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UX Designer roles qualify for H-1B1 Singapore visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction, or a related field. No lottery, no USCIS petition, and the 5,400-visa annual cap rarely fills, so Singaporean nationals can apply directly at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore after securing a job offer.
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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 degree field matches the role
H-1B1 visa requires your degree to directly relate to UX design. A degree in graphic design, human-computer interaction, or cognitive psychology qualifies. A general business degree usually doesn't, even if you've done UX work for years.
Search verified H-1B1 sponsors on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter employers by H-1B1 visa LCA filing history for UX roles. This surfaces companies that have actually filed for Singaporean nationals, not just those open to sponsorship in theory.
Target product companies over agencies
In-house UX teams at product companies sponsor H-1B1 visa far more consistently than design agencies, where project-based work complicates the specialty occupation requirement. Look for employers with dedicated product or research design functions.
Confirm your offer letter specifies a degree requirement
The consular officer reviews your job offer for evidence the role requires a bachelor's degree. Offer letters that describe UX responsibilities without stating an educational requirement can trigger additional scrutiny or a request for a supplemental employer letter.
Check the prevailing wage before negotiating salary
Your employer must pay the DOL prevailing wage for your occupation and work location. Run your job title and metro area through the OFLC Wage Search before signing an offer so you know the floor and can negotiate from an informed position.
Use O*NET to map your portfolio to the specialty occupation definition
Consular officers use O*NET occupation profiles to assess specialty occupation status. Pull the O*NET profile for UX Designer and align your portfolio case studies to the listed knowledge areas, particularly user research, interaction design, and usability testing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a UX Designer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B1?
Yes, UX Designer roles qualify when the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as human-computer interaction, interaction design, cognitive psychology, or a related discipline. The employer must document this requirement in the Labor Condition Application filed with DOL. Roles described as needing only general design experience without a specific degree field can face scrutiny at the consulate.
How does the H-1B1 Singapore visa compare to H-1B for UX Designers?
H-1B1 visa skips the lottery entirely, which means you can start working as soon as the consulate approves your application rather than waiting on an annual lottery that selects roughly one in four registrants. The 5,400 Singapore allocation is processed year-round and has historically gone unfilled. The trade-off is that H-1B visa1 doesn't allow dual intent, so it's not a direct path to a green card the way H-1B can be structured.
How do I find employers who sponsor H-1B1 visas for UX Designers?
Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified H-1B1 visa LCA filing history for UX and design roles, so you can identify companies that have actually sponsored Singaporean nationals rather than guessing from job postings. Focus on product-led companies with established design teams, since they're more likely to have HR processes set up for H-1B1 sponsorship already.
Can I switch UX Designer employers after arriving on H-1B1?
Yes, but the new employer must file a fresh LCA with DOL and you'll need to return to the U.S. Embassy in Singapore for a new visa stamp before re-entering the United States on the new employer's authorization. Unlike H-1B portability, there's no grace period that lets you start with a new employer while the petition is pending, so plan for the consular processing window.
What documents does a UX Designer need for the H-1B1 consular interview?
You'll need the certified LCA from DOL, your job offer letter specifying the UX Designer role and its degree requirement, your academic credentials, and evidence that your degree field relates directly to the position. Consular officers occasionally ask for a portfolio or employer letter clarifying how your design work meets the specialty occupation standard, so have case study summaries ready that map to your degree.