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Investment roles in asset management, private equity, and corporate finance regularly appear on H-1B visa LCA filings, with employers sponsoring analysts, associates, and portfolio managers. Specialty occupation status depends on demonstrating that the role requires a bachelor's degree or higher in finance, economics, or a directly related field.
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PepsiCo Foods US (PFUS) is on the front lines of consumer connection, and media is one of our most powerful growth levers. As part of the Media Strategy, Planning & Investment team, you’ll help shape how our brands show up across all media touchpoints. This team is responsible for maximizing PepsiCo’s significant media investment while identifying, testing, and scaling innovative and emerging media platforms across the portfolio. The Media team also manages the day‑to‑day relationship with agency partners and serves as the primary link between the media marketplace and PepsiCo’s broader marketing organization.
This Manager role will help lead cross‑channel media strategy and investment as part of the One PepsiCo Media Team, supporting some of PepsiCo Foods’ largest brands like Doritos & Cheetos. You’ll collaborate closely with brand teams, our media agency, and cross‑functional partners to architect integrated media plans that reach the right consumers, create meaningful impact, and deliver against business objectives.
We're looking for someone who combines strategic vision with strong executional rigor, thrives in a fast‑paced environment, and isn’t afraid to challenge the status quo to bring bold ideas to life.
Responsibilities:
- Support brand media strategy: Contribute to translation of business and brand goals into media strategies that deliver reach, resonance and ROI
- Lead tactical campaign planning and execution: Drive media planning for brand launches, tentpoles, and annual campaigns from strategy through execution, optimization and learnings in collaboration with agency team
- Facilitate media partnerships: Evaluate, shape, and negotiate custom content programs and media partnerships alongside agency teams.
- Maximize investment: Help steward PepsiCo’s media dollars to drive effectiveness, efficiency, and breakthrough outcomes
- Ensure integration and collaboration: Ensure media strategy is embedded early in the creative development in concert with the brand teams and appropriate cross-functional teams
- Analyze performance: Extract insights from media performance and apply learnings to future planning.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
- The expected compensation range for this position is between $110,700 - $185,250.
- Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
- Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 12% of annual salary paid out annually.
- Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
- In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree a plus
- 6+ years of media experience & managing external agencies ideal
- CPG experience strongly preferred
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Proven track record of navigating, influencing & delivering results in a highly complex organization
- Passion for driving change & challenging the status quo
- Demonstrated ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with both internal & external stakeholders
- Willingness to travel up to 10%
Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Age
If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.
Please view our Pay Transparency Statement.
Overview:
ABOUT THE ROLE:
PepsiCo Foods US (PFUS) is on the front lines of consumer connection, and media is one of our most powerful growth levers. As part of the Media Strategy, Planning & Investment team, you’ll help shape how our brands show up across all media touchpoints. This team is responsible for maximizing PepsiCo’s significant media investment while identifying, testing, and scaling innovative and emerging media platforms across the portfolio. The Media team also manages the day‑to‑day relationship with agency partners and serves as the primary link between the media marketplace and PepsiCo’s broader marketing organization.
This Manager role will help lead cross‑channel media strategy and investment as part of the One PepsiCo Media Team, supporting some of PepsiCo Foods’ largest brands like Doritos & Cheetos. You’ll collaborate closely with brand teams, our media agency, and cross‑functional partners to architect integrated media plans that reach the right consumers, create meaningful impact, and deliver against business objectives.
We're looking for someone who combines strategic vision with strong executional rigor, thrives in a fast‑paced environment, and isn’t afraid to challenge the status quo to bring bold ideas to life.
Responsibilities:
- Support brand media strategy: Contribute to translation of business and brand goals into media strategies that deliver reach, resonance and ROI
- Lead tactical campaign planning and execution: Drive media planning for brand launches, tentpoles, and annual campaigns from strategy through execution, optimization and learnings in collaboration with agency team
- Facilitate media partnerships: Evaluate, shape, and negotiate custom content programs and media partnerships alongside agency teams.
