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Sales Operations Specialist roles in the U.S. are accessible to international professionals through J-1 visa sponsorship, most commonly under the Trainee or Specialist category. A designated sponsor organization issues your DS-2019, and your U.S. employer serves as the host. No lottery or annual cap applies.
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Gen is a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its trusted consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion and more. Our combined heritage is rooted in financial empowerment and cyber safety for the first digital generations, and today we deliver award-winning cybersecurity, online privacy, identity protection and financial wellness solutions to nearly 500 million users in more than 150 countries.
Together, we share a collective passion and vision to protect consumers and help them grow, manage and secure their digital and financial lives. We’re always looking for smart, fearless and high-impact talent who see AI as a teammate – leveraging it to move faster and deliver meaningful results.
When you’re part of Gen, you’ll have the flexibility, tools and support to do your best work and grow your career – from flexible working options and time off to competitive pay, benefits and well-being programs.
At Gen, we are scrappy and relentlessly customer driven. We create room for healthy debate, experimentation and continuous learning, and we seek out people with different experiences, identities and ideas to join our team. You’ll work with people who back each other, respect each other and understand that our differences are a competitive advantage.
If this sounds like you, we’d love you to be part of Gen.
Do you naturally look for faster, cleaner ways to get things done?
- Maybe you instinctively weigh time vs. effort when choosing a route around traffic.
- Or you gravitate toward self-checkout, mobile apps, or delivery—not because you have to, but because it’s simply more efficient.
- Or you’d rather design a better system than repeat the same manual step twice.
You don’t need to be a software engineer or information systems major — but you do need to think.
- You naturally look at any process and wonder how to improve it
- You like figuring out how things work (and fixing them)
- You can break down a problem and explain your thinking clearly
- You’re curious how GTM (go-to-market) teams operate—and will probably want to optimize those workflows across people, processes, and systems
- You’re interested in AI, data, or systems and crave seeing how it’s applied to real life
- You’re comfortable working with human-centric workflows—not just abstract ideas
- You’ll come to work with genuine curiosity and swift action impulses
What you’ll be working on
- In this role, you’ll help us build and improve how a global sales team actually works—using AI, data, and better systems.
- We’re turning our customer relationship management (CRM) platform from a static system of record into a real-time, predictive deal intelligence platform. You’ll help shape that.
- You’ll also play a hands-on role in moving AI from experimentation into real adoption within a global sales organization.
What you’ll do
- Stress-test and improve our AI. Push our deal intelligence tools in real scenarios, identify what’s off, and help make them actually useful for reps
- Turn messy deal data into clear signals. Spot patterns across deals, regions, and channels—what’s working, what’s not—and translate that into actionable guidance
- Teach AI how to “think” like a seller. Convert sales intuition into structured logic—defining what good looks like and how we guide decisions
- Build out foundation behind the system. Create and refine the content powering our AI and onboarding (playbooks, deal guidance, knowledge materials)
- Make onboarding exceptional. Turn our onboarding into something that prepares reps to run deals—by filling gaps, improving content, and continuously testing what sticks
- Get hands-on with the data behind it all. Build and analyze Salesforce reports and dashboards to track pipeline health, conversion, and deal flow—and sanity-check what’s actually happening vs what the system says
What you’ll learn
- How a global, multi-channel sales org actually runs
- How AI gets applied to real workflows (not just demos)
- How to turn messy problems into structured, scalable solutions
- How decisions that impact revenue actually get made
- How to take something ambiguous and make it work in practice
Bonus points if you’ve ever:
- Built something (even small) to fix a problem
- Automated a task because it annoyed you
- Used AI tools in a practical way (not just for fun)
What this internship means for your career after graduation
- Hands-on experience with technical platforms, applying AI, CRM insights, and data to real, active sales workflows
- A results-backed resume, with clear ownership of initiatives that deliver measurable business impact
- Highly transferable skills in analytical thinking, system design, and process optimization valued across roles and industries
- Stronger business judgment and professional maturity, developed through exposure to real decisions
- Proven experience operating in fast-paced environments, contributing to time-sensitive, revenue-driven work
Program Details
- 10–12 week summer internship (June–August)
- Location: Mountain View, CA (in-office)
- Paid internship
About Gen:
Gen is a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its trusted consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion and more. Our combined heritage is rooted in financial empowerment and cyber safety for the first digital generations, and today we deliver award-winning cybersecurity, online privacy, identity protection and financial wellness solutions to nearly 500 million users in more than 150 countries.
