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Assistant Vice President roles in U.S. financial services, consulting, and technology firms qualify as specialty occupations under the H-1B1 Singapore visa, giving Singaporean professionals direct consulate access without a lottery. The 5,400-visa annual cap rarely fills, so sponsorship timelines are faster and more predictable than H-1B visa.
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Requisition ID
95244
Department
Group Benefit Solutions
Job Function
Group Benefit Solutions
Location
Remote, New York, United States
Role Location Designation
Fully Remote
Location Designation: Fully Remote
Group Benefit Solutions delivers comprehensive insurance and absence management solutions for mid-sized and large companies. Our work fosters a healthier, happier, and more secure workforce, contributing to New York Life’s legacy of being there when we’re needed most. Here, you'll design, implement, and support these solutions directly impacting employees’ lives. At our core, we provide financial security and peace of mind to people through our absence, accident, disability, voluntary benefits, and life insurance solutions.
Role Overview:
The Corporate Vice President, Head of Client Management Strategy & Performance serves as the leader driving strategic alignment, performance standards, and measurements, in addition to providing enterprise coordination on any initiatives, processes, or changes connected to the in-force book. While this role does not carry direct reporting lines, it provides dotted-line leadership and oversight of all in force book leaders and team to ensure consistency, accountability, and excellence across all markets/segments. This leader is responsible for executing on the strategic direction for inforce client management, ensuring disciplined strategic planning and execution, ensuring performance management, and elevating client and broker outcomes across New York Life Group Benefit Solutions. This leader is also responsible for aligning the proper project buy-in and support for our matrix partners as it relates to the in-force book.
What You’ll Do:
- Strategic Direction & Alignment
- Execute the vision and strategic priorities for client management across the regional and national segments in partnership with the Head of National Accounts Inforce Growth & Client Relationship lead, and Regional and National Sales Leadership
-
Ensure consistency of strategy, processes, roles, and performance expectations across all regions/segments.
-
Enterprise Influence & Leadership
- Partner with Distribution, Product, Underwriting, Claims and Service leaders to align client management execution with enterprise goals.
-
Influence market strategies by building standards and best practices ensuring shared accountability for growth and retention.
-
Performance Management
- Establish and track KPIs across persistency, in force growth, renewals, and strengthen leading indicator metrics to enable improved forecasting
-
Drive adoption of common frameworks, tools, and reporting to ensure visibility of performance across markets.
-
Client & Market Impact
- Act as executive sponsor for key client relationships and market initiatives.
-
Track, trend and elevate client and broker feedback to inform enterprise strategy and product development.
-
Leadership Development & Coaching
- Provide mentorship, guidance, and leadership coaching to Client Management leadership, building future-ready talent pipelines.
- Promote a culture of accountability, inclusivity, and continuous improvement without direct line management.
What You’ll Bring:
- 12–15+ years of progressive experience in group insurance or employee benefits, with a proven track record in client management, sales, or distribution
- Experience influencing senior leaders and driving enterprise-wide initiatives in a matrix environment.
- Strong executive presence and credibility with internal and external C-suite stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to set strategy, measure and drive performance, and lead alignment across distributed teams without direct reporting authority.
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Competencies
- Matrix leadership & influence: Ability to lead through dotted-line structures, aligning multiple leaders behind shared goals.
- Strategic mindset with strong business and financial acumen.
- Customer-centric orientation with ability to translate client insights into actionable strategies.
- Change leadership to accelerate execution and overcome inertia.
- Talent influence & coaching to develop senior leaders without direct reporting lines.
Colorado Statement:
It is recommended that all qualified candidates apply to this posting as soon as possible. Residents of Colorado are hereby notified that the deadline to apply is two weeks from the Posting Date listed above.
Pay Transparency
Salary range: $150,000 base + sales incentive
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: No
Sales bonus eligible: Yes
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.
Our Diversity Promise
We believe in a diverse workforce because it is our mission to advocate for the financial security and success of people in every community. This is why diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are guiding principles that are embedded in our brand and our culture.
Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners.
Job Requisition ID: 95244
GBS
Job Description
Requisition ID
95244
Department
Group Benefit Solutions
Job Function
Group Benefit Solutions
Location
Remote, New York, United States
Role Location Designation
Fully Remote
Location Designation: Fully Remote
Group Benefit Solutions delivers comprehensive insurance and absence management solutions for mid-sized and large companies. Our work fosters a healthier, happier, and more secure workforce, contributing to New York Life’s legacy of being there when we’re needed most. Here, you'll design, implement, and support these solutions directly impacting employees’ lives. At our core, we provide financial security and peace of mind to people through our absence, accident, disability, voluntary benefits, and life insurance solutions.
Role Overview:
The Corporate Vice President, Head of Client Management Strategy & Performance serves as the leader driving strategic alignment, performance standards, and measurements, in addition to providing enterprise coordination on any initiatives, processes, or changes connected to the in-force book. While this role does not carry direct reporting lines, it provides dotted-line leadership and oversight of all in force book leaders and team to ensure consistency, accountability, and excellence across all markets/segments. This leader is responsible for executing on the strategic direction for inforce client management, ensuring disciplined strategic planning and execution, ensuring performance management, and elevating client and broker outcomes across New York Life Group Benefit Solutions. This leader is also responsible for aligning the proper project buy-in and support for our matrix partners as it relates to the in-force book.
What You’ll Do:
- Strategic Direction & Alignment
- Execute the vision and strategic priorities for client management across the regional and national segments in partnership with the Head of National Accounts Inforce Growth & Client Relationship lead, and Regional and National Sales Leadership
-
Ensure consistency of strategy, processes, roles, and performance expectations across all regions/segments.
