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Sports jobs in the U.S. require H-1B1 Singapore visa sponsorship from an employer who can file a Labor Condition Application and confirm the role meets specialty occupation standards. No lottery, no USCIS petition filing, and the 5,400-visa annual cap leaves Singaporean sports professionals with a direct consulate path.
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AWS is seeking a world class sales professional to manage and grow our global business relationship with one of the largest entertainment and technology companies in the world.
This Global Account Manager role will have a primary focus on the customer’s media and entertainment lines of business, responsible for business development and account growth for this global account. The ideal candidate brings deep industry expertise, a builder mindset, and the ability to engage C-suite stakeholders with credible, outcome-driven conversations — while thriving in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment.
The pursuit and management of net new customer relationships and incremental line-of-business opportunities will be critical to the success of this role. You will build and maintain key relationships, develop and manage opportunities, monitor deployment projects and engage resources to scale. You will define a CXO relationship strategy across the account and engage AWS senior leadership executive sponsorship and alignment, advancing a strategic business partnership and maintaining a trusted advisor relationship at all levels of the customer organization.
Key job responsibilities
The Global Account Manager (GAM) is responsible for teaming with the customer’s Line-of-Business (LOB) and IT Organizations to build strategic relationships across the account. The GAM is responsible for selling at the most strategic levels within the account and implementing a broad strategy for earning customer trust and service implementation. The GAM will work with all appropriate AWS resources (Executives, Solution Architects, Business Development, Marketing, Partners, Support, Service teams and Professional Services) to support customer interests. This includes dotted line responsibility for downstream sales and technical resources that may be geographically distributed.
Business Skills:
- Strategic account planning and executive relationship building
- Ability to articulate business value for cloud solutions
- Strong collaboration across cross-functional teams
- Experience with partner ecosystem
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
Cloud Knowledge:
- Understanding of core cloud services relevant to sports workloads (compute, storage, databases, analytics, ML/AI, security)
- Familiarity with cloud partner ecosystems and Professional Services capabilities
- Ability to connect customer business challenges to cloud-based solutions
Opportunity Development & Execution:
- Drive opportunities with a focus on measurable business outcomes
- Collaborate with industry specialists to evangelize cloud services, partner solutions, and Professional Services.
- Participate in executive engagements with C-suite stakeholders
A day in the life
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of technology sales or account management experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience creating and implementing long-term transformational account strategies in a customer-facing role or equivalent
- Experience in cross functional selling (architect, sales engineer, professional services, partner, and ISV)
- 10+ years of technology related sales, business development or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience
- A strong understanding of AWS and/or technology as a service (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS); Familiarity with specific applications, workflows and partner ecosystem
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments, restricted stock units (RSUs), and sales incentives. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, NY, New York - 157,100.00 - 212,600.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
AWS is seeking a world class sales professional to manage and grow our global business relationship with one of the largest entertainment and technology companies in the world.
This Global Account Manager role will have a primary focus on the customer’s media and entertainment lines of business, responsible for business development and account growth for this global account. The ideal candidate brings deep industry expertise, a builder mindset, and the ability to engage C-suite stakeholders with credible, outcome-driven conversations — while thriving in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment.
The pursuit and management of net new customer relationships and incremental line-of-business opportunities will be critical to the success of this role. You will build and maintain key relationships, develop and manage opportunities, monitor deployment projects and engage resources to scale. You will define a CXO relationship strategy across the account and engage AWS senior leadership executive sponsorship and alignment, advancing a strategic business partnership and maintaining a trusted advisor relationship at all levels of the customer organization.
Key job responsibilities
The Global Account Manager (GAM) is responsible for teaming with the customer’s Line-of-Business (LOB) and IT Organizations to build strategic relationships across the account. The GAM is responsible for selling at the most strategic levels within the account and implementing a broad strategy for earning customer trust and service implementation. The GAM will work with all appropriate AWS resources (Executives, Solution Architects, Business Development, Marketing, Partners, Support, Service teams and Professional Services) to support customer interests. This includes dotted line responsibility for downstream sales and technical resources that may be geographically distributed.
