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Project Management Lead roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related field. Employers file the LCA with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and many large program management employers have consistent H-1B visa filing histories across industries including tech, construction, and healthcare.
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The VP, Project Management Lead is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires basic commercial awareness. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.
Responsibilities:
- Manages a large multi-faceted project/account/campaign or multiple projects at the same time.
- Owns project goals leveraging expertise to inspire a sense of shared purpose within the project team.
- Organizes new challenges and drive business results.
- Uses best practice PMO methodology to create a project plan to fit the stakeholders/customers’ needs and deliver within budget on desired outcomes.
- Drives end results of the project as a representative of the business.
- Works closely with the Product, Technology, and Operations to define a project scope and objectives for project members.
- Prepares, maintains, and submits clear and concise activity/progress reports and time recording/management reports.
- Assesses project risk potentials and discover potential problems before they occur.
- Applies a proactive approach in routinely tracking the project participant progress against project goals.
- Defines, teaches, and enforces the use of good project management practices such as techniques in resolving complex, interdependent activities into tasks and sub-tasks that are documented, monitored and controlled.
- Identifies and where required amends the approach to the context and constraints of each project.
- Constantly improving their own and their teams' skills through lessons-learned reviews at project completion.
- Possess the knowledge, skills and experience to be able to recognize when problems surface or potential problems are looming.
- Articulates problems, bring the right people together to solve problems and know when the problem has been properly addressed and closed.
- Promotes partner involvement through effectively communicating project status upward and to the Client.
- Applies lessons learned from recent projects to future projects.
- Communicates to all concerned parties project milestones, status updates, as well as any existing or potential customer escalation issues.
- Proactively follows escalation and change control processes.
- Owns all management reports on a given engagement.
- Promotes good working relationships across a project, cultivating the people skills needed to develop trust and communication among all of a project's stakeholders: its sponsors, those who will make use of the project's results, those who command the resources needed, and the project team members.
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 6-10 years of project management experience – preferably from a financial services environment
- PMP certification strongly preferred, Six Sigma a plus.
- Ability to develop project plans, manage individual deadlines and goals.
- Knowledge of project metrics, including gathering, reporting, trend analysis, creation, and metrics.
- Ability to identify issues and problems, generate solutions and choose appropriate alternatives using basic root cause analysis.
- Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk.
- Manage client expectations, anticipates operational and tactical risks and tracks them; clarify, identify, and track requirements and issues, remove barriers, resolve minor project issues and escalate to immediate manager where required.
- Proficient in MS Office applications, MS Project, and VISIO.
- Stays abreast of current industry trends and new technology through professional associations, trade journals, networking, and associated training and seminars.
Education:
- Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred
JOB FAMILY GROUP: Project and Program Management
JOB FAMILY: Project Management
TIME TYPE: Full time
PRIMARY LOCATION: Jacksonville Florida United States
PRIMARY LOCATION FULL TIME SALARY RANGE: $103,920.00 - $155,880.00
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
MOST RELEVANT SKILLS
Please see the requirements listed above.
OTHER RELEVANT SKILLS
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
ANTICIPATED POSTING CLOSE DATE: Jun 11, 2026
Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi. View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.
INTRODUCTION
The VP, Project Management Lead is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires basic commercial awareness. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.
Responsibilities:
- Manages a large multi-faceted project/account/campaign or multiple projects at the same time.
- Owns project goals leveraging expertise to inspire a sense of shared purpose within the project team.
- Organizes new challenges and drive business results.
- Uses best practice PMO methodology to create a project plan to fit the stakeholders/customers’ needs and deliver within budget on desired outcomes.
- Drives end results of the project as a representative of the business.
- Works closely with the Product, Technology, and Operations to define a project scope and objectives for project members.
- Prepares, maintains, and submits clear and concise activity/progress reports and time recording/management reports.
- Assesses project risk potentials and discover potential problems before they occur.
- Applies a proactive approach in routinely tracking the project participant progress against project goals.
- Defines, teaches, and enforces the use of good project management practices such as techniques in resolving complex, interdependent activities into tasks and sub-tasks that are documented, monitored and controlled.
- Identifies and where required amends the approach to the context and constraints of each project.
- Constantly improving their own and their teams' skills through lessons-learned reviews at project completion.
- Possess the knowledge, skills and experience to be able to recognize when problems surface or potential problems are looming.
- Articulates problems, bring the right people together to solve problems and know when the problem has been properly addressed and closed.
- Promotes partner involvement through effectively communicating project status upward and to the Client.
