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Principal roles in U.S. schools require a state-issued administrator license and a graduate degree in education leadership, both of which satisfy H-1B1 Singapore specialty occupation requirements. Singaporean educators can apply directly at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore without a lottery, making H-1B1 sponsorship a realistic path for qualified school leaders.
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Do you want to do work that matters, alongside supportive leaders who will help you grow faster than you ever thought possible? Are you a creative problem-solver who is energized by challenges? You’ve come to the right place.
YOUR IMPACT
You will help define how MarketingOS goes to market and how the product evolves based on client needs.
You will be expected to own and evolve the MarketingOS product vision, roadmap, and prioritized backlog, while translating client feedback and market signals into clear product requirements and development priorities. You will partner closely with client service teams to support client conversations, product demos, proposals, and pilots, while shaping scalable offerings, packaging, and go-to-market (GTM) materials for MarketingOS.
Additionally, you will define key product KPIs to measure adoption, client value, usage, and roadmap impact. Your work requires you to lead cross-functional alignment across product, engineering, solution architecture, marketing experts, and client teams to ensure pilot learnings are successfully codified into repeatable product capabilities. Finally, you will partner with engineering to balance speed-to-market with long-term platform scalability, while building strong relationships across McKinsey to accelerate adoption and commercial success.
YOUR GROWTH
Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.
When you join us, you will have:
- Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
- A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
- Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- World-class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
Degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
8+ years of experience in product management, digital product development, marketing technology, AI products, analytics products, or related fields
Experience in product management, including ownership of product vision, roadmap, prioritization, and stakeholder alignment, with track record of building and scaling products to become repeatable, market-ready solutions
Strong client-facing skills and experience supporting go-to-market, product demonstrations, solution shaping, and executive conversations
Experience translating client needs, user feedback, and market insights into clear product requirements and roadmap priorities
Strong understanding of marketing technology, performance marketing, analytics, experimentation, measurement, or AI-enabled workflow products
Experience working with engineering teams and solution architects to define technically feasible, scalable, and secure product capabilities
Familiarity with AI, agentic workflows, data platforms, cloud architecture, analytics platforms, and modern software delivery practices
Ability to define product KPIs and use data to assess adoption, performance, and value creation
Entrepreneurial mindset, comfort with ambiguity, and ability to drive progress across multiple teams and priorities
Proven ability to lead through influence, build alignment, and manage trade-offs across client, commercial, product, and technical objectives
Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex technical and business topics for senior stakeholders
Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues. Our unwavering commitment to integrity drives everything we do, guiding us to always act in the best interests of our clients, our people, and the communities we serve.
Job ID: 111107
Location:
Atlanta
Boston
Dallas
New Jersey
Washington DC
Do you want to do work that matters, alongside supportive leaders who will help you grow faster than you ever thought possible? Are you a creative problem-solver who is energized by challenges? You’ve come to the right place.
YOUR IMPACT
You will help define how MarketingOS goes to market and how the product evolves based on client needs.
You will be expected to own and evolve the MarketingOS product vision, roadmap, and prioritized backlog, while translating client feedback and market signals into clear product requirements and development priorities. You will partner closely with client service teams to support client conversations, product demos, proposals, and pilots, while shaping scalable offerings, packaging, and go-to-market (GTM) materials for MarketingOS.
Additionally, you will define key product KPIs to measure adoption, client value, usage, and roadmap impact. Your work requires you to lead cross-functional alignment across product, engineering, solution architecture, marketing experts, and client teams to ensure pilot learnings are successfully codified into repeatable product capabilities. Finally, you will partner with engineering to balance speed-to-market with long-term platform scalability, while building strong relationships across McKinsey to accelerate adoption and commercial success.
YOUR GROWTH
Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.
