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Global Project Manager roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related field. Employers file the Labor Condition Application with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and cap-subject petitions enter the annual lottery each March.
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The Global Project Manager will play a crucial role in coordinating and managing the lifecycle of global marketing materials. This role requires collaboration with the Global Sales & Marketing (GSM) operations team, global marketing managers, and Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR) review teams. The Global Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring that all marketing materials are trafficked effectively, prioritized appropriately, and tracked meticulously to ensure timely completion and compliance with regulatory standards. Success in this role requires strong organizational and project management skills, clear and proactive communication, and the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including senior leadership, across a global matrixed organization.
Our ideal candidate possesses strong time management skills, communicates effectively across various teams and timezones, and is adept at juggling multiple tasks with competing deadlines. We’re looking for a self-starter with strong communication skills who feels comfortable navigating challenges and ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
What You’ll Work On
- Partner closely with the International commercial team, global marketing managers, and ECO review teams to facilitate the smooth flow of marketing materials through the MLR process.
- Manage the day-to-day coordination and trafficking of marketing materials in collaboration with the Creative operations and Production teams, ensuring timelines and deliverables are met.
- Prioritize global marketing materials, track progress throughout the MLR lifecycle, and proactively escalate risks, issues, or delays as needed.
- Maintain clear, timely, and accurate communication of task status to all stakeholders, ensuring that everyone is informed of progress, challenges, and changes.
- Maintain effective communication with all stakeholders, ensuring that their needs and expectations are met throughout the project lifecycle.
- Engage with senior leadership to provide updates, seek guidance, and align project outcomes with organizational goals.
- Adhere to the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures.
- Understand relevant security, privacy and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company.
- Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures.
- Perform other work-related duties as assigned.
What You Contribute
- Bachelor's degree in marketing or business with 5+ years of experience in project management, marketing, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse cross functional teams and stakeholders.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Proven ability to prioritize, track, and manage multiple projects and marketing materials simultaneously, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
- Highly detail oriented, with demonstrated experience coordinating and managing complex projects from initiation through completion.
- Experience partnering with medical, legal, regulatory, and quality teams, preferably within a highly regulated industry.
- Familiarity with developing, implementing, and adhering to taxonomy and metadata standards to ensure content accuracy and consistency.
- Familiarity with Project management tools such as Monday.com.
- Experience managing cross functional approvals with Regulatory, Legal, or Clinical teams.
- Familiarity with DAM systems and creative file types (Adobe Creative Cloud, video formats, etc.).
- Experience supporting global teams and managing multiple time zones.
- Ability to influence without authority in a matrixed environment.
Working Conditions
General office environment. Willingness and ability to work on site 3 days a week. Requires some lifting and moving of up to 25 pounds. Must be able to move between buildings and floors. Must be able to remain stationary and use a computer or other standard office equipment, such as a printer or copy machine, for an extensive period of time each day. Must be able to read, prepare emails, and produce documents and spreadsheets. Must be able to move within the office and access file cabinets or supplies, as needed. Must be able to communicate and exchange accurate information with employees at all levels on a daily basis.
Annual Base Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000
We offer a competitive compensation package plus a benefits and equity program, when applicable. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location.
What We Offer
- A collaborative teamwork environment where learning is constant, and performance is rewarded.
- The opportunity to be part of the team that is revolutionizing the treatment of some of the world's most devastating diseases.
- A generous benefits package for eligible employees that includes medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance, 401(k) with employer match, paid parental leave, eleven paid company holidays per year, a minimum of fifteen days of accrued vacation per year, which increases with tenure, and paid sick time in compliance with applicable law(s).
Penumbra, Inc., headquartered in Alameda, California, is a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies. Penumbra designs, develops, manufactures, and markets novel products and has a broad portfolio that addresses challenging medical conditions in markets with significant unmet need. Penumbra sells its products to hospitals and healthcare providers primarily through its direct sales organization in the United States, most of Europe, Canada, and Australia, and through distributors in select international markets. The Penumbra logo is a trademark of Penumbra, Inc.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
If you reside in the State of California, please also refer to Penumbra's Privacy Notice for California Residents.
