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VP of AI roles in the United States can be pursued through J-1 visa sponsorship under the Specialist or Research Scholar category, depending on your background and host organization. Designated sponsors issue the DS-2019, so your first step is securing a host employer whose research or innovation mandate qualifies.
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About Rocket Lawyer
We believe everyone deserves access to affordable and simple legal services. Founded in 2008, Rocket Lawyer is the largest and most widely used online legal service platform in the world. With offices in North America, South America, and Europe, Rocket Lawyer has helped over 30 million people create over 50 million legal documents, and get their legal questions answered. We are in a unique position to enhance and expand the Rocket Lawyer platform to a scale never seen before in the company’s history, to capture audiences worldwide. We are expanding our team to take on this challenge!
About Your Role
The Senior Vice President of Product is the strategic and operational leader responsible for defining our product vision, accelerating market adoption, and delivering exceptional business performance. This role will help drive the transition of our trusted legacy platform to our next-generation AI experiences, ensuring a modern, intuitive UX for our entire ecosystem - from the SMBs and families Rocket Lawyer serves to the legal professionals who support them. The ideal candidate possesses deep experience in PLG, and subscription-based / marketplace business models across both consumer and SMB markets. The candidate must have a proven ability to leverage customer insights to create compelling experiences that accelerate user acquisition, upsell, and long-term retention. This leader will be instrumental in bringing clarity, cohesion, and disciplined execution to a fast-moving, cross-functional organization.
How You Will Make a Difference Day To Day
Strategic Vision & Execution:
- Define, articulate, and relentlessly champion an ambitious, long-term product strategy.
- Leverage the Product Operating Model to deliver a product roadmap focused on innovative, AI-led experiences that drive value across the entire product lifecycle while simultaneously optimizing the current platform.
- Lead the harmonization of legacy platform features and new AI-driven products into a single, intuitive, customer experience.
- Build partner facing solutions that support new member acquisition.
- Cultivate an innovative product culture that skillfully balances speed, agility, and disciplined prioritization.
Growth & Business Performance:
- Own the Product-Led Growth (PLG) experiences designed to engage, upsell, and retain all customer segments.
- Own product-driven revenue drivers, including activation, engagement, conversion and retention.
- Partner closely with Growth, Operations, and Finance on pricing, packaging, and go-to-market strategies to maximize new member growth, retention, and Customer Lifetime Value (LTV).
- Instill a culture of operational rigor for roadmap planning and delivery (focusing on speed, consistency, quality, and customer-informed decisions). Own scoping and resource planning.
- Oversee product migrations, transitions, and adoption strategies to minimize friction and maximize customer value realization.
Leadership & Customer Focus:
- Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing Product organization, including Product Managers, Design, and Product Operations.
- Create strong alignment across Product, Engineering, Data, Growth, and Operations to ensure coordinated, high-velocity execution.
- Serve as a senior executive voice across the company, influencing strategy and effectively representing the product direction to internal and external stakeholders.
- Direct qualitative and quantitative UX research and customer surveys to ground all product experience decisions in a deep understanding of customer needs, barriers, and motivations.
What You’ll Need
- 15+ years of progressive product management experience, including 8+ years in executive leadership roles, with at least 5 years leading product teams through large-scale transformation.
- Demonstrated success in driving strategy, adoption, and performance within high-growth, subscription-based businesses (Consumer and SMB).
- Proven track record of delivering measurable, material growth in customer acquisition, expansion, and retention.
- Extensive experience managing product portfolios that include both established, legacy systems and new platform innovations.
- Strong understanding of AI-enabled products, data-driven decision-making, and modern product development practices.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management abilities at the executive level.
- Deep business acumen with the ability to connect customer needs, product capabilities, and financial outcomes.
A plus if you have
- Experience in legal tech, fintech, SaaS, or other highly regulated or trust-driven industries.
- Experience building marketplace product experiences.
- Extensive background operating in a Product-Led Growth (PLG) environment.
What Success Looks Like
- Achieving a unified and cohesive product experience that accelerates customer value and simplifies migration from legacy to AI-powered experiences.
- Material growth in subscription acquisition, expansion, retention, and overall Customer Lifetime Value (LTV).
- A measurable lift in adoption and revenue contribution from new AI products and capabilities.
- High organizational alignment and execution velocity across Product, Engineering, GTM, and Operations.
- A thriving, empowered, and high-performance Product organization.
Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? Apply anyway! We value diverse experiences and encourage you to bring your unique talents to our team!
