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User Experience Designer roles qualify for H-1B sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in human-computer interaction, psychology, design, or a related field. Employers filing H-1B petitions for UX roles must certify prevailing wages through a DOL Labor Condition Application before USCIS adjudicates the petition.
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The pay range is $132,000.00 - $238,000.00. Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications.
In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.
About Target:
Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.
Target UX is a group of design, content, research, and accessibility practitioners and experts, with a passion for improving and innovating our digital experiences for Target’s guests, team members, and partners. Here, we pride ourselves on designing tangible, inspiring, and impactful solutions that serve all aspects of our business– and being a part of the team means you will play a critical role for Target’s digital experience by increasing ease, simplicity, value, and delight for every touchpoint.
About the team
The Emerging Experiences team focuses on future-forward guest experiences that are seamless, inspiring, and full of possibility. We imagine what’s next for Target’s digital and physical touchpoints—and bring those ideas to life through immersive, high-fidelity storytelling.
This team works across the ecosystem—collaborating with product, engineering, brand, stores, and enterprise strategy—to prototype the future and make it real. We're here to create clarity in complexity. At Target, design isn’t just how something works—it’s how it feels. It’s how we bring joy to everyday life, through moments of clarity, emotion, and care.
About the role:
As a Lead Product Designer within our Emerging Experience team you’ll be at the forefront of Target’s evolving digital experience, shaping it for our guests and contributing to business growth. You’ll bring ideas to life through interactive prototypes and storytelling. You’ll contribute to UX sprints and future-visioning efforts by designing thoughtful, high-quality prototypes that help teams explore what’s possible and align around what matters.
You’ll apply your creative and technical skills to test assumptions, express ideas with emotional clarity, and support the delivery of best-in-class experiences for our guests. You’ll work within a team environment that values experimentation, inclusivity, and care for both the work and the people doing it.
As a Lead on the Target UX team you will play a crucial role in driving the product development process, ensuring that our designs align with user needs, business objectives, and technological feasibility.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in cross-functional design sprints to explore new guest experiences and technologies
- Contribute to the development of future-state journeys and conceptual models through product design, prototyping and visual storytelling
- Effectively facilitate multiple cross functional working teams and collaborate across multiple design and product teams
- Create design deliverables representative of the design process phase – such as wireframes, user flows, UI design and prototypes
- Guide design process and mentor junior designers
- Hold design work to a high standard of craft, including accessibility, user research, information architecture, interaction design, visual design
- Contribute to a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and human-centered practice
About you:
- 7+ years experience as a product designer with a strong portfolio showcasing successful product design work
- Advanced proficiency in product design and prototyping tools (i.e., in Figma, Principle, Framer, Cursor, Lovable)
- Experience working in design sprints, early-stage concepting, or innovation labs
- Advanced strategic problem-solving, systems thinking, and collaboration skills
- Ability to balance creative exploration with practical delivery
- Proven ability to effectively use data and insights to set your direction and communicate your approach
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills—able to bring others along through your work
- Comfortable working in ambiguity, contributing to complex challenges, and collaborating across teams
- Passionate about inclusive design and creating joyful, purposeful experiences at scale
This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as "Flex for Your Day") work arrangement based on Target's needs. A Remote work arrangement means the team member works full-time from home or an alternate location that's not a Target location, does not have a desk at a Target location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role may be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target.
Benefits Eligibility
Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_E
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.
Application deadline is: 05/28/2026
PAY RANGE
The pay range is $132,000.00 - $238,000.00. Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications.
In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.
About Target:
Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.
Target UX is a group of design, content, research, and accessibility practitioners and experts, with a passion for improving and innovating our digital experiences for Target’s guests, team members, and partners. Here, we pride ourselves on designing tangible, inspiring, and impactful solutions that serve all aspects of our business– and being a part of the team means you will play a critical role for Target’s digital experience by increasing ease, simplicity, value, and delight for every touchpoint.
About the team
The Emerging Experiences team focuses on future-forward guest experiences that are seamless, inspiring, and full of possibility. We imagine what’s next for Target’s digital and physical touchpoints—and bring those ideas to life through immersive, high-fidelity storytelling.
This team works across the ecosystem—collaborating with product, engineering, brand, stores, and enterprise strategy—to prototype the future and make it real. We're here to create clarity in complexity. At Target, design isn’t just how something works—it’s how it feels. It’s how we bring joy to everyday life, through moments of clarity, emotion, and care.
About the role:
As a Lead Product Designer within our Emerging Experience team you’ll be at the forefront of Target’s evolving digital experience, shaping it for our guests and contributing to business growth. You’ll bring ideas to life through interactive prototypes and storytelling. You’ll contribute to UX sprints and future-visioning efforts by designing thoughtful, high-quality prototypes that help teams explore what’s possible and align around what matters.
You’ll apply your creative and technical skills to test assumptions, express ideas with emotional clarity, and support the delivery of best-in-class experiences for our guests. You’ll work within a team environment that values experimentation, inclusivity, and care for both the work and the people doing it.