- Applies lessons learned from recent projects to future projects.
- Communicates to all concerned parties project milestones, status updates, as well as any existing or potential customer escalation issues.
- Proactively follows escalation and change control processes.
- Owns all management reports on a given engagement.
- Promotes good working relationships across a project, cultivating the people skills needed to develop trust and communication among all of a project's stakeholders: its sponsors, those who will make use of the project's results, those who command the resources needed, and the project team members.
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 6-10 years of project management experience – preferably from a financial services environment
- PMP certification strongly preferred, Six Sigma a plus.
- Ability to develop project plans, manage individual deadlines and goals.
- Knowledge of project metrics, including gathering, reporting, trend analysis, creation, and metrics.
- Ability to identify issues and problems, generate solutions and choose appropriate alternatives using basic root cause analysis.
- Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk.
- Manage client expectations, anticipates operational and tactical risks and tracks them; clarify, identify, and track requirements and issues, remove barriers, resolve minor project issues and escalate to immediate manager where required.
- Proficient in MS Office applications, MS Project, and VISIO.
- Stays abreast of current industry trends and new technology through professional associations, trade journals, networking, and associated training and seminars.
Education:
- Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred
JOB FAMILY GROUP: Project and Program Management
JOB FAMILY: Project Management
TIME TYPE: Full time
PRIMARY LOCATION: Jacksonville Florida United States
PRIMARY LOCATION FULL TIME SALARY RANGE: $103,920.00 - $155,880.00
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
MOST RELEVANT SKILLS
Please see the requirements listed above.
OTHER RELEVANT SKILLS
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
ANTICIPATED POSTING CLOSE DATE: Jun 11, 2026
Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi. View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.
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Align your degree to your role
USCIS evaluates whether your degree field directly relates to project management. A business administration or engineering degree strengthens your case, while an unrelated degree may require a credentials evaluation showing equivalency before your employer files.
Check LCA filings by SOC code
Project Management Lead roles typically file under SOC code 11-9199 or 15-1299 depending on the industry. Use the OFLC Wage Search to verify which wage level your employer is certifying at before accepting an offer.
Target employers with cap-exempt pathways
Universities, nonprofits, and government research organizations are cap-exempt, meaning they can file your H-1B petition outside the annual lottery. Program management roles at these institutions often go unfilled because candidates don't realize the lottery doesn't apply.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified sponsors
Search Migrate Mate to filter Project Management Lead roles by employers with documented H-1B LCA filing history. That filing history confirms the employer has sponsored before, reducing the risk of offers that fall through at the petition stage.
Negotiate offer timing around the lottery window
H-1B cap registrations open each March for an October 1 start date. If you receive an offer after April, your earliest possible start on a new H-1B is the following October, so push for an OPT cap-gap bridge or a delayed start clause in writing.
Document cross-functional authority in your offer letter
USCIS scrutinizes Project Management Lead petitions for evidence of genuine specialty occupation status. Your offer letter should specify degree requirements for the role and describe supervisory or cross-functional decision-making responsibilities that go beyond general coordination.
H-1B Visa Project Management Lead: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Project Management Lead role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, if the employer's job description requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as business administration, engineering, or computer science. Generic project coordination roles that accept any degree may not qualify. The stronger your offer letter ties the responsibilities to a specific degree field, the cleaner the USCIS adjudication.
Which SOC code do employers typically use when filing an LCA for this role?
Employers most commonly file under SOC 11-9199 (Managers, All Other) or, for tech-focused programs, 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other). The SOC code determines the prevailing wage level DOL certifies. You can cross-check the expected wage level for your metro area using the OFLC Wage Search before your employer submits the LCA.
How do I find employers that have sponsored H-1B visas for Project Management Lead roles?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by verified H-1B LCA filing history, so you can identify employers who have sponsored this role before rather than relying on a company's self-reported claims. Consistent filing history across multiple years is the clearest signal that an employer's HR and legal teams are equipped to complete the sponsorship process.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new Project Management Lead employer mid-year?
Yes. H-1B portability under AC21 lets you start working for a new employer as soon as the transfer petition is filed, without waiting for approval, as long as your previous H-1B was approved and you've been in valid status. Your new employer still needs to file a new LCA and I-129 petition covering the specific lead role and location.
What happens to my H-1B if my Project Management Lead role is reclassified or my project ends?
If your employer terminates you or your role changes substantially, you enter a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsor, change status, or depart. A role reclassification that changes your SOC code or removes the degree requirement may require an amended petition from your employer before the change takes effect, or USCIS may treat it as an unauthorized material change.