Business Skills:
- Strategic account planning and executive relationship building
- Ability to articulate business value for cloud solutions
- Strong collaboration across cross-functional teams
- Experience with partner ecosystem
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
Cloud Knowledge:
- Understanding of core cloud services relevant to sports workloads (compute, storage, databases, analytics, ML/AI, security)
- Familiarity with cloud partner ecosystems and Professional Services capabilities
- Ability to connect customer business challenges to cloud-based solutions
Opportunity Development & Execution:
- Drive opportunities with a focus on measurable business outcomes
- Collaborate with industry specialists to evangelize cloud services, partner solutions, and Professional Services.
- Participate in executive engagements with C-suite stakeholders
A day in the life
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of technology sales or account management experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience creating and implementing long-term transformational account strategies in a customer-facing role or equivalent
- Experience in cross functional selling (architect, sales engineer, professional services, partner, and ISV)
- 10+ years of technology related sales, business development or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience
- A strong understanding of AWS and/or technology as a service (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS); Familiarity with specific applications, workflows and partner ecosystem
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments, restricted stock units (RSUs), and sales incentives. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, NY, New York - 157,100.00 - 212,600.00 USD annually
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Verify your role qualifies as specialty occupation
Pull your job title's O*NET profile and confirm it requires a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. Sports management, exercise science, and athletic training typically qualify; general coaching or officiating roles often don't without additional academic credentials.
Document your Singaporean credentials for U.S. equivalency
Your three-year Singapore degree is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's, but get a credential evaluation from a NACES-recognized agency before applying. Employers in sports organizations often request this alongside your official transcripts during the offer stage.
Target employers with active Labor Condition Application history
Use Migrate Mate to filter sports employers who have filed H-1B1 visa LCAs before. Prior LCA filings signal the employer already understands the process and won't back out when your Singaporean nationality comes up.
Ask employers to file the LCA before your consulate appointment
The DOL must certify your LCA before you attend the U.S. consulate interview in Singapore. Confirm your employer has submitted and received DOL certification, not just initiated the filing, so your appointment isn't delayed.
Clarify your start date against the 10-day pre-employment window
H-1B1 holders can enter the U.S. up to 10 days before the LCA start date but can't begin work until that date. Sports organizations running training camps or preseason programs often assume immediate availability, so align your LCA start date with your actual first day.
Prepare for annual visa renewal without status gaps
H-1B1 Singapore visas are granted in one-year increments and don't support automatic extension like H-1B visa does. Coordinate with your employer to file the next LCA at least 60 days before your current authorization expires so you avoid any gap in work eligibility.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do sports jobs in the U.S. qualify for H-1B1 Singapore visa sponsorship?
Sports roles qualify if they meet the specialty occupation standard, meaning the position must require at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. Athletic trainer, sports scientist, exercise physiologist, and sports analyst positions typically qualify. General coaching, officiating, or fitness instruction roles without a required degree in a specific field usually don't meet the threshold without additional academic credentials.
How does the H-1B1 Singapore visa differ from H-1B for sports professionals?
The H-1B1 Singapore visa skips the H-1B lottery entirely and processes at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore rather than through USCIS. The 5,400 annual cap is rarely exhausted, so you aren't competing for a slot. The main trade-off is that the H-1B1 is issued in one-year increments and doesn't carry dual intent protection, so long-term U.S. residence planning requires separate consideration.
How do I find U.S. sports employers who will sponsor an H-1B1 Singapore visa?
Search Migrate Mate to identify sports employers with verified H-1B1 LCA filing history. Employers who have sponsored the visa before are far more likely to move forward confidently than those encountering it for the first time. Filtering by prior LCA filings saves you from investing time in applications with employers unfamiliar with the Singapore-specific process.
What does the H-1B1 LCA require from a sports employer in the U.S.?
Your employer must file a Labor Condition Application with DOL certifying that your offered wage meets the prevailing wage for your role and location. You can verify the applicable wage level using the OFLC Wage Search before negotiating your offer. The employer must receive DOL certification before you attend your consulate interview, so the LCA timeline needs to be built into your start date planning.
Can I switch sports employers after arriving in the U.S. on an H-1B1 Singapore visa?
Yes, but your new employer must file a fresh LCA with DOL and have it certified before you begin work with them. Unlike H-1B portability rules, H-1B1 doesn't allow you to start working for a new employer upon filing alone. Sports professionals moving between organizations, teams, or leagues must time the LCA certification carefully to avoid any gap in authorized employment.
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