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H-1B1 Singapore visa sponsorship opens a direct path for Singaporean research professionals into U.S. labs, universities, and R&D centers. No lottery, no USCIS petition, and the 5,400-visa annual cap rarely fills, so qualified candidates with a specialty-occupation research role can move faster than H-1B visa applicants.
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Team Introduction
The e-commerce industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years and has become a hotly contested space amongst leading Internet companies, and its future growth cannot be underestimated. With millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-commerce experience to our users. We aim to bring discovery, inspiration, and joy back to shopping by making TikTok the commerce channel of choice for merchants, creators, and affiliates. With millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-commerce experience to our users. We are looking for passionate and talented people to join our product and operations team, to build an e-commerce ecosystem that is innovative, secure and intuitive for our users and brands. In this role, you will:
- Work closely with cross-functional leads to deeply understand the needs of E-commerce consumers, merchants, and influencers in the Latin America market and other global markets;
- Collaborate with stakeholders to identify the key research questions that will help shape the E-commerce product strategy in different markets;
- Identify and create the best research methods based on the question, timeline, and resourcing;
- Design and implement research, synthesize findings into practical and impactful insights to help stakeholders make decisions;
- Measure and track how product changes affect user behaviors and attitudes over time across different markets, reveal the key reasons with solid data rationale;
- Initiate foundational research and gather insights from relevant industries to help stakeholders explore the possible solutions to challenging long-term product questions.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- At least 1 year of experience in UX research, preferably in the E-commerce/tech industry.
- Bachelor's degree or above in Psychology, Statistics, Sociology, Marketing Research, Economics, International Trade, or other related fields.
- Experience and/or knowledge in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, such as: usability studies (remote/in lab), focus groups, interviews, concept tests, diary studies, surveys, data analysis, A/B testing, etc. Be able to conduct interviews/design questionnaires in the US.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision and take initiative to solve problems and learn new things. Business travel to the Latin America for 2 to 3 weeks per quarter for business purposes.
- Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time in a fast paced environment.
- Great written and spoken communication skills to influence product partners and major company decisions.
- Ability to analyze large sample data with statistic tools, such as SQL, Python, R, SPSS.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $80169 - $121600 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
- Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
- Exercising sound judgment.
Responsibilities
Team Introduction
The e-commerce industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years and has become a hotly contested space amongst leading Internet companies, and its future growth cannot be underestimated. With millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-commerce experience to our users. We aim to bring discovery, inspiration, and joy back to shopping by making TikTok the commerce channel of choice for merchants, creators, and affiliates. With millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-commerce experience to our users. We are looking for passionate and talented people to join our product and operations team, to build an e-commerce ecosystem that is innovative, secure and intuitive for our users and brands. In this role, you will:
- Work closely with cross-functional leads to deeply understand the needs of E-commerce consumers, merchants, and influencers in the Latin America market and other global markets;
- Collaborate with stakeholders to identify the key research questions that will help shape the E-commerce product strategy in different markets;
- Identify and create the best research methods based on the question, timeline, and resourcing;
- Design and implement research, synthesize findings into practical and impactful insights to help stakeholders make decisions;
- Measure and track how product changes affect user behaviors and attitudes over time across different markets, reveal the key reasons with solid data rationale;
- Initiate foundational research and gather insights from relevant industries to help stakeholders explore the possible solutions to challenging long-term product questions.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- At least 1 year of experience in UX research, preferably in the E-commerce/tech industry.
- Bachelor's degree or above in Psychology, Statistics, Sociology, Marketing Research, Economics, International Trade, or other related fields.
- Experience and/or knowledge in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, such as: usability studies (remote/in lab), focus groups, interviews, concept tests, diary studies, surveys, data analysis, A/B testing, etc. Be able to conduct interviews/design questionnaires in the US.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision and take initiative to solve problems and learn new things. Business travel to the Latin America for 2 to 3 weeks per quarter for business purposes.
- Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time in a fast paced environment.
- Great written and spoken communication skills to influence product partners and major company decisions.
- Ability to analyze large sample data with statistic tools, such as SQL, Python, R, SPSS.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $80169 - $121600 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
- Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
- Exercising sound judgment.
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Verify your research role qualifies
Cross-check your position's O*NET occupation profile to confirm it requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Roles like 'research associate' can fail if the posting doesn't mandate a field-specific degree.
Pull the prevailing wage before negotiating
Run your research job title and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before you discuss compensation. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above that figure, so knowing it prevents offers that can't legally clear.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search for H-1B1 Singapore sponsorship jobs on Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers with verified DOL Labor Condition Application filings for research roles, so you're targeting companies that have already navigated the process.
Prepare credential documentation for specialty-occupation scrutiny
Consular officers assess specialty occupation directly at your interview. Gather your NUS or NTU transcripts, a detailed employer letter linking your degree field to the research duties, and any credential evaluations if your discipline is interdisciplinary.
Confirm your employer files the LCA before your DS-160
The LCA must be DOL-certified before you submit your DS-160 or attend your consular interview. Ask your hiring team for the LCA case number so you're not scheduling an interview against an incomplete filing.
Plan your re-entry window for annual renewal
H-1B1 Singapore visas are granted in one-year increments and don't carry dual intent. Coordinate your renewal timeline with your employer so your consular appointment lands before your current status expires, avoiding a gap that interrupts ongoing research contracts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do research employers in the U.S. know how to sponsor H-1B1 Singapore visas?
Many research employers, including universities and federal contractors, are familiar with H-1B1 Singapore sponsorship because the process is simpler than H-1B. There's no USCIS petition and no lottery. The employer files a Labor Condition Application with DOL, you attend a consular interview in Singapore, and the visa is issued directly. Use Migrate Mate to find employers with active LCA filing history for research roles.
How does the H-1B1 Singapore visa compare to H-1B for research professionals?
The H-1B1 Singapore visa skips the lottery entirely and is processed at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore rather than through USCIS, so your offer-to-visa timeline is weeks rather than months. The trade-off is that H-1B1 doesn't carry dual intent, meaning you can't simultaneously pursue a green card while on this status the way some H-1B holders can.
What documents does a Singaporean researcher need for the H-1B1 consular interview?
You'll need your certified LCA from DOL, a support letter from your employer detailing how your research duties require your specific degree field, your academic transcripts, your passport valid for at least six months beyond your intended entry date, and a completed DS-160. If your research involves a specialized subfield, bring published work or credentials that demonstrate subject-matter depth.
Can a research role on a postdoctoral or grant-funded contract qualify for H-1B1 Singapore sponsorship?
Yes, provided the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field and the employing institution can certify the prevailing wage on the LCA. Short-term grant-funded roles are trickier because the LCA must cover the period of employment, and one-year H-1B1 visa increments may not align cleanly with multi-year grant cycles. Confirm the funding timeline with your employer before filing.
How do I find U.S. research employers actively willing to sponsor H-1B1 Singapore visas?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by employers with verified DOL Labor Condition Application filings, so you can see which research institutions and R&D companies have sponsored the H-1B1 Singapore visa for roles matching your background. This removes the guesswork of cold-applying to employers who may be unfamiliar with the process.