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Business Development Professional roles in the U.S. are a strong fit for H-1B1 Singapore visa sponsorship: the visa requires a specialty occupation tied to your degree, and BD roles at tech, consulting, and financial services firms consistently meet that threshold. No lottery, no USCIS petition filing, and the 5,400-visa annual cap rarely fills.
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Wealth Management
Across Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs helps empower clients and customers around the world to reach their financial goals. Our advisor-led wealth management businesses provide financial planning, investment management, banking and comprehensive advice to a wide range of clients, including ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, as well as family offices, foundations and endowments, and corporations and their employees. Our consumer business provides digital solutions for customers to better spend, borrow, invest, and save. Across Wealth Management, our growth is driven by a relentless focus on our people, our clients and customers, and leading-edge technology, data and design.
Private Wealth Management (PWM)
Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management (PWM) specializes in creating comprehensive wealth management plans for ultra high net worth individuals and families, as well as select institutions, including foundations and endowments. PWM Teams work one-on-one with clients to advise and deliver customized strategies drawn from our deep investment experience, diverse wealth management capabilities and global reach. Our Private Wealth Advisors (PWAs) deliver an unparalleled investment platform inclusive of the full product and service offerings of Goldman Sachs and beyond, which may include tax and estate planning, philanthropic planning and private banking and lending services. As client needs evolve, this close relationship allows the team to offer complementary services and new opportunities by leveraging the resources of Goldman Sachs and beyond.
Business Development Professionals (BDPs) will work alongside Private Wealth Advisors (PWAs) across both existing client relationships and new business generation. In this role, BDPs will gain the investment expertise to build and monitor client portfolios as well as exposure to various methods for sourcing new client relationships. High performing BDPs are expected to transition into the PWA role and begin building their own book of business.
HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
- Work closely with PWAs to both support existing client relationships and drive new business generation
- Conduct client-facing analyses for client portfolios, spanning strategic and tactical asset allocation as well as portfolio risk / return
- Monitor macroeconomic trends and internal research publications, considering their potential impact on client portfolios
- Act as the growth engine for the PWM team across both wallet share and new business
- Develop a system for sustained outreach to prospective clients, spanning general marketing presentations, investment specific materials, strategic research publications, and client events
- Act as the PWM team’s central point of contact for client relationship management in Salesforce
- Participate in the PWM team’s prospective client meetings and coordinate follow-up, as needed
- Manage internal new business strategy meetings, developing agendas and driving associated action items
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Bachelor's degree
- Related financial services experience of 3+ years
- Interest in pursuing a career as a Private Wealth Advisor
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and think clearly under pressure
- Strong interest in the financial markets and good investment sense/commercial instinct
- Ability to multi-task and work with a variety of partners across the firm
- Entrepreneurial spirit coupled with a desire to work in a team-oriented environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build and foster a strong network of relationships
- Creative approach to problem solving
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- SIE, Series 3, 7 and 63 (must be obtained within three months of employment)
- Obtaining CFA Charter and/or CFP highly encouraged and will be sponsored in accordance with firm policy
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.
We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process.
Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
The expected base salary for this Seattle, Washington, United States-based position is $75,000-$160,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.
Benefits
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.
We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLE
Associate
OFFICE LOCATION(S)
Seattle
DIVISION
Asset & Wealth Management
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Verify your degree aligns with BD
H-1B1 Singapore requires your degree field to directly relate to your business development role. A finance or business degree supports most BD positions, but a generic degree with no commercial coursework can trigger a consular challenge. Pull your O*NET occupation profile for your target job title and confirm the listed education matches your credentials before you apply.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Employers must file a Labor Condition Application with DOL before sponsoring you. Search OFLC Wage Search to identify companies that have filed LCAs for business development titles in your target city. This filters out employers who claim they'll sponsor but have never actually filed, saving you weeks of back-and-forth.
Search H-1B1 Singapore roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate surfaces jobs filtered for H-1B1 visa Singapore visa sponsorship, so you're not sifting through listings from employers who only handle H-1B visa. Filter by business development titles and your preferred U.S. market to find employers already set up to sponsor Singaporean nationals.
Request a specialty occupation letter early
Ask your prospective employer to prepare a specialty occupation support letter before your consular interview. BD roles can face consular scrutiny if the job description sounds like general sales. A letter tying the role's strategic scope to your specific degree field strengthens your case and prevents delays at the interview stage.
Confirm the LCA wage level matches your offer
DOL sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and metro area. Your offered salary must meet at least Level I for the LCA to be certified. Cross-check your offer against OFLC Wage Search using your job's SOC code and work location before accepting, so the LCA doesn't stall or require renegotiation.
Prepare for consular nonimmigrant intent questions
Unlike H-1B, the H-1B1 Singapore visa does not permit dual intent, meaning you can't have a pending green card application. Consular officers routinely ask BD candidates about long-term plans. Bring documentation of your Singapore ties, such as property ownership or family commitments, to demonstrate intent to return after your authorized period.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Business Development Professional role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B1 Singapore?
Yes, provided the role genuinely requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as business administration, finance, marketing, or international relations. Generalist sales roles that accept any degree regardless of field can fail the specialty occupation test. Your employer's job description should tie specific duties like market analysis, contract negotiation, or partnership structuring to a defined academic discipline.
How does the H-1B1 Singapore visa compare to H-1B for Business Development Professionals?
H-1B1 Singapore skips the lottery entirely, has a separate 5,400-visa annual cap that has never been exhausted, and is approved at the U.S. consulate rather than through a USCIS petition. The tradeoff is that H-1B1 does not allow dual intent, so you cannot hold a pending green card application while on H-1B1. For Singaporean BD professionals not yet pursuing permanent residence, H-1B1 is a significantly faster and more predictable path.
How can I find employers who actually sponsor H-1B1 Singapore visas for BD roles?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It filters job listings by H-1B1 Singapore sponsorship eligibility and shows DOL Labor Condition Application filing history by employer, so you can see which companies have sponsored similar roles before. Most general job platforms don't distinguish H-1B1 from H-1B, which means you'd waste time applying to employers who aren't set up to sponsor Singaporean nationals.
Can my employer start the H-1B1 sponsorship process before I have a firm job offer?
No. The DOL Labor Condition Application and consular application both require a confirmed employer, a specific job title, a work location, and an offered wage that meets the prevailing wage for that occupation and metro area. Sponsorship can't begin speculatively. Once you have a written offer, your employer files the LCA with DOL, which typically certifies within seven business days, and you then apply at the U.S. consulate in Singapore.
What happens if my H-1B1 Singapore visa expires while I'm working in the U.S.?
Your authorized period of stay is determined by your I-94 admission record, not your visa stamp expiration date. H-1B1 is issued in one-year increments with no hard limit on renewals. As long as your employer files a new LCA and you apply for a new visa stamp before your I-94 expires, you can continue working without interruption. There is no grace period if your I-94 lapses, so tracking that date is more important than the visa stamp date.
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