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AI Specialist roles are among the strongest fits for F-1 OPT students, with most positions qualifying under STEM OPT extension criteria. The field spans machine learning engineering, NLP, and computer vision, and many employers in tech and enterprise software have established OPT sponsorship workflows through prior STEM hires.
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Req #
WD00098407
Career area:
Services
Country/Region:
United States of America
State:
North Carolina
City:
Morrisville
Date:
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Working time:
Full-time
Additional Locations:
* United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville
Why Work at Lenovo
We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.
Lenovo is a US$69 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).
This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.
Description and Requirements
AI Application Specialist – Global Configuration and Imaging Services
Lenovo is seeking an AI Application Specialist to join our Global Configuration Services Team. In this role, you’ll play a key part in creating AI-powered internal applications that support and automate complex business processes across the configuration and imaging services supply chain. You will be tasked with deeply understanding business operations in order to build tools that enhance efficiency and clarity of operations.
We’re looking for a quick learner who is an excellent communicator, with proven experience building AI-powered software applications. If you're passionate about technology and want to help people succeed through better tools and processes, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Configuration Services Knowledge \& Process Design:
- Work deeply with the business to understand existing business operations across both configuration services and imaging delivery services.
- Map operational processes to business applications, considering both existing ERP tools and operational requirements that do not currently have system tracking
- Application development and Integration:
- Develop applications to standardize business operations and drive business flows
- Ensure key data capture to allow granular reporting to be developed
- Design and Implement API integration functionality to map new applications to existing ERP tools, and partner with Lenovo DTIT to integrate
- Adoption, Analytics \& Continuous Improvement:
- Drive user adoption of new applications by clearly articulating the scope, timing, and benefits of upcoming tools changes.
- Use data and analytics to monitor adoption, assess impact, and continuously improve business outcomes.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science.
- Experience developing AI powered applications.
- Fluent in English and comfortable working with global, cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven success with AI-powered application development.
- Understanding of MCP-style integrations (or similar AI orchestration frameworks).
- Significant python and/or .net coding experience.
- Experience working with business teams to understand processes.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with subject matter experts \& end users.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to use data to influence decisions and measure success.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines independently.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
About You
You enjoy building software that solves real problems and makes work easier for others. You’re comfortable working with code, exploring AI-powered approaches, and learning new technologies quickly. You’re curious by nature and motivated to understand how systems, data, and processes fit together in a real operating environment.
You communicate clearly, ask thoughtful questions, and take feedback as an opportunity to improve. You’re comfortable working in environments where requirements evolve, and you take pride in delivering reliable, well-structured solutions. You’re excited to grow your understanding of business processes while developing practical AI applications that drive efficiency, clarity, and measurable impact.
We follow a friendly hybrid model with three days a week in the office—great for collaboration and connection!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.
Additional Locations:
United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville
United States of America
United States of America - North Carolina
United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville
General Information
Req #
WD00098407
Career area:
Services
Country/Region:
United States of America
State:
North Carolina
City:
Morrisville
Date:
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Working time:
Full-time
Additional Locations:
* United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville
Why Work at Lenovo
We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.
Lenovo is a US$69 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).
This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.
Description and Requirements
AI Application Specialist – Global Configuration and Imaging Services
Lenovo is seeking an AI Application Specialist to join our Global Configuration Services Team. In this role, you’ll play a key part in creating AI-powered internal applications that support and automate complex business processes across the configuration and imaging services supply chain. You will be tasked with deeply understanding business operations in order to build tools that enhance efficiency and clarity of operations.
We’re looking for a quick learner who is an excellent communicator, with proven experience building AI-powered software applications. If you're passionate about technology and want to help people succeed through better tools and processes, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Configuration Services Knowledge \& Process Design:
- Work deeply with the business to understand existing business operations across both configuration services and imaging delivery services.
- Map operational processes to business applications, considering both existing ERP tools and operational requirements that do not currently have system tracking
- Application development and Integration:
- Develop applications to standardize business operations and drive business flows
- Ensure key data capture to allow granular reporting to be developed
- Design and Implement API integration functionality to map new applications to existing ERP tools, and partner with Lenovo DTIT to integrate
- Adoption, Analytics \& Continuous Improvement:
- Drive user adoption of new applications by clearly articulating the scope, timing, and benefits of upcoming tools changes.
- Use data and analytics to monitor adoption, assess impact, and continuously improve business outcomes.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science.