Together, we share a collective passion and vision to protect consumers and help them grow, manage and secure their digital and financial lives. We’re always looking for smart, fearless and high-impact talent who see AI as a teammate – leveraging it to move faster and deliver meaningful results.
When you’re part of Gen, you’ll have the flexibility, tools and support to do your best work and grow your career – from flexible working options and time off to competitive pay, benefits and well-being programs.
At Gen, we are scrappy and relentlessly customer driven. We create room for healthy debate, experimentation and continuous learning, and we seek out people with different experiences, identities and ideas to join our team. You’ll work with people who back each other, respect each other and understand that our differences are a competitive advantage.
If this sounds like you, we’d love you to be part of Gen.
Do you naturally look for faster, cleaner ways to get things done?
- Maybe you instinctively weigh time vs. effort when choosing a route around traffic.
- Or you gravitate toward self-checkout, mobile apps, or delivery—not because you have to, but because it’s simply more efficient.
- Or you’d rather design a better system than repeat the same manual step twice.
You don’t need to be a software engineer or information systems major — but you do need to think.
- You naturally look at any process and wonder how to improve it
- You like figuring out how things work (and fixing them)
- You can break down a problem and explain your thinking clearly
- You’re curious how GTM (go-to-market) teams operate—and will probably want to optimize those workflows across people, processes, and systems
- You’re interested in AI, data, or systems and crave seeing how it’s applied to real life
- You’re comfortable working with human-centric workflows—not just abstract ideas
- You’ll come to work with genuine curiosity and swift action impulses
What you’ll be working on
- In this role, you’ll help us build and improve how a global sales team actually works—using AI, data, and better systems.
- We’re turning our customer relationship management (CRM) platform from a static system of record into a real-time, predictive deal intelligence platform. You’ll help shape that.
- You’ll also play a hands-on role in moving AI from experimentation into real adoption within a global sales organization.
What you’ll do
- Stress-test and improve our AI. Push our deal intelligence tools in real scenarios, identify what’s off, and help make them actually useful for reps
- Turn messy deal data into clear signals. Spot patterns across deals, regions, and channels—what’s working, what’s not—and translate that into actionable guidance
- Teach AI how to “think” like a seller. Convert sales intuition into structured logic—defining what good looks like and how we guide decisions
- Build out foundation behind the system. Create and refine the content powering our AI and onboarding (playbooks, deal guidance, knowledge materials)
- Make onboarding exceptional. Turn our onboarding into something that prepares reps to run deals—by filling gaps, improving content, and continuously testing what sticks
- Get hands-on with the data behind it all. Build and analyze Salesforce reports and dashboards to track pipeline health, conversion, and deal flow—and sanity-check what’s actually happening vs what the system says
What you’ll learn
- How a global, multi-channel sales org actually runs
- How AI gets applied to real workflows (not just demos)
- How to turn messy problems into structured, scalable solutions
- How decisions that impact revenue actually get made
- How to take something ambiguous and make it work in practice
Bonus points if you’ve ever:
- Built something (even small) to fix a problem
- Automated a task because it annoyed you
- Used AI tools in a practical way (not just for fun)
What this internship means for your career after graduation
- Hands-on experience with technical platforms, applying AI, CRM insights, and data to real, active sales workflows
- A results-backed resume, with clear ownership of initiatives that deliver measurable business impact
- Highly transferable skills in analytical thinking, system design, and process optimization valued across roles and industries
- Stronger business judgment and professional maturity, developed through exposure to real decisions
- Proven experience operating in fast-paced environments, contributing to time-sensitive, revenue-driven work
Program Details
- 10–12 week summer internship (June–August)
- Location: Mountain View, CA (in-office)
- Paid internship
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship as a Sales Operations Specialist
Frame your credentials around measurable outcomes
Trainee and Specialist category applications require documented progression in your field. Quantify your CRM experience, pipeline reporting work, and revenue operations results in your resume and training plan before approaching any host employer.