-
Enterprise Influence & Leadership
- Partner with Distribution, Product, Underwriting, Claims and Service leaders to align client management execution with enterprise goals.
-
Influence market strategies by building standards and best practices ensuring shared accountability for growth and retention.
-
Performance Management
- Establish and track KPIs across persistency, in force growth, renewals, and strengthen leading indicator metrics to enable improved forecasting
-
Drive adoption of common frameworks, tools, and reporting to ensure visibility of performance across markets.
-
Client & Market Impact
- Act as executive sponsor for key client relationships and market initiatives.
-
Track, trend and elevate client and broker feedback to inform enterprise strategy and product development.
-
Leadership Development & Coaching
- Provide mentorship, guidance, and leadership coaching to Client Management leadership, building future-ready talent pipelines.
- Promote a culture of accountability, inclusivity, and continuous improvement without direct line management.
What You’ll Bring:
- 12–15+ years of progressive experience in group insurance or employee benefits, with a proven track record in client management, sales, or distribution
- Experience influencing senior leaders and driving enterprise-wide initiatives in a matrix environment.
- Strong executive presence and credibility with internal and external C-suite stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to set strategy, measure and drive performance, and lead alignment across distributed teams without direct reporting authority.
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Competencies
- Matrix leadership & influence: Ability to lead through dotted-line structures, aligning multiple leaders behind shared goals.
- Strategic mindset with strong business and financial acumen.
- Customer-centric orientation with ability to translate client insights into actionable strategies.
- Change leadership to accelerate execution and overcome inertia.
- Talent influence & coaching to develop senior leaders without direct reporting lines.
Colorado Statement:
It is recommended that all qualified candidates apply to this posting as soon as possible. Residents of Colorado are hereby notified that the deadline to apply is two weeks from the Posting Date listed above.
Pay Transparency
Salary range: $150,000 base + sales incentive
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: No
Sales bonus eligible: Yes
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.
Our Diversity Promise
We believe in a diverse workforce because it is our mission to advocate for the financial security and success of people in every community. This is why diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are guiding principles that are embedded in our brand and our culture.
Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners.
Job Requisition ID: 95244
GBS
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Align your credentials to U.S. specialty occupation standards
AVP roles must meet the specialty occupation definition: a position requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. Pull your O*NET occupation profile for your specific AVP function to confirm the degree requirement employers and consular officers will apply.
Target employers with existing H-1B1 filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter AVP-level roles by employers who have previously filed H-1B1 visa or H-1B Labor Condition Applications, signaling they already understand the Singapore FTA pathway and won't need to be educated during negotiations.
Request LCA certification before your visa appointment
Your employer files the Labor Condition Application with DOL before you can proceed. Confirm the LCA is certified and covers your exact job title, worksite location, and prevailing wage level so your consular interview isn't delayed by a documentation mismatch.
Verify your prevailing wage tier matches your seniority
AVP roles typically map to wage Level III or IV in the OFLC Wage Search. If your offer falls below the certified prevailing wage, DOL can reject the LCA. Check the relevant SOC code and metropolitan area before your employer files.
Prepare for consulate questions about nonimmigrant intent
Unlike H-1B, the H-1B1 visa does not allow dual intent, meaning you must demonstrate intent to return to Singapore. Bring documentation of ongoing ties: property, family, professional registrations, or a clear repatriation plan that satisfies the consular officer.
Secure a two-year validity period and plan your renewal sequence
H-1B1 visas are granted in one-year increments but you can request two-year extensions. Coordinate renewal timing with your employer so the next LCA certification is filed well before your current authorized stay expires to avoid any gap in work authorization.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do Assistant Vice President roles qualify as specialty occupations for the H-1B1 Singapore visa?
Yes, provided the position genuinely requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific related field such as finance, economics, engineering, or computer science. Generic management titles that accept any degree may face scrutiny. Your employer's LCA filing must reflect the specific degree requirement, and your credentials must match the stated field.
How does the H-1B1 Singapore visa differ from the H-1B for an AVP-level hire?
The H-1B1 visa has no lottery and a separate 5,400-annual cap that rarely fills, so Singaporean professionals can apply directly at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore without waiting for a random selection round. Processing goes through the consulate rather than USCIS, which removes the petition stage entirely and typically results in a faster, more predictable timeline for both you and your employer.
Where can I find AVP roles where employers already sponsor H-1B1 Singapore visas?
Migrate Mate lists AVP-level positions filtered by employers with verified H-1B1 visa and H-1B Labor Condition Application filing history, so you can identify companies that have already navigated the process. This saves time during negotiations because the employer's HR and legal teams already understand the Singapore FTA pathway requirements.
Can my employer file an H-1B1 sponsorship application while I am already in the United States?
The H-1B1 visa is a consular-processed visa, meaning it is issued at a U.S. Embassy or consulate outside the country rather than through a USCIS change-of-status petition. If you are already in the U.S. in another valid nonimmigrant status, your employer still files the LCA with DOL, but you will generally need to attend your visa interview at the Embassy in Singapore to receive the H-1B1 stamp.
What should I bring to the U.S. Embassy interview for an AVP H-1B1 sponsorship application?
Bring the certified LCA, your employer's offer letter or employment contract specifying your AVP title and compensation, academic transcripts and degree certificates confirming your qualifying field, your DS-160 confirmation, and documentation of Singapore ties demonstrating nonimmigrant intent. For roles in regulated industries such as financial services, a professional license or CFA credential can also strengthen your application.