As a Lead on the Target UX team you will play a crucial role in driving the product development process, ensuring that our designs align with user needs, business objectives, and technological feasibility.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in cross-functional design sprints to explore new guest experiences and technologies
- Contribute to the development of future-state journeys and conceptual models through product design, prototyping and visual storytelling
- Effectively facilitate multiple cross functional working teams and collaborate across multiple design and product teams
- Create design deliverables representative of the design process phase – such as wireframes, user flows, UI design and prototypes
- Guide design process and mentor junior designers
- Hold design work to a high standard of craft, including accessibility, user research, information architecture, interaction design, visual design
- Contribute to a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and human-centered practice
About you:
- 7+ years experience as a product designer with a strong portfolio showcasing successful product design work
- Advanced proficiency in product design and prototyping tools (i.e., in Figma, Principle, Framer, Cursor, Lovable)
- Experience working in design sprints, early-stage concepting, or innovation labs
- Advanced strategic problem-solving, systems thinking, and collaboration skills
- Ability to balance creative exploration with practical delivery
- Proven ability to effectively use data and insights to set your direction and communicate your approach
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills—able to bring others along through your work
- Comfortable working in ambiguity, contributing to complex challenges, and collaborating across teams
- Passionate about inclusive design and creating joyful, purposeful experiences at scale
This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as "Flex for Your Day") work arrangement based on Target's needs. A Remote work arrangement means the team member works full-time from home or an alternate location that's not a Target location, does not have a desk at a Target location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role may be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target.
Benefits Eligibility
Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_E
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.
Application deadline is: 05/28/2026
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as an User Experience Designer
Document your degree's specialty occupation alignment
USCIS scrutinizes UX roles because the field draws from multiple disciplines. Pull your transcripts and map coursework in human-computer interaction, cognitive psychology, or information architecture directly to your job duties before any employer files your petition.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter UX Designer roles by employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for design occupations. This confirms the company has sponsored H-1B workers before and understands the DOL certification process.
Verify your role's prevailing wage tier early
UX Designer wages span four DOL wage levels depending on seniority and complexity. Run your job title and location through the OFLC Wage Search before negotiations so you know which tier applies and whether the offered salary meets the LCA requirement.
Flag portfolio work that proves specialty occupation
Consular officers and USCIS adjudicators sometimes challenge UX as a non-specialty field. Include project briefs, usability study documentation, or design system specifications in your employer's RFE response file to demonstrate the role demands theoretical and technical expertise.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting an offer
If you're on OPT STEM extension and transitioning to H-1B, your employer must be E-Verify enrolled throughout your cap-gap period. Ask the recruiter to confirm enrollment status before you sign, since losing that status mid-cap-gap can interrupt your work authorization.
Use O*NET to strengthen your specialty occupation argument
The O*NET profile for User Experience Designers lists the specific knowledge domains and education requirements USCIS references when evaluating specialty occupation. Reference this profile in your employer's petition support letter to anchor the role in the regulatory standard.
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Find User Experience Designer JobsUser Experience Designer H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a User Experience Designer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, UX Designer roles generally qualify as specialty occupations when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as human-computer interaction, cognitive psychology, information science, or graphic design. USCIS looks at whether the role normally requires that theoretical and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge. Roles that accept any degree regardless of field can draw RFEs, so the job description must tie duties to a specific discipline.
Which degree fields support an H-1B petition for a UX Designer position?
USCIS accepts degrees in human-computer interaction, cognitive psychology, information architecture, computer science with a UX focus, graphic design, and closely related fields. A degree in a different discipline can still work if your coursework aligns with the specific UX duties in the petition. Employers often include an expert opinion letter mapping your degree to the job when the connection isn't immediately obvious from the transcript alone.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas for UX Designer roles?
Search Migrate Mate to browse User Experience Designer positions filtered by employers with verified H-1B filing history for design and research occupations. Many companies hire UX talent but haven't built internal processes for H-1B sponsorship, so targeting those with prior LCA filings for similar roles reduces the risk of an employer backing out during the petition stage.
What happens to my H-1B status if I'm redesignated from a UX Designer to a Product Designer role mid-employment?
A significant change in job duties, title, or work location can constitute a material change requiring an amended H-1B petition. If your employer redesignates your role and the core responsibilities shift substantially, USCIS expects an amended petition filed before the change takes effect. Minor title updates without duty changes typically don't trigger this requirement, but your employer's immigration counsel should assess whether an amendment is needed.
Can UX Designer roles at startups or smaller employers qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, employer size doesn't determine H-1B eligibility. Startups and small companies can sponsor H-1B workers as long as they can demonstrate a legitimate employer-employee relationship and the financial ability to pay the prevailing wage. Smaller employers sometimes face additional USCIS scrutiny around ability to pay, so they may need to provide audited financials or bank statements alongside the petition. The DOL prevailing wage obligation applies equally regardless of company size.
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