For additional information on Penumbra’s commitment to being an equal opportunity employer, please see Penumbra's AAP Policy Statement.
INTRODUCTION
The Global Project Manager will play a crucial role in coordinating and managing the lifecycle of global marketing materials. This role requires collaboration with the Global Sales & Marketing (GSM) operations team, global marketing managers, and Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR) review teams. The Global Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring that all marketing materials are trafficked effectively, prioritized appropriately, and tracked meticulously to ensure timely completion and compliance with regulatory standards. Success in this role requires strong organizational and project management skills, clear and proactive communication, and the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including senior leadership, across a global matrixed organization.
Our ideal candidate possesses strong time management skills, communicates effectively across various teams and timezones, and is adept at juggling multiple tasks with competing deadlines. We’re looking for a self-starter with strong communication skills who feels comfortable navigating challenges and ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
What You’ll Work On
- Partner closely with the International commercial team, global marketing managers, and ECO review teams to facilitate the smooth flow of marketing materials through the MLR process.
- Manage the day-to-day coordination and trafficking of marketing materials in collaboration with the Creative operations and Production teams, ensuring timelines and deliverables are met.
- Prioritize global marketing materials, track progress throughout the MLR lifecycle, and proactively escalate risks, issues, or delays as needed.
- Maintain clear, timely, and accurate communication of task status to all stakeholders, ensuring that everyone is informed of progress, challenges, and changes.
- Maintain effective communication with all stakeholders, ensuring that their needs and expectations are met throughout the project lifecycle.
- Engage with senior leadership to provide updates, seek guidance, and align project outcomes with organizational goals.
- Adhere to the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures.
- Understand relevant security, privacy and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company.
- Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures.
- Perform other work-related duties as assigned.
What You Contribute
- Bachelor's degree in marketing or business with 5+ years of experience in project management, marketing, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse cross functional teams and stakeholders.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Proven ability to prioritize, track, and manage multiple projects and marketing materials simultaneously, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
- Highly detail oriented, with demonstrated experience coordinating and managing complex projects from initiation through completion.
- Experience partnering with medical, legal, regulatory, and quality teams, preferably within a highly regulated industry.
- Familiarity with developing, implementing, and adhering to taxonomy and metadata standards to ensure content accuracy and consistency.
- Familiarity with Project management tools such as Monday.com.
- Experience managing cross functional approvals with Regulatory, Legal, or Clinical teams.
- Familiarity with DAM systems and creative file types (Adobe Creative Cloud, video formats, etc.).
- Experience supporting global teams and managing multiple time zones.
- Ability to influence without authority in a matrixed environment.
Working Conditions
General office environment. Willingness and ability to work on site 3 days a week. Requires some lifting and moving of up to 25 pounds. Must be able to move between buildings and floors. Must be able to remain stationary and use a computer or other standard office equipment, such as a printer or copy machine, for an extensive period of time each day. Must be able to read, prepare emails, and produce documents and spreadsheets. Must be able to move within the office and access file cabinets or supplies, as needed. Must be able to communicate and exchange accurate information with employees at all levels on a daily basis.
Annual Base Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000
We offer a competitive compensation package plus a benefits and equity program, when applicable. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location.
What We Offer
- A collaborative teamwork environment where learning is constant, and performance is rewarded.
- The opportunity to be part of the team that is revolutionizing the treatment of some of the world's most devastating diseases.
- A generous benefits package for eligible employees that includes medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance, 401(k) with employer match, paid parental leave, eleven paid company holidays per year, a minimum of fifteen days of accrued vacation per year, which increases with tenure, and paid sick time in compliance with applicable law(s).