Confirm the host employer's J-1 hosting history
Ask hiring managers directly whether their company has hosted J-1 participants before. Employers unfamiliar with the DS-2019 and training plan process often stall offers, so prioritizing hosts with prior exchange visitor experience saves significant time.
Match your category to your career stage accurately
Current students in a business or analytics program typically fit the Intern category. Post-graduation professionals with one to five years in sales operations generally qualify as Trainees. Misclassifying your stage is one of the most common reasons designated sponsors flag applications for revision.
Use Migrate Mate to target sponsorship-aligned roles
Search Migrate Mate to identify Sales Operations Specialist openings at U.S. employers that have a track record of hosting international exchange visitors, so you're not cold-applying to companies unfamiliar with J-1 program requirements.
Build a training plan tied to your operational role
Designated sponsors like Cultural Vistas or AIPT require a detailed training plan covering the skills you'll develop, the phases of your placement, and the supervision structure. Draft this document around specific sales ops functions, such as CRM administration, forecasting, and territory analysis, before your sponsor interview.
Understand the 2-year home residency rule before accepting an offer
Some J-1 participants are subject to a two-year home-country physical presence requirement before changing status or applying for an immigrant visa. Whether this applies to you depends on your country's exchange visitor agreement and your funding source, so confirm your obligation with your designated sponsor before signing.
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Find Sales Operations Specialist JobsSales Operations Specialist J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category fits a Sales Operations Specialist role?
The Trainee category applies to most Sales Operations Specialist placements. It covers foreign nationals who have a degree or professional certificate plus at least one year of relevant experience, or five years of work experience in lieu of a degree. Current students completing a business or analytics program may qualify under the Intern category instead, provided the role directly relates to their field of study.
Who actually sponsors the J-1 visa for this role, the employer or someone else?
The hiring employer is your host, not your visa sponsor. J-1 sponsorship comes exclusively from U.S. Department of State-designated sponsor organizations, such as Cultural Vistas, AIPT, or IIE, which issue your DS-2019 form and monitor program compliance throughout your placement. Your host employer cooperates with the designated sponsor but cannot issue a J-1 visa directly the way an employer sponsors an H-1B petition.
How do I find Sales Operations Specialist positions where the employer is open to J-1 participants?
Use Migrate Mate to search for Sales Operations Specialist roles at U.S. companies that have a demonstrated history of hosting international exchange visitors. Targeting employers already familiar with training plans, DS-2019 cooperation, and SEVIS reporting requirements significantly reduces the risk of an offer falling through once the J-1 process is explained to HR or legal teams.
Can a Sales Operations Specialist role qualify if my degree is not in business?
Yes, under the Trainee category, the designated sponsor evaluates whether your education and work history have a clear relationship to the skills the placement will develop. A degree in a quantitative field, such as economics, mathematics, or data analytics, combined with documented sales operations experience, can support a qualifying application even without a formal business administration credential.
Does the 2-year home residency requirement commonly apply to Sales Operations Specialist J-1 participants?
It depends on your country of citizenship and your funding source. Government-funded exchange programs and participants from countries with bilateral agreements are most commonly subject to the requirement, which means you must return home for two years before changing to certain visa categories or applying for a green card. Your designated sponsor is required to tell you whether the requirement applies to your specific placement before issuing your DS-2019.
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