATION(S) Dallas
JOB FUNCTION Executive Compensation
DIVISION Human Capital Management Division
HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Our division recruits, develops and rewards the people of Goldman Sachs. Our teams advise, design and implement strategies, processes and technologies that help our people advance professionally, drive productivity and help the firm and our clients achieve superior results. We look for individuals with strong problem solving and analytical skills, innovative thinking and intellectual curiosity who want to make an impact on the success of the firm’s most valuable asset, our people.
OUR IMPACT
As part of the Compensation function, the Equity Compensation team’s primary responsibility is supporting the firm’s global equity plan design and ongoing administration. The team is routinely tasked with leading initiatives to solve the operational aspects of the firm’s intricate equity compensation processes including related regulatory requirements. This function requires liaising with other departments such as Controllers, Private Wealth Management, Legal, and Tax and will also involve providing support to other HCM functions, including Firmwide Compensation, Executive Compensation, Employee Relations, and HCM Business Partners.
JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist in global equity plan processes, including the grant of annual and off-cycle awards, distribution of awards, annual and ad-hoc regulatory reporting
- Support all aspects of the preparation and distribution of materials for meetings of the Stock Incentive Plan Committee
- Perform monthly/annual analysis and reporting, including data reconciliation, ad-hoc data requests, and generating reports for cross-functional partners
- Respond to employee and stakeholder inquiries
- Assist in the review of global legal / tax issues associated with equity plans and resulting design changes
- Partner with stakeholders, including Engineering, to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, minimize risk and streamline processes
- Work closely with team members and stakeholders to foster professional growth and career development
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field such as Finance, Accounting, Mathematics or a related field in HR preferred
- 1+ years of experience in Compensation, Finance or Accounting; experience with equity compensation programs a plus
- Data analytics mindset with the ability to work with Excel on a day-to-day basis; comfortable using xlookups, vlookups, pivot tables, and other analytical tools
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to succinctly summarize issues and assess impact
- Ability to handle multiple, time-sensitive projects while focusing on the quality of work delivered to clients
- Identifies and adopts AI tools to simplify processes and reduce manual effort
- Thinks multiple steps ahead; prepares for potential problems and escalates issues when appropriate
- Exhibit high levels of integrity and commitment to excellence, with a client-focused mindset and sense of urgency
- Demonstrate knowledge of using PowerPoint to design management-level presentations, presenting results that tell a clear and compelling financial story
We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLE Analyst
OFFICE LOCATION(S) Dallas
JOB FUNCTION Executive Compensation
DIVISION Human Capital Management Division
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Executive Compensation
Verify your degree supports specialty occupation
Executive Compensation roles must clear the specialty occupation bar at USCIS. A degree in HR, finance, business administration, or economics maps cleanly. A general studies degree creates RFE risk, so document how your coursework directly supports total rewards work.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Executive Compensation roles by employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for this occupation code. Prior LCA activity signals an established H-1B process and reduces the risk of an employer backing out mid-petition.
Check prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Your offered salary must meet the DOL prevailing wage for your job level and work location. Run the OFLC Wage Search before negotiating. Executive Compensation roles at Wage Level III or IV often carry significantly higher prevailing wage floors than general HR positions.
Confirm the employer files cap-subject petitions
Not every large employer participates in the H-1B lottery. Some self-insured or nonprofit affiliates classify as cap-exempt. Ask directly whether the company has filed cap-subject I-129 petitions in recent fiscal years and whether they cover premium processing fees.
Align your start date with the October 1 cap window
Cap-subject H-1B petitions for Executive Compensation roles must be filed during the March registration window for an October 1 employment start. If you're on OPT, confirm your cap-gap coverage extends through October 1 to avoid an authorization gap.
Document equity and incentive plan expertise precisely
USCIS scrutinizes whether Executive Compensation duties genuinely require a specialized degree. Your offer letter and the employer's support letter should name specific tools and plan types you'll administer, linking each duty to a degree-level knowledge requirement.
H-1B Visa Executive Compensation: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Executive Compensation role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as human resources, finance, or business administration. USCIS evaluates the actual duties, not just the job title. Roles focused on equity plan design, incentive modeling, or executive pay benchmarking typically meet the standard. Generalist compensation roles with no degree requirement in a specific discipline can face an RFE.
Which employers commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Executive Compensation professionals?
Large financial services firms, Fortune 500 corporations, management consulting firms, and major technology companies are the most consistent sponsors for Executive Compensation roles. These employers typically have dedicated compensation teams and an established H-1B filing infrastructure. You can search verified sponsors for this occupation on Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers with confirmed LCA filing history for Executive Compensation job titles.
How does the DOL prevailing wage apply to Executive Compensation jobs?
Your employer must certify in the Labor Condition Application that your offered wage meets or exceeds the DOL prevailing wage for your specific job level and geographic work location. Executive Compensation roles are typically classified at Wage Level III or IV given their specialized nature. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage before you evaluate any offer, since the floor varies significantly by metro area.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new employer for an Executive Compensation role?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as that employer files an I-129 transfer petition, without waiting for USCIS approval, as long as your prior H-1B was approved and you've maintained valid status. The new employer must still file a certified LCA for the Executive Compensation role at the appropriate prevailing wage before submitting the I-129.
What is the O*NET occupation code for Executive Compensation, and why does it matter?
USCIS and DOL use O*NET occupation codes to evaluate whether a role qualifies as a specialty occupation and to benchmark prevailing wages. Executive Compensation work typically maps to Compensation and Benefits Managers or Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists in O*NET. The code your employer selects on the LCA determines which wage level applies, so confirming the correct classification before filing protects both you and the employer from a wage compliance issue.