- Maximize investment: Help steward PepsiCo’s media dollars to drive effectiveness, efficiency, and breakthrough outcomes
- Ensure integration and collaboration: Ensure media strategy is embedded early in the creative development in concert with the brand teams and appropriate cross-functional teams
- Analyze performance: Extract insights from media performance and apply learnings to future planning.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
- The expected compensation range for this position is between $110,700 - $185,250.
- Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
- Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 12% of annual salary paid out annually.
- Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
- In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree a plus
- 6+ years of media experience & managing external agencies ideal
- CPG experience strongly preferred
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Proven track record of navigating, influencing & delivering results in a highly complex organization
- Passion for driving change & challenging the status quo
- Demonstrated ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with both internal & external stakeholders
- Willingness to travel up to 10%
Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Age
If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.
Please view our Pay Transparency Statement.
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Match your degree to the role
USCIS requires a direct relationship between your field of study and the investment role. A finance or economics degree maps cleanly, but a general business degree may trigger an RFE. Pull the O*NET profile for your target job title to confirm the accepted degree fields before applying.
Check LCA filings by occupation code
DOL assigns SOC codes to every H-1B LCA. Investment analyst and portfolio manager roles file under different codes, which affects prevailing wage levels. Search the OFLC Wage Search by SOC code and metro area to verify your offer meets the required wage tier before your employer files.
Target firms with cap-exempt sponsorship history
Some investment roles are housed at universities, hospital endowments, or nonprofit research funds, which are cap-exempt H-1B employers. These organizations can file outside the annual lottery, giving you a path to H-1B status without competing for an 85,000-slot cap.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified sponsors
Filter your investment job search on Migrate Mate by employers with active H-1B LCA filing history. This surfaces asset managers, banks, and private equity firms that have recently sponsored roles matching your occupation code, so you're not guessing at sponsorship willingness.
Get your Series licenses in order early
Many buy-side and sell-side investment roles require FINRA Series 63, 65, or 7 licenses. Employers often make H-1B sponsorship contingent on obtaining these licenses within a set period. Confirm the licensing timeline with your employer during offer negotiation so it doesn't stall your I-129 filing.
Negotiate premium processing into your offer
Standard H-1B adjudication can take several months. For investment roles with defined start dates tied to analyst or associate program cohorts, ask the employer to include USCIS premium processing in the sponsorship package. This reduces adjudication to 15 business days and protects your program start date.
H-1B Visa Investment: Frequently Asked Questions
Do investment roles qualify as H-1B specialty occupations?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as finance, economics, accounting, or a related discipline. Roles like investment analyst, portfolio manager, and financial engineer consistently qualify. Generalist roles where any bachelor's degree is acceptable are harder to support, so your employer's H-1B petition should tie the job duties directly to the degree field.
Which employers in investment most commonly sponsor H-1B visas?
Asset management firms, investment banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, and corporate treasury departments are frequent H-1B sponsors for investment roles. Endowments and foundations attached to universities can also sponsor and may qualify as cap-exempt institutions. Migrate Mate lets you search for investment employers by verified LCA filing history, so you can focus on firms with a demonstrated track record of sponsorship.
How does the H-1B prevailing wage requirement affect investment job offers?
DOL requires your employer to pay the prevailing wage for your occupation and location before certifying the LCA. Investment roles in New York or San Francisco carry higher wage floors than the same title in smaller markets. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wages for your SOC code and metro area before evaluating an offer, since a below-prevailing offer cannot be corrected after the LCA is filed.
Can I switch investment employers on an H-1B?
Yes. H-1B portability under AC21 lets you change employers after your I-129 has been pending for at least 180 days, or once it's approved, as long as the new role is in the same or a substantially similar occupational classification. For investment roles, moving from equity research at one bank to a comparable analyst role at another generally qualifies, but a move into a structurally different function may require a new petition.
What documentation does an investment employer need to file an H-1B petition?
Your employer needs a certified LCA from DOL, which requires specifying the SOC code, wage level, and work location. They'll also need evidence that the role is a specialty occupation, which typically includes the job description, the degree requirement, and your academic credentials. If your investment role spans multiple client sites, the LCA must cover each worksite location, and your employer may need to post public access file notices at each one.