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COO roles qualify for H-1B1 Singapore visa sponsorship when the position requires a specialty occupation degree and your employer files a Labor Condition Application with the DOL. With no lottery and a 5,400-visa annual cap that routinely goes unfilled, Singaporean executives can secure consulate approval without competing against the H-1B visa pool.
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What is the opportunity?
As Senior Director, Technology & Operations Strategic Program Delivery, you will be responsible for providing end-to-end program delivery leadership for mission-critical T&O initiatives, ensuring alignment with RBC’s strategic, risk, and regulatory imperatives. This role drives value-based outcomes through accelerated execution, innovation, and governance of complex technical programs.
What will you do?
- Program Delivery & Execution: Lead delivery of high-impact initiatives from strategy to execution, compressing timelines while ensuring compliance and quality.
- Portfolio Governance and Dependency management: Establish portfolio governance to prioritize interdependent programs, manage cross-program risks, and resolve critical path dependencies.
- Emerging Technology & Architecture Leadership: Design governance frameworks for highly technical architecture initiatives balancing innovation with risk mitigation.
- Stakeholder & Client-Centric Delivery: Collaborate directly with multiple stakeholders to align technical delivery with business outcomes and minimize disruption.
- Change Advocacy & Innovation: Promote agile methodologies and continuous improvement within T&O, fostering a culture of innovation and operational resilience.
- Program Leadership: Proven ability to lead large-scale technical programs with aggressive timelines, including governance, status reporting, and contingency planning.
- Stakeholder Management: Experience engaging directly with C-suite executives, clients, and cross-functional teams (tech, HR, compliance).
- Problem-Solving: Track record of resolving ambiguous, high-stakes challenges (e.g., unidentified data flows, legacy system limitations).
- Outcome Focus: Demonstrated success in accelerating migrations, reducing operational friction, and driving client retention.
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:
- 10+ years in technical program management/leadership within financial services.
- Direct experience leading complex program delivery (e.g. M&A, client migrations, or platform modernizations/transformations).
- Proven track record of influence at C-suite level, with strong executive presence and ability to lead critical strategic conversations with senior leadership.
- Strong understanding of technology and financial services industry, with demonstrated expertise across multiple business lines or functions within financial services.
- Demonstrated success driving technology adoption and transformation initiatives at scale, with measurable business outcomes and organizational impact.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills along with strong presentation abilities. Demonstrated capability to influence diverse stakeholders and drive consensus across competing priorities.
- Strong strategic thinking, organizational, and project management capabilities with ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously while maintaining high-quality standards.
Nice to have:
- Executive-level stakeholder management experience in matrix environments such as large, publicly-traded corporations.
- Strategic experience facilitating between and influencing key decision makers at the executive level.
What’s in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program include competitive compensation and flexible benefits, such as 401(k) program with company-matching contributions, health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and paid-time off.
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
- Opportunities to do challenging work.
- Opportunities to build close relationships with clients.
The expected salary range for this particular position is $200,000 - $340,000, depending on your experience, skills, and registration status, market conditions and business needs.
You have the potential to earn more through RBC’s discretionary variable compensation program which gives you an opportunity to increase your total compensation, provided the business meets its performance targets and you meet your individual goals.
RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:
- Drives RBC’s high-performance culture
- Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals
- Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value
Job Skills
Adaptability, Commercial Acumen, Creative Visioning, Decision Making, Long Term Planning, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Savvy and Politics, Strategic Thinking
Additional Job Details
Address: GOLDMAN SACHS TOWER, 30 HUDSON STREET:JERSEY CITY
City: Jersey City
Country: United States of America
Work hours/week: 40
Employment Type: Full time
Platform: TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Job Type: Regular
Pay Type: Salaried
Posted Date: 2026-08-06
Application Deadline: 2026-08-13
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
Our Employment Opportunities
At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.
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Expand your limits and create a new future together at RBC. Find out how we use our passion and drive to enhance the well-being of our clients and communities at jobs.rbc.com.
RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
As Senior Director, Technology & Operations Strategic Program Delivery, you will be responsible for providing end-to-end program delivery leadership for mission-critical T&O initiatives, ensuring alignment with RBC’s strategic, risk, and regulatory imperatives. This role drives value-based outcomes through accelerated execution, innovation, and governance of complex technical programs.
What will you do?
- Program Delivery & Execution: Lead delivery of high-impact initiatives from strategy to execution, compressing timelines while ensuring compliance and quality.
- Portfolio Governance and Dependency management: Establish portfolio governance to prioritize interdependent programs, manage cross-program risks, and resolve critical path dependencies.
- Emerging Technology & Architecture Leadership: Design governance frameworks for highly technical architecture initiatives balancing innovation with risk mitigation.
- Stakeholder & Client-Centric Delivery: Collaborate directly with multiple stakeholders to align technical delivery with business outcomes and minimize disruption.
- Change Advocacy & Innovation: Promote agile methodologies and continuous improvement within T&O, fostering a culture of innovation and operational resilience.
- Program Leadership: Proven ability to lead large-scale technical programs with aggressive timelines, including governance, status reporting, and contingency planning.
- Stakeholder Management: Experience engaging directly with C-suite executives, clients, and cross-functional teams (tech, HR, compliance).
- Problem-Solving: Track record of resolving ambiguous, high-stakes challenges (e.g., unidentified data flows, legacy system limitations).
- Outcome Focus: Demonstrated success in accelerating migrations, reducing operational friction, and driving client retention.
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:
- 10+ years in technical program management/leadership within financial services.