Benefits & Perks
- Comprehensive health plans (including Medical, Dental and Vision insurance for full-time employees)
- Unlimited PTO
- Competitive salary packages
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Supplemental Optional Life Insurance Benefits
- FSA Options Optional
- HSA with Company Match
- 401k program with Company Match
- Wellhub & ClassPass fitness platforms
- Comprehensive Pet Insurance options
- Financial Wellbeing & Student Loan Program access
- Access to additional Mental Health & Wellbeing resources
- Pre-tax Commuter/Transit Benefits
- Free Rocket Lawyer account with online access to an extensive legal documents library and brilliant licensed attorneys at discounted rates
Interview Process
- Recruiter Phone Screen
- Role Assessment(s)
- Hiring Manager Interview
- Panel Interviews
- Final Interview
Rocket Lawyer is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we never discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, military or veteran status, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We particularly welcome applications from veterans and military spouses.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to hr@rocketlawyer.com.
Compensation
Base salary range by location:
- San Francisco Bay Area, CA: $329,000 - $446,000
- California (outside of San Francisco Bay Area): $305,000 - $412,000
- Colorado: $280,000 - $379,000
- Utah, Arizona, and North Carolina: $263,000 - $356,000
Actual compensation packages are determined by various factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, specific work location, and performance during the interview process.
$263,000—$446,000 USD
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship in VP Of AI
Document your AI specialization before applying
Assemble peer-reviewed publications, patents, or conference presentations that establish you as a recognized expert in a narrowly defined AI domain. The Specialist category requires credentials that go beyond general machine learning or data science experience.
Target host organizations with existing sponsor relationships
Research universities, national laboratories, and R&D-heavy corporations already partnered with a State Department-designated sponsor can move faster. Ask during early interviews whether the organization has previously hosted J-1 exchange visitors at the senior level.
Use Migrate Mate to find J-1-aligned VP of AI roles
Filter for U.S. employers whose AI leadership roles align with exchange visitor program categories. Migrate Mate surfaces host organizations actively open to J-1 structures, saving you from approaching companies with no sponsorship history.
Confirm the training plan scope with your host early
Designated sponsors like Cultural Vistas or CIEE require a detailed DS-7002 training plan before issuing your DS-2019. Negotiate the specific AI research objectives, reporting milestones, and supervision structure with your host before the sponsor review begins.
Check your country's two-year home residency requirement
If you're funded by a U.S. government agency or your home country's government, or if your home country appears on the Exchange Visitor Skills List, you may be subject to the two-year home residency requirement under INA Section 212(e) before changing status or adjusting to permanent residence.
Align your program category to your actual role function
A VP of AI leading internal product teams typically fits the Specialist category. If your role centers on collaborative academic AI research with publication outputs, Research Scholar may be more appropriate. The wrong category can trigger compliance issues during USCIS or DOS review.
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Find VP Of AI JobsVP Of AI J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category fits a VP of AI role?
Most VP of AI positions fall under the Specialist category, which covers professionals with expertise in fields not represented by other J-1 categories. If your role is housed within a university or national laboratory and involves publishable research, Research Scholar may apply instead. The host organization and designated sponsor jointly determine the correct category based on your specific responsibilities.
Who actually sponsors the J-1 visa for a VP of AI position?
The J-1 visa sponsor is a U.S. Department of State-designated organization, not the hiring company. Entities like Cultural Vistas, CIEE, or IIE issue the DS-2019 form and oversee program compliance. The company offering you the VP of AI role is the host organization. Both must agree to the exchange visitor arrangement before the sponsor can issue your DS-2019.
How do I find U.S. employers open to hosting a J-1 VP of AI?
Migrate Mate is the recommended starting point for identifying U.S. employers whose AI leadership roles align with J-1 exchange visitor structures. Many companies open to J-1 hosting have prior experience with the program at the research or technical level, and locating them early saves significant time in the sponsorship coordination process.
Does the two-year home residency requirement affect VP of AI candidates?
It can, depending on your funding source and home country. If your home government funds your exchange program, or if your nationality appears on the DOS Exchange Visitor Skills List for AI or related fields, you may be required to return home for two years before changing to an immigrant or dual-intent visa status. Check your DS-2019 and consult the designated sponsor before accepting any offer that includes a green card pathway.
Can a VP of AI on a J-1 visa later transition to an H-1B or O-1?
Yes, but the two-year home residency requirement under INA Section 212(e) must be resolved first if it applies to your situation. You can either fulfill the requirement, obtain a waiver through a federal agency, your home government, or a state health agency (if applicable), or pursue a no-objection statement. USCIS adjudicates subsequent H-1B or O-1 petitions only after the J-1 bar is addressed.
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