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Get Access To All JobsNew York Life Accelerated Path to Management Program
Are you looking for a job where you can use your experience to propel your career into management? At New York Life, we will invest in you from the start to help you learn and grow as a financial professional first. We’ll train you in valuable skills, such as marketing, business development, and customer relationship management, and provide you with the tools you need to further your career. Then we’ll train you and provide you with access to the tools you need for a career in management.
For our 18-month Management Fast Track Program, we’re looking for goal-driven leaders who are eager to build and develop a unit of financial professionals.
Business-minded professionals who are destined to build and lead teams join New York Life with a vision for their career and a strong sense of purpose.
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for people who want to make a lasting impact on the financial well-being of individuals, families, and small businesses—motivated people who can answer yes to one of the following questions:
- Do you have sales or managerial experience in another industry?
- Have you previously run your own business/practice?
- Do you have an MBA / Bachelors or other equivalent degree?
If so, the Accelerated Path to Management Program may be perfect for you. In the Accelerated Path to Management Program, you’ll start off as a financial professional*, learning how to sell our products, building client relationships, and meeting specific requirements before transitioning into a management role. You’ll then undergo a six-month intensive training program designed to prime you for success as a manager. You will use that experience to understand how to recruit and coach others to success.
What we offer
Phase 1: Firsthand experience as a financial professional
You’ll learn firsthand about a financial professional’s role and day-to-day work by working as a financial professional during the first year of your career journey with New York Life. We will provide you with extensive training, access to digital tools, and a comprehensive product suite.
Training and resources
You will receive top-notch training that will give you an understanding and appreciation for the strength and value of New York Life. Beyond this training and support, New York Life will provide access to the resources you need to succeed day-to-day, including experts on hand to answer your questions and a suite of digital sales, prospecting and marketing tools that will help you attract and retain your clients with web, social and email content.
Product Solutions
You will learn about our robust products and services that can help clients achieve their financial goals. Together with its subsidiaries, New York Life provides a range of competitive insurance and financial products, including life insurance, annuities, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, and investment products such as mutual funds through our broker-dealer, NYLIFE Securities LLC (member of FINRA and SIPC), a Licensed Insurance Agency. You will be required to hold securities licenses and FINRA registrations and affiliate with NYLIFE Securities as a registered representative before you can offer investment products.
Phase 2: Your transition to Associate Partner
After meeting specific requirements during the first 12 months as a financial professional, you will enter a specialized six-month Associate Partner training program. We’ll help you to lead and build your team of financial professionals. Throughout your career journey with New York Life, you’ll continue to have opportunities to grow and be promoted to increasingly senior levels of management.
How we will compensate you
When you begin with New York Life as a financial professional, your income will be Salary + Commission-based. For more information about commission-based income and benefits for financial professionals, please follow this link:
https://www.newyorklife.com/careers/financial-professionals/income-and-benefits
If you meet the requirements and approvals to become an Associate Partner, you will receive a bigger salary. The salary range for an Associate Partner is $70,000–$150,000 (in California and Washington, the minimum salary is $66,560 and $67,725, respectively), plus you will be eligible for certain bonuses and other incentives based on the performance of agents in your unit, including additional compensation related to the agents you recruit and develop (“R&Ds”). R&Ds are additional compensation that is designed to increase your income and to reimburse for any reasonable and necessary expenses we do not otherwise reimburse. You will also be eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits, life, long-term disability, and accidental death and dismemberment coverages, a pension plan, and a 401(k) savings plan. New York Life will value and reward your hard work and success. You’ll have significant income potential over time, because our field managers’ compensation is directly aligned with their recruiting performance and the production level of their team of financial professionals. The average income among our 568 recruiters at all levels in 2023 was $280,000.
About New York Life
New York Life is a Fortune 100 company with a long history of doing good. We have been in business for over 175 years, helping generations of Americans protect their families and attain their financial goals. As a mutual company, we are accountable only to our policyholders, not to Wall Street or outside investors. We are focused on long-term success for our clients. To prepare for the future, we are constantly innovating and looking ahead to find more ways to increase value for our clients.
Awards & Accolades
- Ranked #69 on Fortune 500 List
- "Most Admired Companies to Work for in America (Finance)" - Fortune (2024)
- "Best Finance Companies and Top 50" - Business Insider (2024)
- "America's BEST Largest Employers" - Forbes (2024)
- "Top Company for Executive Women" - Seramount (2023)
- "Top 100 Best Companies" - Seramount (2023)
-
1 Ranked Company in leading the Million Dollar Round Table for 70 consecutive years
- **MDRT membership consists of all Top Producing Agents in the Insurance/Financial Services Industry
- The Only Life Insurance Company Endorsed by AARP
We’re proud of our financial strength
- A++ Superior (A.M. Best)
- AAA Exceptionally Strong (Fitch)
- Aaa Exceptional (Moody’s)
- AA+ Very Strong (Standard & Poor’s)
We’re proud of the training we offer
- Chief Learning Officer: 2023 CLO Learning Elite Gold award
We’re proud to be recognized by organizations that also value diversity
- Seramount: 2023 Best Companies for Multicultural Women
- Human Rights Campaign: 2023/2024 Corporate Equality Index
- Forbes 2023: America’s Best Employers for Diversity
We’re proud of the help we’ve provided and continue to provide our clients
- 5.3 million lives protected (includes all owners of individual life insurance and annuity policies)
- $5 billion in living benefits awarded (includes life and annuity cash value accumulation and qualifying policy dividends paid. Dividends are not guaranteed.)
