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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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Get Access To All JobsBuild your best future with the Johnson Controls team!
As a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future!
Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard – your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away!
What we offer
- Competitive base salary and a comprehensive bonus program.
- Three weeks paid vacation in a calendar year/holidays/sick time/three PTO days in a calendar year.
- Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - Available day one.
- Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities.
- Encouraging and collaborative team environment.
- Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy.
- Providing Scheduling and management support.
- JCI Employee discount programs (The Loop by Perk Spot).
Check us Out: A Day in Life at JCI as a HVAC Controls Systems Technician
What you do
Under general supervision oversees required day-to-day activities of field technician team and plans monthly technician routes. Analyzes team performance and recommends changes to ensure profitability, safety, and client satisfaction. Maintains customer satisfaction while balancing financial goals. Ensures safety compliance.
This position is On-site in Kenosha, Wisconsin
How will you do it
- Supervises and provides leadership for assigned Teams. Ensure developmental plans are in place.
- Leads the execution efforts of assigned business. Ensure consistency of delivery systems. Monitors and supervises the business plans.
- Coordinates the team’s work with sales to ensure all sales opportunities are supported, including linkage to installation opportunities.
- Raises potential market opportunities to the attention of the appropriate branch or region resource for strategic direction.
- Ensures that serviced account portfolios achieve growth, achieve proper profit levels and customer satisfaction.
- Recommends and supports staffing requirements for the assigned business.
- Serves as a communication channel to share the standard process strategies and results enables SSNA vision.
- Implements plans to comply, and monitors standards for HVAC operations. Audits the effectiveness of operations and makes changes to improve performance.
- Ensures that contractual obligations are completed, and customer satisfaction is achieved.
- Drives service and installation operational review meetings, reviewing bids and estimates for accuracy.
- Effectively applies branch workforce and management and deployment of overall resources.
- Analyzes operations processes and provides recommendations for improvements.
- Implement other managerial responsibilities, i.e., performance reviews and acquisitions consistent with established business strategy.
- Recruits, hires and retains operational staff. Prepares and delivers clear performance expectations, performance reviews, and development plans for direct reports teaming with the appropriate matrix functional manager. Ensures a consistent level of coaching, which includes monthly one on one(s), operational and financial reviews.
- Works with team leaders to ensure proper workforce and skill levels for the successful and profitable execution of the business.
- Performs other duties related to customer satisfaction, deployment of pivotal initiatives to teams, development and maintenance of team business plans and account management of service customers.
What we look for
Required
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressive operational experience in HVAC services.
- Three (3) years of experience in management role with responsibility for the productivity and development of others.
Preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business or equivalent working experience.
- Johnson Controls Metasys experience.
- Eight (8) years’ experience in an operational HVAC role with leadership responsibilities.
- Six Sigma Green Belt.
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $76,000 - $92,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package.
For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at About us - Johnson Controls Careers.
#HVACJobs #JohnsonControls #HVACSystems #HiringNow #SmartBuildings #SustainableBuildings #HVACControls #TeamLeadership
Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team!
As a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future!
Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard – your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away!
What we offer
- Competitive base salary and a comprehensive bonus program.
- Three weeks paid vacation in a calendar year/holidays/sick time/three PTO days in a calendar year.
- Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - Available day one.
- Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities.
- Encouraging and collaborative team environment.
- Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy.
- Providing Scheduling and management support.
- JCI Employee discount programs (The Loop by Perk Spot).
Check us Out: A Day in Life at JCI as a HVAC Controls Systems Technician
What you do
Under general supervision oversees required day-to-day activities of field technician team and plans monthly technician routes. Analyzes team performance and recommends changes to ensure profitability, safety, and client satisfaction. Maintains customer satisfaction while balancing financial goals. Ensures safety compliance.
This position is On-site in Kenosha, Wisconsin
How will you do it
- Supervises and provides leadership for assigned Teams. Ensure developmental plans are in place.
- Leads the execution efforts of assigned business. Ensure consistency of delivery systems. Monitors and supervises the business plans.
- Coordinates the team’s work with sales to ensure all sales opportunities are supported, including linkage to installation opportunities.
- Raises potential market opportunities to the attention of the appropriate branch or region resource for strategic direction.
- Ensures that serviced account portfolios achieve growth, achieve proper profit levels and customer satisfaction.
- Recommends and supports staffing requirements for the assigned business.
- Serves as a communication channel to share the standard process strategies and results enables SSNA vision.
- Implements plans to comply, and monitors standards for HVAC operations. Audits the effectiveness of operations and makes changes to improve performance.
- Ensures that contractual obligations are completed, and customer satisfaction is achieved.
- Drives service and installation operational review meetings, reviewing bids and estimates for accuracy.
- Effectively applies branch workforce and management and deployment of overall resources.
- Analyzes operations processes and provides recommendations for improvements.
- Implement other managerial responsibilities, i.e., performance reviews and acquisitions consistent with established business strategy.
- Recruits, hires and retains operational staff. Prepares and delivers clear performance expectations, performance reviews, and development plans for direct reports teaming with the appropriate matrix functional manager. Ensures a consistent level of coaching, which includes monthly one on one(s), operational and financial reviews.
- Works with team leaders to ensure proper workforce and skill levels for the successful and profitable execution of the business.
- Performs other duties related to customer satisfaction, deployment of pivotal initiatives to teams, development and maintenance of team business plans and account management of service customers.
What we look for
Required
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressive operational experience in HVAC services.
- Three (3) years of experience in management role with responsibility for the productivity and development of others.
Preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business or equivalent working experience.
- Johnson Controls Metasys experience.
- Eight (8) years’ experience in an operational HVAC role with leadership responsibilities.
- Six Sigma Green Belt.
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $76,000 - $92,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package.
For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at About us - Johnson Controls Careers.
#HVACJobs #JohnsonControls #HVACSystems #HiringNow #SmartBuildings #SustainableBuildings #HVACControls #TeamLeadership
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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.