When you join us, you will have:
- Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
- A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
- Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- World-class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
Degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
8+ years of experience in product management, digital product development, marketing technology, AI products, analytics products, or related fields
Experience in product management, including ownership of product vision, roadmap, prioritization, and stakeholder alignment, with track record of building and scaling products to become repeatable, market-ready solutions
Strong client-facing skills and experience supporting go-to-market, product demonstrations, solution shaping, and executive conversations
Experience translating client needs, user feedback, and market insights into clear product requirements and roadmap priorities
Strong understanding of marketing technology, performance marketing, analytics, experimentation, measurement, or AI-enabled workflow products
Experience working with engineering teams and solution architects to define technically feasible, scalable, and secure product capabilities
Familiarity with AI, agentic workflows, data platforms, cloud architecture, analytics platforms, and modern software delivery practices
Ability to define product KPIs and use data to assess adoption, performance, and value creation
Entrepreneurial mindset, comfort with ambiguity, and ability to drive progress across multiple teams and priorities
Proven ability to lead through influence, build alignment, and manage trade-offs across client, commercial, product, and technical objectives
Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex technical and business topics for senior stakeholders
Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues. Our unwavering commitment to integrity drives everything we do, guiding us to always act in the best interests of our clients, our people, and the communities we serve.
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Verify your credential equivalency early
Singapore's National Institute of Education postgraduate qualifications generally map to U.S. master's-level programs, but your employer's HR team will need documentation confirming equivalency. Request an official academic credential evaluation from a NACES-recognized agency before your first employer conversation.
Target districts with active H-1B1 filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Principal openings by employers who have previously sponsored H-1B1 Singapore visas, so you're applying where the hiring team already understands the consular process and LCA filing requirements.
Check the prevailing wage before negotiating salary
Your employer must file a Labor Condition Application certifying your salary meets the DOL prevailing wage for Principals in that geographic area. Run the OFLC Wage Search for SOC code 11-9032 before entering offer negotiations so you're not caught short by LCA compliance requirements.
Confirm the school district can sponsor nonimmigrant workers
Public school districts are public entities and some have internal policies or state procurement rules that complicate employer-sponsored nonimmigrant visas. Ask the district's legal counsel or HR director directly whether they've sponsored H-1B1 visa or H-1B visa workers before accepting an offer.
Secure state administrator licensure before your interview
Most U.S. states require Principals to hold a state-issued administrator or superintendent certificate. Applying for reciprocity or a provisional license from Singapore credentials takes two to four months, so start the state licensing process before you submit applications.
Prepare your consular packet once the LCA is certified
Unlike H-1B, H-1B1 Singapore is processed directly at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore after your employer's LCA is certified by DOL. Gather your DS-160, certified LCA, appointment letter, and degree transcripts immediately after certification so you're not delaying your start date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Principal role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B1 Singapore purposes?
Yes. The Principal occupation, classified under SOC code 11-9032, requires a master's degree or higher in educational leadership, school administration, or a directly related field. That degree requirement satisfies the specialty occupation standard under the H-1B1 Singapore visa, provided your employer documents the educational requirement in the Labor Condition Application.
How does the H-1B1 Singapore visa differ from H-1B for a Principal role?
H-1B1 Singapore has no lottery, no USCIS petition, and a dedicated annual cap of 5,400 visas that has never been exhausted. Your application goes directly to the U.S. Embassy in Singapore after your employer files a certified LCA with DOL. H-1B requires a lottery, USCIS adjudication, and carries a multi-month processing timeline that H-1B1 Singapore avoids entirely.
Which types of U.S. employers typically sponsor H-1B1 Singapore visas for Principals?
Private K-12 schools, international schools, charter school networks, and some independent school districts sponsor Principals on H-1B1 Singapore visas. Public districts in certain states face procurement or board approval constraints that slow the process. International schools with existing global hiring pipelines are often most familiar with the consular-based H-1B1 process.
How can I find Principal jobs with H-1B1 Singapore sponsorship?
Migrate Mate filters Principal openings by employers with verified H-1B1 Singapore and H-1B sponsorship history, so you can focus applications on schools and districts that have actually gone through the LCA and consular process before. That filing history is a strong signal that the employer understands the requirements and won't withdraw the offer once they learn what sponsorship involves.
Can I switch from H-1B1 Singapore to H-1B later if I want a path to a green card?
Yes. H-1B1 Singapore does not support dual intent, meaning you can't pursue a green card while holding it. If your employer wants to sponsor you for permanent residence, you'd need to transition to H-1B status first. Your employer would register you in the next H-1B lottery, and you'd continue in H-1B1 status until selected and approved.