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Data Management & Strategy Manager roles sit at the intersection of data governance, analytics infrastructure, and business decision-making, making them strong fits for OPT authorization. Most positions require a degree in information systems, computer science, or a related field, and STEM OPT extension eligibility is common for graduates from qualifying programs.
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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 Management & Strategy - Manager
Lead with your technical governance credentials
Hiring managers for these roles want to see hands-on experience with data cataloging, metadata management, or master data governance tools. Highlight specific platforms you've worked with and the scale of data environments you've managed in your application materials.
Confirm your STEM OPT extension eligibility early
Data Management and Strategy Manager roles typically fall under CIP codes in computer science or information systems, qualifying for the 24-month STEM extension. Verify your degree's CIP code with your DSO before applying so you can communicate a three-year OPT window to employers.
Address OPT authorization proactively in your cover letter
State your current OPT status, your expiration date, and STEM extension eligibility in the first paragraph of your cover letter. Employers weighing sponsorship decisions need this timeline upfront to assess whether hiring you before H-1B visa filing deadlines is feasible.
Target companies with established data governance functions
Organizations with dedicated data offices, CDO roles, or published data strategy frameworks are more likely to sponsor visas because they have structured hiring pipelines. Financial services, healthcare systems, and large technology companies consistently file LCAs for these manager-level data roles.
Frame your experience around business impact, not just technical tools
Manager-level hiring panels want evidence that you've translated data strategy into measurable outcomes. Quantify improvements to data quality, reductions in reporting errors, or faster decision cycles your work enabled rather than listing tools alone.
Connect your academic research to enterprise data challenges
If your graduate thesis or capstone involved data quality frameworks, ETL pipelines, or information architecture, reference those projects explicitly. Academic work that mirrors real business problems signals that you can contribute immediately, which reduces perceived risk for sponsors.
Data Management & Strategy - Manager OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can I work as a Data Management & Strategy Manager on F-1 OPT?
Yes. Data Management and Strategy Manager is a specialty occupation that directly aligns with degrees in information systems, computer science, data science, and related fields. Your OPT work authorization permits full-time employment in roles that match your degree, and this title qualifies under standard DSO reporting requirements for maintaining valid F-1 status.
Is this role eligible for the 24-month STEM OPT extension?
Most Data Management and Strategy Manager positions qualify for the STEM OPT extension if your degree is in computer science, information systems, data science, or a closely related STEM-designated field. Confirm your degree's CIP code with your international student office before applying. A qualifying degree gives you up to three years of total OPT authorization, which meaningfully expands your H-1B sponsorship window.
What employers typically sponsor OPT workers in this role?
Large enterprises with mature data functions, including companies in financial services, healthcare, technology, and retail, are the most consistent sponsors for Data Management and Strategy Manager roles. These organizations file Labor Condition Applications regularly for data leadership positions. You can browse companies currently hiring OPT-eligible candidates for this title on Migrate Mate, which filters for sponsorship-willing employers.
What reporting obligations does my employer have under STEM OPT for this role?
Under STEM OPT, your employer must be enrolled with E-Verify and must sign a formal training plan with you, typically documented on Form I-983. You and your employer are required to report your progress every six months. Your employer must also report material changes to your role, compensation, or work location to your DSO within five business days of the change.
How does a Manager-level title affect my visa sponsorship prospects compared to individual contributor data roles?
Manager-level data roles often make H-1B sponsorship more straightforward because the specialty occupation requirement is easier to demonstrate when the position requires directing a data strategy function and supervising technical staff. Employers are also more willing to invest in sponsorship at the manager level given the cost of replacing experienced data leadership. The combination of higher organizational impact and clearer degree requirements tends to reduce friction in the sponsorship conversation.