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Data Consultant jobs on OPT require employers to support your work authorization, whether through a standard 12-month OPT period or a 24-month STEM extension for graduates in statistics, computer science, or information systems. Roles typically involve data analysis, visualization, and client-facing strategy work.
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Get Access To All JobsTogether we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.
We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.
Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.
Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage – Apply Now
About Benefitfocus, a Voya Company
Benefitfocus, Inc., a Voya company, is a leading provider of cloud-based benefits software solutions for consumers, employers, insurance carriers, and brokers. Benefitfocus supports millions of consumers through an integrated portfolio of products and services that enable clients to shop, enroll, manage, and exchange benefits information more efficiently. With a user-friendly interface and consumer-centric design, the Benefitfocus Platform provides a single destination for consumers to access and manage their benefits. Solutions support the administration of medical, dental, voluntary benefits, wellness programs, and more.
Get to Know the Opportunity:
The Client Data Consultant leverages technical expertise, product knowledge, and sound judgment to identify, analyze, and resolve complex data issues. This role performs root cause analysis, coordinates solutions across teams, supports testing and process improvements, and serves as a key escalation resource for internal teams and customers.
This role is fully remote, with no regular in-office requirement.
The Contributions You’ll Make:
- Perform triage, root cause analysis, and corrections for data issues reported by internal resources, including CSMs, CSS, and Data Analysts.
- Review analysis performed by Data Analysts and Data Analysts II to ensure accuracy and quality.
- Partner with Process Owners to develop and maintain process documentation.
- Coordinate fixes and improvements for data issues across multiple departments.
- Resolve customer and internal escalations in a timely manner.
- Develop and communicate action plans for outstanding data issues.
- Track ongoing operational metrics to support quality and performance.
- Execute testing for new product releases involving data processing changes.
- Support the operationalization of new processes, tools, and improvements.
- Coordinate and complete software release testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for outstanding work requests.
- Train new team members on processes and tools used to perform Data Analyst responsibilities.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve processes and technology to increase efficiency and quality.
- Process ad hoc test and production files, including open enrollment files.
- Exercise independent judgment when determining when issues should be escalated to management.
- Serve as an internal point of escalation when a manager is unavailable.
- Use sound judgment, experience, and product knowledge to make decisions impacting internal teams and external customers with minimal manager direction.
- Develop strong working relationships across internal Benefitfocus teams.
- Provide occasional weekend and off-hours support as business needs require.
- Partner with Product and Sales teams on product roadmaps and enhancements.
Minimum Knowledge & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 3-5 years of experience working in a technical role.
- Proficient knowledge of both EDI and payroll processes.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate solutions across teams.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and make decisions with minimal manager direction.
Preferred Knowledge & Experience:
- Experience supporting data processing, software release testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Experience developing or maintaining process documentation and supporting process improvements.
- Experience training or providing technical guidance to team members.
- Experience working collaboratively across Product, Sales, Operations, and other internal business teams.
How This Role Aligns to Our Core Four:
Voya’s Core Four are at the heart of how we deliver for our customers and each other, and this role brings them to life through strong data quality, thoughtful problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Instill Customer Obsession: Resolve data issues and escalations with urgency and accuracy to support reliable outcomes for internal teams and external customers.
- Transform with Automation/AI: Identify opportunities to improve tools and processes that reduce manual effort, increase efficiency, and strengthen data quality.
- Drive Higher Performance Through Our People: Share expertise, train team members, and collaborate across teams to strengthen capabilities and drive effective resolution of data issues.
- Execute on the Fundamentals: Apply disciplined testing, root cause analysis, documentation, and operational oversight to improve accuracy, consistency, and quality.
Compensation Pay Disclosure:
Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.
The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya may offer incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.
Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
$55,000 - $65,000
Be Well. Stay Well.
Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.
What We Offer
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
- 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
- Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
- Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
- Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year
Critical Skills
At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:
- Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
- Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
- Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
- Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
- Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.
Reasonable Accommodations
Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.
Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.
We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.
Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.
Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage – Apply Now
About Benefitfocus, a Voya Company
Benefitfocus, Inc., a Voya company, is a leading provider of cloud-based benefits software solutions for consumers, employers, insurance carriers, and brokers. Benefitfocus supports millions of consumers through an integrated portfolio of products and services that enable clients to shop, enroll, manage, and exchange benefits information more efficiently. With a user-friendly interface and consumer-centric design, the Benefitfocus Platform provides a single destination for consumers to access and manage their benefits. Solutions support the administration of medical, dental, voluntary benefits, wellness programs, and more.
Get to Know the Opportunity:
The Client Data Consultant leverages technical expertise, product knowledge, and sound judgment to identify, analyze, and resolve complex data issues. This role performs root cause analysis, coordinates solutions across teams, supports testing and process improvements, and serves as a key escalation resource for internal teams and customers.
This role is fully remote, with no regular in-office requirement.
The Contributions You’ll Make:
- Perform triage, root cause analysis, and corrections for data issues reported by internal resources, including CSMs, CSS, and Data Analysts.
- Review analysis performed by Data Analysts and Data Analysts II to ensure accuracy and quality.
- Partner with Process Owners to develop and maintain process documentation.
- Coordinate fixes and improvements for data issues across multiple departments.
- Resolve customer and internal escalations in a timely manner.
- Develop and communicate action plans for outstanding data issues.
- Track ongoing operational metrics to support quality and performance.