- Experience developing AI powered applications.
- Fluent in English and comfortable working with global, cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven success with AI-powered application development.
- Understanding of MCP-style integrations (or similar AI orchestration frameworks).
- Significant python and/or .net coding experience.
- Experience working with business teams to understand processes.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with subject matter experts \& end users.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to use data to influence decisions and measure success.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines independently.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
About You
You enjoy building software that solves real problems and makes work easier for others. You’re comfortable working with code, exploring AI-powered approaches, and learning new technologies quickly. You’re curious by nature and motivated to understand how systems, data, and processes fit together in a real operating environment.
You communicate clearly, ask thoughtful questions, and take feedback as an opportunity to improve. You’re comfortable working in environments where requirements evolve, and you take pride in delivering reliable, well-structured solutions. You’re excited to grow your understanding of business processes while developing practical AI applications that drive efficiency, clarity, and measurable impact.
We follow a friendly hybrid model with three days a week in the office—great for collaboration and connection!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.
Additional Locations:
United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville
United States of America
United States of America - North Carolina
United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as an AI Specialist
Lead with your STEM OPT timeline upfront
When reaching out to hiring managers, mention your three-year STEM OPT window early. Many employers conflate OPT with the standard 12-month limit, and clarifying your full authorization period removes the most common reason AI teams decline to interview international candidates.
Target employers with existing H-1B filings for AI roles
Companies that have previously sponsored H-1B visa petitions for machine learning engineers or data scientists are far more likely to extend OPT sponsorship. Search USCIS H-1B visa disclosure data to verify which employers already have infrastructure to support international hires in technical AI roles.
Frame your degree field explicitly in applications
STEM OPT eligibility depends on your degree classification. Computer science, electrical engineering, and statistics all qualify. State your degree field and STEM designation explicitly on your resume and in cover letters so hiring teams can confirm OPT viability without back-and-forth clarification.
Prioritize mid-size tech companies over large enterprise
Mid-size AI companies and growth-stage startups often move faster on OPT hiring decisions than large enterprises with rigid HR systems. They also tend to have lean legal relationships with immigration counsel, making the E-Verify and reporting steps quicker to execute for your employer.
Align your role title to your degree on the I-983
Your employer must complete Form I-983 for STEM OPT, which requires describing how the AI Specialist role directly relates to your degree. Work with your hiring manager before your start date to draft language connecting your specific duties, such as model training or deployment, to your academic field.
Use Migrate Mate to filter for OPT-verified AI roles
Many AI job listings never specify visa sponsorship willingness, which wastes application time. Migrate Mate surfaces roles from employers verified to hire on OPT, so you can focus your search on companies already prepared to support your work authorization status without requiring you to vet each listing manually.
AI Specialist OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do AI Specialist roles qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Most do, provided your underlying degree falls under an approved STEM field such as computer science, data science, electrical engineering, or applied mathematics. The role itself must also be directly related to that field of study. Job titles like AI Specialist, Machine Learning Engineer, and NLP Engineer consistently meet this standard, but your DSO makes the final determination based on your specific degree and job description.
How do I find AI employers who are willing to hire on OPT?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this. It aggregates AI Specialist roles from employers with a demonstrated history of hiring international students on OPT and H-1B, filtering out listings where sponsorship is explicitly excluded. This saves you from cold-applying to companies that will reject you at the offer stage once your work authorization comes up.
What does an employer actually have to do to hire me on OPT as an AI Specialist?
For standard OPT, your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify. That is the only hard requirement. For STEM OPT extension, they must also be enrolled in E-Verify at the time of your I-983 submission, provide a formal training plan describing how the AI role supports your degree, and submit a six-month and annual evaluation during your extension period.
Can I work as an AI Specialist contractor or through a staffing agency on OPT?
Yes, but with important constraints. For standard OPT, contract and staffing arrangements are generally permitted. For STEM OPT extension, USCIS requires that you have a bona fide employer-employee relationship with the sponsoring company. If you are placed at a client site through an agency, the end client must sign the I-983 and function as your actual supervisor and trainer, not the staffing agency.
What happens to my OPT authorization if my AI Specialist role changes significantly at the same employer?
A substantial change in job duties may require an updated I-983 training plan for STEM OPT students. If your role shifts from model development to a function unrelated to your degree, such as general product management, your STEM OPT eligibility could be at risk. Notify your DSO whenever your core responsibilities change materially, and document how the new duties still connect to your field of study.