- $937 million lifetime annuity income paid (includes all payouts on individual income annuity products)
- Over $1.2 trillion life insurance protection in force (includes term, whole, and universal life.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Financial planning services
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a Valid CA Driving License?
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
New York Life Accelerated Path to Management Program
Are you looking for a job where you can use your experience to propel your career into management? At New York Life, we will invest in you from the start to help you learn and grow as a financial professional first. We’ll train you in valuable skills, such as marketing, business development, and customer relationship management, and provide you with the tools you need to further your career. Then we’ll train you and provide you with access to the tools you need for a career in management.
For our 18-month Management Fast Track Program, we’re looking for goal-driven leaders who are eager to build and develop a unit of financial professionals.
Business-minded professionals who are destined to build and lead teams join New York Life with a vision for their career and a strong sense of purpose.
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for people who want to make a lasting impact on the financial well-being of individuals, families, and small businesses—motivated people who can answer yes to one of the following questions:
- Do you have sales or managerial experience in another industry?
- Have you previously run your own business/practice?
- Do you have an MBA / Bachelors or other equivalent degree?
If so, the Accelerated Path to Management Program may be perfect for you. In the Accelerated Path to Management Program, you’ll start off as a financial professional*, learning how to sell our products, building client relationships, and meeting specific requirements before transitioning into a management role. You’ll then undergo a six-month intensive training program designed to prime you for success as a manager. You will use that experience to understand how to recruit and coach others to success.
What we offer
Phase 1: Firsthand experience as a financial professional
You’ll learn firsthand about a financial professional’s role and day-to-day work by working as a financial professional during the first year of your career journey with New York Life. We will provide you with extensive training, access to digital tools, and a comprehensive product suite.
Training and resources
You will receive top-notch training that will give you an understanding and appreciation for the strength and value of New York Life. Beyond this training and support, New York Life will provide access to the resources you need to succeed day-to-day, including experts on hand to answer your questions and a suite of digital sales, prospecting and marketing tools that will help you attract and retain your clients with web, social and email content.
Product Solutions
You will learn about our robust products and services that can help clients achieve their financial goals. Together with its subsidiaries, New York Life provides a range of competitive insurance and financial products, including life insurance, annuities, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, and investment products such as mutual funds through our broker-dealer, NYLIFE Securities LLC (member of FINRA and SIPC), a Licensed Insurance Agency. You will be required to hold securities licenses and FINRA registrations and affiliate with NYLIFE Securities as a registered representative before you can offer investment products.
Phase 2: Your transition to Associate Partner
After meeting specific requirements during the first 12 months as a financial professional, you will enter a specialized six-month Associate Partner training program. We’ll help you to lead and build your team of financial professionals. Throughout your career journey with New York Life, you’ll continue to have opportunities to grow and be promoted to increasingly senior levels of management.
How we will compensate you
When you begin with New York Life as a financial professional, your income will be Salary + Commission-based. For more information about commission-based income and benefits for financial professionals, please follow this link:
https://www.newyorklife.com/careers/financial-professionals/income-and-benefits
If you meet the requirements and approvals to become an Associate Partner, you will receive a bigger salary. The salary range for an Associate Partner is $70,000–$150,000 (in California and Washington, the minimum salary is $66,560 and $67,725, respectively), plus you will be eligible for certain bonuses and other incentives based on the performance of agents in your unit, including additional compensation related to the agents you recruit and develop (“R&Ds”). R&Ds are additional compensation that is designed to increase your income and to reimburse for any reasonable and necessary expenses we do not otherwise reimburse. You will also be eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits, life, long-term disability, and accidental death and dismemberment coverages, a pension plan, and a 401(k) savings plan. New York Life will value and reward your hard work and success. You’ll have significant income potential over time, because our field managers’ compensation is directly aligned with their recruiting performance and the production level of their team of financial professionals. The average income among our 568 recruiters at all levels in 2023 was $280,000.
About New York Life
New York Life is a Fortune 100 company with a long history of doing good. We have been in business for over 175 years, helping generations of Americans protect their families and attain their financial goals. As a mutual company, we are accountable only to our policyholders, not to Wall Street or outside investors. We are focused on long-term success for our clients. To prepare for the future, we are constantly innovating and looking ahead to find more ways to increase value for our clients.