- Execute testing for new product releases involving data processing changes.
- Support the operationalization of new processes, tools, and improvements.
- Coordinate and complete software release testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for outstanding work requests.
- Train new team members on processes and tools used to perform Data Analyst responsibilities.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve processes and technology to increase efficiency and quality.
- Process ad hoc test and production files, including open enrollment files.
- Exercise independent judgment when determining when issues should be escalated to management.
- Serve as an internal point of escalation when a manager is unavailable.
- Use sound judgment, experience, and product knowledge to make decisions impacting internal teams and external customers with minimal manager direction.
- Develop strong working relationships across internal Benefitfocus teams.
- Provide occasional weekend and off-hours support as business needs require.
- Partner with Product and Sales teams on product roadmaps and enhancements.
Minimum Knowledge & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 3-5 years of experience working in a technical role.
- Proficient knowledge of both EDI and payroll processes.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate solutions across teams.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and make decisions with minimal manager direction.
Preferred Knowledge & Experience:
- Experience supporting data processing, software release testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Experience developing or maintaining process documentation and supporting process improvements.
- Experience training or providing technical guidance to team members.
- Experience working collaboratively across Product, Sales, Operations, and other internal business teams.
How This Role Aligns to Our Core Four:
Voya’s Core Four are at the heart of how we deliver for our customers and each other, and this role brings them to life through strong data quality, thoughtful problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Instill Customer Obsession: Resolve data issues and escalations with urgency and accuracy to support reliable outcomes for internal teams and external customers.
- Transform with Automation/AI: Identify opportunities to improve tools and processes that reduce manual effort, increase efficiency, and strengthen data quality.
- Drive Higher Performance Through Our People: Share expertise, train team members, and collaborate across teams to strengthen capabilities and drive effective resolution of data issues.
- Execute on the Fundamentals: Apply disciplined testing, root cause analysis, documentation, and operational oversight to improve accuracy, consistency, and quality.
Compensation Pay Disclosure:
Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.
The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya may offer incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.
Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
$55,000 - $65,000
Be Well. Stay Well.
Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.
What We Offer
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
- 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
- Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
- Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
- Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year
Critical Skills
At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:
- Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
- Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
- Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
- Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
- Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.
Reasonable Accommodations
Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Data Consultant
Lead with your STEM OPT eligibility
If your degree qualifies for the 24-month STEM extension, say so upfront. Data Consultant roles in analytics and information systems commonly qualify, giving employers three years of work authorization before any H-1B visa decision is required.
Target consulting firms with established OPT hiring processes
Large consulting firms with dedicated immigration teams handle OPT paperwork more efficiently than smaller shops. Firms that regularly hire international candidates are far less likely to treat your work authorization as a dealbreaker during the offer stage.
Quantify your data impact in dollar or percentage terms
Data Consultants are hired to solve business problems. Interviewers respond to outcomes, not tasks. Replace 'built dashboards' with 'reduced reporting time by 40%' and your resume immediately competes more effectively against domestic candidates.
Align your technical stack with the employer's tools
Mirror the job description's tech requirements exactly in your resume. If the role lists SQL, Tableau, and Python, those words need to appear in your experience section. Applicant tracking systems filter before a human ever reads your application.
Address your OPT timeline proactively in interviews
Bring up work authorization before the employer does. Explain your current OPT end date, your STEM extension eligibility if applicable, and your H-1B timeline. Employers respond better to candidates who present this as a clear plan, not an ambiguity.
Build a portfolio with real client or project scenarios
Data Consultant interviews often include case studies. Prepare two or three examples from academic projects, internships, or freelance work that demonstrate structured problem-solving, stakeholder communication, and a measurable business outcome from your analysis.
Data Consultant OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Data Consultant jobs typically sponsor OPT students?
Many do, particularly mid-size and large consulting firms with established international hiring pipelines. Sponsorship willingness varies more by firm than by role. Searching Migrate Mate filters specifically for employers open to OPT work authorization, so you're not wasting applications on companies that won't consider your status.
Does a Data Consultant role qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree, not the job title. If your bachelor's or master's degree is in a STEM-designated field such as statistics, computer science, data science, or information systems, you likely qualify for the extension. Your DSO at your university can confirm whether your specific CIP code is on the STEM OPT designated degree program list.
What happens to my OPT if my Data Consultant contract ends between client projects?
OPT allows up to 90 days of unemployment cumulatively for standard OPT holders and up to 150 days for STEM extension holders. Short gaps between consulting engagements count toward that limit, so track your unemployed days carefully. If a contract ends unexpectedly, begin your job search immediately rather than waiting for the next project to materialize.
Can I work as an independent contractor or on a 1099 basis as a Data Consultant on OPT?
Self-employment is permitted on OPT, but the requirements are strict. You must be actively engaged in work directly related to your degree, and you'll need to document the arrangement thoroughly for your DSO. Most OPT students in Data Consultant roles are better protected working as W-2 employees, where the employment relationship and authorization are straightforward to verify.
What should I look for in a Data Consultant job posting to assess OPT sponsorship likelihood?
Look for phrases like 'will consider OPT,' 'visa sponsorship available,' or 'open to all work authorizations.' Absence of these phrases doesn't automatically mean rejection, but postings that say 'must be authorized to work without sponsorship' are a clear signal to move on. Migrate Mate surfaces Data Consultant roles tagged by sponsorship status so you can filter before applying.