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Technical Team Lead roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field. Employers file a Labor Condition Application with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and most large tech employers sponsor this title annually through the regular cap.
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Job Title
Technical Support Team Lead
Job Description Summary
The Technical Support Team Lead oversees daily internal support operations for the Virtual Genius Bar, technical staff, and workplace technology systems. The team lead ensures corporate employees receive timely assistance for all hardware, identity management, and business application needs.
Job Description
Job Position: Virtual Genius Bar
Business Title: Technical Support Team Lead
REPORTS TO: Midwest Territory Manager
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
Role Overview
The Technical Support Team Lead oversees daily internal support operations for the Virtual Genius Bar, technical staff, and workplace technology systems. The team lead ensures corporate employees receive timely assistance for all hardware, identity management, and business application needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Daily Management: Oversee shift activities, manage attendance, and adjust daily schedules to match call or message volume.
- Agent Coaching: Monitor live interactions, evaluate performance, and provide regular feedback to improve soft skills.
- Escalation Handling: Take over difficult customer calls or chats when agents need help resolving a tense situation.
- Performance Tracking: Review key metrics like Average Handle Time (AHT) and customer satisfaction scores.
- Team Support: Assist with hiring, onboard new staff, and help train the team on new products or tools.
Responsible for but not exclusive to the following:
- Provides oversight and supervision of team of Technical Support Associates
- Scheduling and resource management for the team.
- Responsible for performance management process including performance feedback, performance evaluations.
- Escalation Management
- PC break fix support for the business within market.
- Facilitation of onboarding and off-boarding.
- MS Teams support.
- Mobile phone/device support (IOS & Android).
- Training end-users and assisting with deployment of new technology.
- Assist remote support staff when additional resources are required.
- Maintain established service level agreements to meet customer expectations and quality standards.
- Support for North American Brokerage and Valuation and Advisory service lines, including company executives.
- Working with various SMEs, engineering teams, vendors to provide onsite and in the moment, troubleshooting and hands on application of technical procedures.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
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Daily work routines
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Perform support functions including setup of peripheral equipment, software installations, and configurations, wireless and LAN configurations, and resolve access issues and other incidents as required.
- Smart Hands support: working with various SMEs, Engineering Teams, Vendors to provide onsite and in the moment, troubleshooting and hands on application of technical procedures.
- Providing documented input to keep knowledge-based articles and procedural documentation up to date.
- Provide proper ticket and incident management.
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Ensure onboarding, off-boarding, and asset management processes are followed.
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Request Management
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Provide proper ticket management to ensure requests are updated and resolved in a timely manner.
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Ensure incident ticket quality standards are met to facilitate escalation to Tier 3 and can be used for queries by end users concerning the status of Incidents, Service Requests, and Changes (RFC).
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Incident Management
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Provide proper ticket management to ensure incidents are up to date and resolved promptly to meet the defined Service Level Agreements.
- Provide accurate and clear resolution documentation within the incident ticket.
- Escalation of incidents to 3rd line support per guidelines established to support Service Level Agreements.
- Participate in creation and updates of ServiceNow knowledge articles detailing troubleshooting processes and procedures.
- Responsible for 2nd level point of escalation from Service Desk.
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Resolve incidents with software applications, network, and hardware and take appropriate actions to resolve issues while ensuring data/system integrity.
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Problem Management
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Assist with trend and root cause analysis.
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Proactively identify and communicate problem trends found as part of incident resolution.
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Technology Enablement
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Complete in-house training on new technologies, services, processes, and policies as they are released.
- Conduct information sessions aimed to promote end user adoption of technology products and services.
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Educate end-users on problem resolutions to minimize repeat requests and provide timely follow-up.
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Project Work
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Participate in or provide feedback to project testing stages.
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Support projects as required for supported sites.
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Metrics, Reporting & Service Performance
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Monitor operational metrics including SLA performance, ticket backlog, first-contact resolution, aging tickets, customer satisfaction, and technician productivity.
- Prepare recurring performance reports, dashboards, and operational summaries for leadership review.
- Identify service trends, recurring issues, and performance gaps that require corrective action or process improvement.