Penumbra, Inc., headquartered in Alameda, California, is a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies. Penumbra designs, develops, manufactures, and markets novel products and has a broad portfolio that addresses challenging medical conditions in markets with significant unmet need. Penumbra sells its products to hospitals and healthcare providers primarily through its direct sales organization in the United States, most of Europe, Canada, and Australia, and through distributors in select international markets. The Penumbra logo is a trademark of Penumbra, Inc.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
If you reside in the State of California, please also refer to Penumbra's Privacy Notice for California Residents.
For additional information on Penumbra’s commitment to being an equal opportunity employer, please see Penumbra's AAP Policy Statement.
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Align your degree to the role
H-1B approval for Global Project Manager roles depends on your degree field matching the position. A business administration or engineering degree maps cleanly. A general studies degree can trigger an RFE, so gather syllabi and transcripts that document relevant coursework before applying.
Search LCA filings by occupation code
Use the OFLC Wage Search to filter Labor Condition Application filings by the SOC code for project managers. This surfaces which employers have already certified H-1B sponsorship for this title, narrowing your target list to companies with a documented filing track record.
Target cap-exempt employers strategically
Universities, nonprofits affiliated with higher education, and government research organizations are cap-exempt, meaning your H-1B petition bypasses the lottery entirely. Global project management roles exist at these institutions, particularly in IT infrastructure, research operations, and international program delivery.
Use Migrate Mate to filter sponsor history
Search Global Project Manager roles on Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers filtered by DOL Labor Condition Application data so you're only seeing companies that have actively sponsored H-1B workers, not just posted jobs that mention visa openness.
Negotiate the offer before the LCA locks the wage
Once your employer files the LCA with DOL, the certified wage becomes the floor USCIS will scrutinize. Negotiate your salary and job title before the LCA is submitted, since amending a certified LCA to reflect a higher-level title or wage requires refiling and adds weeks to your timeline.
Document cross-border project scope in your petition
USCIS evaluates whether the role genuinely requires a specialty degree. For Global Project Manager petitions, your employer's support letter should detail the international scope, stakeholder complexity, and technical requirements that justify a bachelor's degree minimum, not just list generic management duties.
H-1B Visa Global Project Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Global Project Manager role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as business administration, engineering, or information systems. Generalist management titles can face RFEs if the job description doesn't clearly establish that a specific degree is a standard requirement. Your employer's support letter and job description need to reflect the technical complexity of the role, not just supervisory duties.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Global Project Manager roles?
Multinational technology firms, management consulting companies, financial services institutions, and large engineering contractors are among the most active H-1B sponsors for this title. You can verify an employer's filing history by searching DOL Labor Condition Application disclosure data filtered by occupation code. Migrate Mate surfaces this data directly, so you can browse open Global Project Manager roles at companies with confirmed H-1B sponsorship history.
What happens to my H-1B status if my global project ends before my visa expires?
If your employer terminates your position, you enter a non-statutory 60-day grace period during which you can transfer your H-1B to a new employer, change status, or prepare to depart. A project ending doesn't automatically end your H-1B if you remain employed by the same company in a different capacity. Confirm with your employer whether a new assignment maintains continuity of status or requires an amended petition.
Can I work on-site internationally while on an H-1B as a Global Project Manager?
Your H-1B authorizes work for your sponsoring employer in the U.S. Short international business trips are generally permissible, but extended assignments abroad may constitute working outside your authorized status and could affect your H-1B and any pending green card timeline. If your role requires regular overseas deployment, clarify with your employer how those periods will be structured and documented relative to your U.S. work location listed on the LCA.
Does the H-1B cap apply to all Global Project Manager positions?
Not always. Cap-subject petitions enter the annual lottery held each March, with 85,000 slots available across the regular and advanced-degree caps. However, employers that qualify as cap-exempt, including universities, affiliated nonprofits, and government research entities, can file outside the lottery at any time. Global project management roles exist in these organizations, particularly in international research programs, higher education IT, and federally funded initiatives.