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Agency Sales Manager jobs are well-suited for F-1 OPT students with degrees in business, marketing, or communications. Most roles involve leading client accounts and driving revenue, which maps cleanly to specialty occupation requirements. Your 12-month OPT window (29 months with STEM extension) gives you real runway to prove your value and secure H-1B visa sponsorship.
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We are seeking a Lead Agency Case Manager to join our team at Independent Living Systems (ILS). ILS, along with its affiliated health plans known as Florida Community Care and Florida Complete Care, is committed to promoting a higher quality of life and maximizing independence for all vulnerable populations.
About the Role:
The Lead Agency Case Manager plays an essential role in overseeing and coordinating comprehensive case management services within the agency to ensure clients receive effective and timely support. This position is responsible for developing individualized care plans, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to address the complex needs of clients. The Lead Agency Case Manager is responsible for promoting effective education, self-management support, and timely healthcare delivery to achieve optimal quality and positive outcomes. The Lead Agency Case Manager ensures compliance with regulatory standards and agency policies while advocating for member rights and resources. Ultimately, the Lead Agency Case Manager drives the agency’s mission by enhancing member well-being through effective case management, leadership and coordination.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, or a related field.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in case management or a related role.
- Experience working with older adults, individuals living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and family caregivers.
- Strong knowledge of case management principles, community resources, and relevant legal and ethical standards.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in case management software.
- Bilingual in the prominent language of the population being served.
- Relevant experience may substitute for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW), Counseling, or a related discipline.
- Certification in Case Management (CCM) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) credential.
- Experience working with diverse populations and in multidisciplinary team environments.
- Familiarity with data analysis and quality improvement methodologies.
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate commitment to Our Mission and models ILS Experience Standards of Excellence.
- Assess clients in a comprehensive manner in person.
- Develop, implement, and monitor individualized care plans tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.
- Coordinate with healthcare providers, social services, and community resources to facilitate comprehensive care and support for clients.
- Ensure all case management activities comply with agency policies, ethical standards, and relevant regulatory requirements.
- Encourages and provides education and training to caregivers, family members or friends.
- Serves as a liaison to providers, members and caregivers for coordination of services.
- Completes and maintains a client record with progress reports and forms related to service provision and ongoing documentation.
- For ADI participants, provide caregiver support, dementia education, and coordinate dementia-specific services, including respite and other approved supports.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as an Agency Sales Manager
Target agencies with established visa sponsorship history
Large media, advertising, and insurance agencies sponsor H-1B visa workers regularly. Focus your search on firms with 50-plus employees, where dedicated HR teams handle visa processes and sponsorship is a standard part of hiring, not an exception.
Frame your OPT timeline around the H-1B lottery cycle
If you start a role by April of your first OPT year, your employer can file an H-1B petition in time for the October 1 cap date. Map your job search backwards from that deadline to avoid running out of authorized time.
Lead with revenue results, not just activity metrics
Hiring managers at agencies want to see closed deals and retained accounts. Quantify your sales outcomes from internships or prior roles. Concrete numbers signal that sponsoring you carries lower risk and a clear return on investment.
Clarify your degree-to-role connection before interviews
Agency Sales Manager roles qualify as specialty occupations when tied to a business or marketing degree. Be ready to explain that connection clearly. Employers unfamiliar with OPT often need reassurance that your authorization is legally straightforward to support.
Use your OPT period to build an internal sponsorship case
Sponsorship decisions often come from finance, not HR. During your OPT period, document your revenue contribution and client retention impact. A business case showing you generate more value than your visa costs makes sponsorship much easier to approve.
Browse Agency Sales Manager roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters jobs by OPT-friendliness, so you spend time on employers actually open to sponsoring international hires. Searching here reduces the guesswork and keeps your job hunt focused on realistic opportunities within your authorization window.
Agency Sales Manager OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Agency Sales Manager roles qualify as specialty occupations for OPT and H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. Agency Sales Manager positions typically require a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field, which meets the specialty occupation standard. The key is that the employer's job description must reflect a genuine degree requirement, not just a preference. Roles where any degree field is accepted regardless of relevance can create complications during H-1B petitioning.
How much time do I realistically have to secure sponsorship as an Agency Sales Manager on OPT?
Standard OPT gives you 12 months of work authorization. If your undergraduate degree is in a STEM-adjacent business field, check whether you qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension, which would give you 36 months total. The H-1B lottery filing window opens each March, so timing your job start relative to that cycle is critical to avoid a gap in work authorization.
Where can I find Agency Sales Manager jobs that are open to OPT candidates?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this. The platform surfaces Agency Sales Manager roles from employers with a demonstrated history of sponsoring international candidates, so you can focus your applications on companies that are genuinely open to OPT workers rather than cold-applying and hoping for the best.
Can I switch agencies during my OPT period without losing my work authorization?
Yes, but you must report the employer change to your DSO within 10 days and update your SEVIS record. Your OPT authorization is tied to your degree and occupation category, not your specific employer, so moving to a new agency is permitted as long as the new role is directly related to your field of study and you stay within your authorized OPT period.
What should I say when an agency asks why they should sponsor my visa?
Focus on the business case, not the paperwork. Employer H-1B sponsorship costs are modest relative to the value a high-performing sales hire generates. Emphasize your client relationships, revenue track record, and the cost of recruiting and onboarding a replacement. Agencies that understand the math often find sponsorship straightforward once the performance case is clear.