- Use ServiceNow and other reporting tools to track team workload, demand patterns, and service outcomes.
- Experience developing reports and dashboards from Contact Center Solution systems.
- Partner with leadership to define and improve key performance indicators for the Virtual Genius Bar service.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; related computing field preferred.
- 3+ years of technical experience in a corporate environment (multi-state, 10,000+ employee base corporate environment is preferred).
- Knowledge of IT processes, general controls, project management, and system development life cycles.
- ITIL Foundation certification or knowledge is a plus.
- Industry-related technical certificates are a plus or any similar combination of education and experience.
- Has supervisory experience / skillset.
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Excellent Soft Skills including:
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Customer service, including written and verbal communication.
- Conflict resolution.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills required to interact with end user clients and team members across the organization.
- Time management skills, to balance and prioritize work.
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Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
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Proficient with Windows OS.
- Proficient with MS Office 365, including MS Teams.
- Knowledge of enterprise ticketing systems (Service Now, or similar is a plus).
- Active Directory, Intune and Azure fundamentals.
- Familiar with remote support tools.
- Mac experience is a plus.
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $66,130.00 - $77,800.00
Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Technical Team Lead
Align your title with SOC codes
USCIS evaluates specialty occupation using the SOC code on your LCA. Technical Team Lead roles map most cleanly to software developer or computer systems manager codes. Confirm which code your employer plans to use before filing, since a mismatch invites an RFE.
Document your supervisory scope clearly
Technical Team Lead petitions draw scrutiny when the role looks more managerial than technical. Make sure your offer letter and support letter specify the percentage of time spent on hands-on technical work, not just people management.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your SOC code and location. Run your title and metro area through the OFLC Wage Search before you finalize compensation, so you know the floor they're legally required to meet.
Target employers with cap-exempt filing options
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated entities are cap-exempt, meaning they can file your H-1B petition any time of year. Tech lead roles at these organizations bypass the annual lottery entirely, which matters if you're currently on a short OPT window.
Find H-1B sponsors using Migrate Mate
Filter Technical Team Lead openings by verified H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate. You'll see which employers have filed LCAs for this exact title, so you spend your applications on companies with a demonstrated track record of sponsorship.
File premium processing if your start date is fixed
USCIS premium processing upgrades adjudication to 15 business days. If your offer has a specific start date tied to a project launch or team transition, ask your employer to include premium processing in the I-129 filing to avoid a last-minute status gap.
H-1B Visa Technical Team Lead: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Technical Team Lead role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the position genuinely requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific technical discipline such as computer science, software engineering, or information systems. Hybrid roles that blend technical work with general management can face RFEs if the employer's support letter doesn't clearly establish the degree requirement as normal for the position, not just preferred.
How do employers determine which SOC code to use for a Technical Team Lead H-1B petition?
Employers typically choose between software developers, computer systems managers, or related codes based on where the majority of your duties fall. The SOC code drives the DOL prevailing wage level, so it affects your required minimum salary. Review the O*NET occupation profile for each candidate code to see which job tasks best match your actual responsibilities before your employer locks in the filing.
Can I switch from an individual contributor H-1B role to a Technical Team Lead title at the same employer?
A promotion to Technical Team Lead usually requires an amended H-1B petition if the SOC code, wage level, or job duties change materially. A title change alone may not trigger an amendment, but adding direct reports or shifting to a higher wage level typically does. Work with your employer's immigration counsel to assess whether an amended I-129 is needed before your new role starts.
Which industries hire Technical Team Leads with H-1B sponsorship most consistently?
Software and technology companies account for the largest share of H-1B filings for technical leadership roles, followed by financial services, healthcare IT, and defense contractors. Government-affiliated research labs and universities also sponsor this title and are cap-exempt. You can browse active openings from verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate, filtered specifically for Technical Team Lead positions.
What happens to my H-1B if I'm laid off while working as a Technical Team Lead?
You have a 60-day grace period after your employment ends to find a new sponsoring employer, change to another valid status, or prepare to depart. During this window, a new employer can file a transfer petition on your behalf, and you can start working as soon as USCIS receives the filing under portability rules. Acting within the first two to three weeks gives you the most time for the transfer to be processed.