Awards & Accolades
- Ranked #69 on Fortune 500 List
- "Most Admired Companies to Work for in America (Finance)" - Fortune (2024)
- "Best Finance Companies and Top 50" - Business Insider (2024)
- "America's BEST Largest Employers" - Forbes (2024)
- "Top Company for Executive Women" - Seramount (2023)
- "Top 100 Best Companies" - Seramount (2023)
-
1 Ranked Company in leading the Million Dollar Round Table for 70 consecutive years
- **MDRT membership consists of all Top Producing Agents in the Insurance/Financial Services Industry
- The Only Life Insurance Company Endorsed by AARP
We’re proud of our financial strength
- A++ Superior (A.M. Best)
- AAA Exceptionally Strong (Fitch)
- Aaa Exceptional (Moody’s)
- AA+ Very Strong (Standard & Poor’s)
We’re proud of the training we offer
- Chief Learning Officer: 2023 CLO Learning Elite Gold award
We’re proud to be recognized by organizations that also value diversity
- Seramount: 2023 Best Companies for Multicultural Women
- Human Rights Campaign: 2023/2024 Corporate Equality Index
- Forbes 2023: America’s Best Employers for Diversity
We’re proud of the help we’ve provided and continue to provide our clients
- 5.3 million lives protected (includes all owners of individual life insurance and annuity policies)
- $5 billion in living benefits awarded (includes life and annuity cash value accumulation and qualifying policy dividends paid. Dividends are not guaranteed.)
- $937 million lifetime annuity income paid (includes all payouts on individual income annuity products)
- Over $1.2 trillion life insurance protection in force (includes term, whole, and universal life.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Financial planning services
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a Valid CA Driving License?
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Corporate Finance Manager
Target employers with an active H-1B sponsorship history
Corporate finance teams at large public companies, investment banks, and Fortune 500 firms file H-1B visa petitions regularly. Prioritizing these employers means your OPT period is more likely to convert into long-term sponsorship after the lottery.
Emphasize your CFA progress or accounting credentials
Employers weighing OPT sponsorship costs want candidates who show long-term value. Passing CFA Level I or holding a CPA license signals commitment to the field and makes the sponsorship investment easier for hiring managers to justify internally.
Apply early to account for OPT processing delays
USCIS EAD processing can take eight to twelve weeks. Start your job search at least three months before graduation so you have valid work authorization in hand before a start date is negotiated with an employer.
Clarify your STEM OPT eligibility upfront with employers
Finance and accounting degrees from ABET-accredited programs qualify for the 24-month STEM extension. Confirming this early gives employers a longer sponsorship runway and reduces hesitation about hiring someone on a standard 12-month OPT authorization.
Prepare a clear, one-paragraph OPT explainer for interviews
Many corporate finance hiring managers are unfamiliar with OPT mechanics. A concise explanation covering your authorization period, the STEM extension option, and H-1B timing removes uncertainty and keeps the conversation focused on your qualifications.
Use Migrate Mate to find Corporate Finance Manager roles open to OPT
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Corporate Finance Manager OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can I work as a Corporate Finance Manager on F-1 OPT?
Yes. Corporate Finance Manager is a qualifying specialty occupation under OPT, requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in finance, accounting, or a related field. Your EAD card authorizes full-time employment for up to 12 months, with a 24-month STEM extension available if your degree program is on the STEM designated degree list and your employer is E-Verify enrolled.
Does a finance degree qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your specific program. Finance and accounting degrees offered under STEM-designated CIP codes qualify for the 24-month extension, but not every university classifies these programs as STEM. Check your university's designated STEM degree list and confirm with your DSO before assuming eligibility. Programs in financial engineering, quantitative finance, and computational finance almost always qualify.
How do I find Corporate Finance Manager jobs that sponsor OPT and H-1B?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. Rather than filtering through thousands of postings from employers who won't hire international candidates, Migrate Mate surfaces Corporate Finance Manager roles from companies with active sponsorship histories, so you can focus your applications where they have a realistic chance of converting.
How does the H-1B lottery timeline affect Corporate Finance Manager OPT students?
H-1B registration opens each March for an October 1 start date. If your OPT expires before October 1 and you're selected in the lottery, a cap-gap provision automatically extends your work authorization through September 30. Missing the lottery means you'll need to either secure an alternative visa, find a cap-exempt employer, or exit the country until the next cycle.
What should I include in my resume to improve OPT sponsorship chances for this role?
Quantify your finance experience with specific outcomes: cost reductions achieved, budgets managed, forecasting accuracy improvements, or capital structure work. Employers sponsoring OPT must justify the cost to HR and legal, so a resume that demonstrates measurable impact makes that internal case for you. CFA enrollment, CPA licensure, or advanced Excel and financial modeling credentials also strengthen your profile considerably.