H-1B Visa Sales Director Jobs
Sales Director roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field. Employers in enterprise software, financial services, and healthcare tech file LCAs with the DOL before sponsoring. The 85,000-cap lottery runs each April for October 1 start dates.
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Get Access To All JobsPosition Summary: The Director of Sales is goal-driven, highly motivated and true entrepreneur-minded professional with the ability to work independently within multiple categories and retailers. This includes opportunities in big-box retail, multi-national chains, amusement parks and online. They will leverage all available resources to drive growth. The position will require tactical new business expansion. The candidate must have strong retail relationships in either specialty or mass retail tiers in apparel and upper management.
Job Responsibilities - Other duties may be assigned
- Collaborate with creative teams to develop appropriate presentation material and products to align with business initiatives and for all major customer opportunities specialty, mass retail or online.
- Develop/enhance relationships with key partners by being in front of customers regularly, bring them information from the marketplace, acquire information (listen) to build trust and guide planning, and focus on partner business metrics in addition to sell-in objectives.
- Develop strategic alliances with new potential customers/departments to expand business opportunities through new categories and classifications (i.e., sleepwear, athletic, sport, etc.)
- Drive creative solution planning with management to support and differentiate key partners and new distribution opportunities.
- Analyze the retail landscape to identify new market share, customer and other opportunities that will provide quality brand growth. Provide feedback to art and design teams.
- Collaboratively develop line plans, in context of larger assortment and cost structure, and customize to each customer; create and execute seasonal business proposals with suggested assortments based on marketplace and customer base
- Perform review of shipments, orders, changes in distribution and deliveries for each account with sales team and customer service; secure and ensure timely fulfillment of all orders
- Stay up to date with all assigned categories, product, selling and retail information from competitors.
Basic Qualifications
- Minimum 7-10 years’ apparel experience
- Must live within a commutable distance of our Van Nuys, California HQ
- Must have experience in selling apparel into amusement parks, casinos, cruise lines, or resort destinations.
- Consumer segmentation and targeting
- Forecasting, sell-in planning, sell-thru analysis and budgeting.
- Client partnership building
- Strong written and verbal skills: creative presentations and capable of presenting ideas and viewpoints in a compelling, respectful way.
- Ability to travel extensively.
- Open, direct and a collaborative style
Position Summary: The Director of Sales is goal-driven, highly motivated and true entrepreneur-minded professional with the ability to work independently within multiple categories and retailers. This includes opportunities in big-box retail, multi-national chains, amusement parks and online. They will leverage all available resources to drive growth. The position will require tactical new business expansion. The candidate must have strong retail relationships in either specialty or mass retail tiers in apparel and upper management.
Job Responsibilities - Other duties may be assigned
- Collaborate with creative teams to develop appropriate presentation material and products to align with business initiatives and for all major customer opportunities specialty, mass retail or online.
- Develop/enhance relationships with key partners by being in front of customers regularly, bring them information from the marketplace, acquire information (listen) to build trust and guide planning, and focus on partner business metrics in addition to sell-in objectives.
- Develop strategic alliances with new potential customers/departments to expand business opportunities through new categories and classifications (i.e., sleepwear, athletic, sport, etc.)
- Drive creative solution planning with management to support and differentiate key partners and new distribution opportunities.
- Analyze the retail landscape to identify new market share, customer and other opportunities that will provide quality brand growth. Provide feedback to art and design teams.
- Collaboratively develop line plans, in context of larger assortment and cost structure, and customize to each customer; create and execute seasonal business proposals with suggested assortments based on marketplace and customer base
- Perform review of shipments, orders, changes in distribution and deliveries for each account with sales team and customer service; secure and ensure timely fulfillment of all orders
- Stay up to date with all assigned categories, product, selling and retail information from competitors.
Basic Qualifications
- Minimum 7-10 years’ apparel experience
- Must live within a commutable distance of our Van Nuys, California HQ
- Must have experience in selling apparel into amusement parks, casinos, cruise lines, or resort destinations.
- Consumer segmentation and targeting
- Forecasting, sell-in planning, sell-thru analysis and budgeting.
- Client partnership building
- Strong written and verbal skills: creative presentations and capable of presenting ideas and viewpoints in a compelling, respectful way.
- Ability to travel extensively.
- Open, direct and a collaborative style
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Sales Director
Frame your degree against the role
Sales Director is a specialty occupation only when your degree field directly relates to the role. A marketing, business, or economics degree strengthens the petition. A general arts degree with unrelated coursework creates RFE risk, so document every course-to-role connection before you apply.
Target cap-exempt employers first
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government-affiliated entities are cap-exempt, meaning they can file your H-1B outside the April lottery window. Sales Director roles exist at these institutions in development, partnerships, and commercialization functions, and they can sponsor year-round.
Use Migrate Mate to find active LCA filers
Search Migrate Mate to filter Sales Director roles by employers with verified DOL Labor Condition Application filing history. This surfaces companies that have already cleared the LCA process for this occupation code, not just those that claim they sponsor.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your job zone and location. Pull the current wage floor using the OFLC Wage Search before you enter salary negotiations so you know the minimum the employer is legally required to offer under your LCA.
Confirm the employer files before the offer stage
Ask HR whether the company has a designated immigration counsel and has filed H-1B petitions in the past three fiscal years. Employers new to sponsorship often underestimate lead times, and a Sales Director role with a Q1 start date may miss the April registration window entirely.
Request premium processing at the offer stage
USCIS premium processing upgrades adjudication to 15 business days. For a Sales Director hire with a defined onboarding date, build premium processing into your offer negotiation so the employer commits to it before filing, not after a standard-processing delay creates a problem.
H-1B Visa Sales Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Sales Director role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, if the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field like business administration, marketing, or a related discipline. The employer must document that the role normally requires this level of education. Generic sales management positions where any degree qualifies are more vulnerable to USCIS RFEs, so the job description needs to tie specific duties to a defined field.
How do I find employers who actually sponsor H-1B visas for Sales Director roles?
Search Migrate Mate to filter Sales Director openings by employers with verified DOL LCA filing history in this occupation. DOL LCA records are public, so you can confirm an employer has filed for this role type before investing time in the application process. Companies in enterprise software, financial services, and life sciences tend to have established H-1B sponsorship programs for senior commercial roles.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Sales Director role is restructured or eliminated?
Your H-1B is tied to the specific employer and job duties on your approved petition. If your role changes materially, a new or amended petition may be required. If your employment ends, you have a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsoring employer, transfer your H-1B, or leave the U.S. USCIS must receive the new employer's transfer petition before that window closes.
Can my H-1B employer change my territory or reporting structure without refiling?
Minor changes like a new manager or expanded territory within the same metro area typically don't require an amended petition. Moving to a new worksite in a different metropolitan statistical area does require a new LCA and potentially an amended I-129 petition before the change takes effect. If you're being relocated, confirm with your employer's immigration counsel whether an amendment is needed before your start date at the new location.
How does the H-1B lottery affect Sales Director hiring timelines?
USCIS opens H-1B registration each March for petitions that take effect October 1. If you're selected, your employer has roughly six months to file the full petition. This means most Sales Director roles with H-1B sponsorship have an October 1 start date unless the employer is cap-exempt or you're transferring from an existing H-1B. Discuss this timeline with hiring managers early so it's factored into the offer.