- Direct experience leading complex program delivery (e.g. M&A, client migrations, or platform modernizations/transformations).
- Proven track record of influence at C-suite level, with strong executive presence and ability to lead critical strategic conversations with senior leadership.
- Strong understanding of technology and financial services industry, with demonstrated expertise across multiple business lines or functions within financial services.
- Demonstrated success driving technology adoption and transformation initiatives at scale, with measurable business outcomes and organizational impact.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills along with strong presentation abilities. Demonstrated capability to influence diverse stakeholders and drive consensus across competing priorities.
- Strong strategic thinking, organizational, and project management capabilities with ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously while maintaining high-quality standards.
Nice to have:
- Executive-level stakeholder management experience in matrix environments such as large, publicly-traded corporations.
- Strategic experience facilitating between and influencing key decision makers at the executive level.
What’s in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program include competitive compensation and flexible benefits, such as 401(k) program with company-matching contributions, health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and paid-time off.
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
- Opportunities to do challenging work.
- Opportunities to build close relationships with clients.
The expected salary range for this particular position is $200,000 - $340,000, depending on your experience, skills, and registration status, market conditions and business needs.
You have the potential to earn more through RBC’s discretionary variable compensation program which gives you an opportunity to increase your total compensation, provided the business meets its performance targets and you meet your individual goals.
RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:
- Drives RBC’s high-performance culture
- Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals
- Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value
Job Skills
Adaptability, Commercial Acumen, Creative Visioning, Decision Making, Long Term Planning, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Savvy and Politics, Strategic Thinking
Additional Job Details
Address: GOLDMAN SACHS TOWER, 30 HUDSON STREET:JERSEY CITY
City: Jersey City
Country: United States of America
Work hours/week: 40
Employment Type: Full time
Platform: TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Job Type: Regular
Pay Type: Salaried
Posted Date: 2026-08-06
Application Deadline: 2026-08-13
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
Our Employment Opportunities
At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.
Join our Talent Community
Stay in-the-know about great career opportunities at RBC. Sign up and get customized info on our latest jobs, career tips and Recruitment events that matter to you.
Expand your limits and create a new future together at RBC. Find out how we use our passion and drive to enhance the well-being of our clients and communities at jobs.rbc.com.
RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding COO Jobs
Verify your COO role qualifies
Check your target job description against the O*NET profile for Chief Executives to confirm the role requires a specific bachelor's degree or higher. Generalist executive titles without a defined specialty-degree requirement can trigger LCA complications.
Pull prevailing wage data before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to find the prevailing wage for your target SOC code and metro area before you enter salary discussions. Your offer must meet or exceed that wage level, and the LCA locks it in before consulate filing.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter COO-level roles by employers who have filed LCAs for executive positions. This cuts prospecting time by surfacing companies already familiar with H-1B1 Singapore sponsorship mechanics rather than those encountering it for the first time.
Clarify E-Verify enrollment before your offer
Ask your prospective employer whether they're enrolled in E-Verify before you receive a written offer. USCIS requires H-1B1 visa employers to verify employment eligibility, and unenrolled companies face delays that can push your start date back by weeks.
Prepare a specialty occupation memo for the interview
COO positions attract more consular scrutiny than narrower technical roles. Bring a written memo from your employer explaining how the position requires a specific field of study, not just any business degree, to satisfy the specialty occupation standard.
Request a two-year petition to maximize your runway
The H-1B1 Singapore visa is approved in one-year increments at the consulate, but your employer can file for two years on the LCA. Confirm your offer letter and LCA both reflect a two-year period so you're not renewing within months of starting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a COO role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B1 Singapore purposes?
A COO position qualifies if the role normally requires a specific bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field, such as business administration, finance, or operations management. Roles described as requiring any bachelor's degree, regardless of field, often fail the specialty occupation test. Your employer's job description and internal requirements documentation carry significant weight when the consular officer evaluates the petition.
How does the H-1B1 Singapore visa compare to the H-1B for a COO seeking U.S. employment?
The H-1B1 Singapore visa has no lottery, meaning a qualified COO can apply any time of year rather than waiting for the annual April registration window. The 5,400-visa annual cap has never been exhausted, so availability isn't a practical constraint. Processing happens at the U.S. consulate in Singapore rather than through USCIS, which typically runs faster. The trade-off is that H-1B1 doesn't confer dual intent, so demonstrating nonimmigrant intent at your interview matters.
How do I find employers actively willing to sponsor H-1B1 Singapore visas for executive roles?
Migrate Mate lets you search for COO-level roles filtered by employers with documented LCA filing history, so you're targeting companies that have already navigated the sponsorship process rather than those learning about it during your negotiation. Approaching employers with prior executive-level sponsorship experience shortens the offer-to-filing timeline considerably.
What documentation should I gather before approaching U.S. employers for COO roles?
Assemble your academic transcripts with certified translations if issued in a language other than English, your passport valid for at least six months beyond your intended entry date, and any professional credentials relevant to your industry. For COO applications, evidence of progressive executive responsibility, such as board resolutions, org charts, or prior employment contracts, strengthens your specialty occupation case at the consular interview.
Can I switch U.S. employers after starting work on an H-1B1 Singapore visa as a COO?
Yes, but the H-1B1 visa doesn't carry H-1B portability protections, so you can't begin work with a new employer the moment you file a transfer petition. Your new employer must complete a fresh LCA with DOL and you'll need a new consular stamp before starting. Plan for a gap between your last day with the current employer and your first day in the new role.