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National Sales Manager jobs are available to F-1 OPT students with degrees in business, marketing, or a related field. Most roles qualify as specialty occupations for H-1B visa sponsorship, giving you a realistic path beyond your OPT period. Your 12-month standard OPT window can extend to 36 months with a STEM extension if your degree qualifies.
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About Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with entrepreneurial, action- and results-oriented professionals. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and helping them reach their potential. A&M is different by design: we give people ownership and impact from day one, fuel development through real opportunity, and provide direct access to leaders who invest in our growth. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact clients and shape our industry. Guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity, our collaborative, globally minded environment is why our people love working at A&M.
The Team
At A&M you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse team of supportive and motivated professionals that love to share their knowledge and depth of industry experience with others. A&M's Disputes and Investigations practice comprises professionals from a wide range of backgrounds, who bring and share their deep expertise in conducting investigations and delivering expert witness reports. We have an inclusive developmental environment where everyone has the opportunity to learn and grow. Our culture is characterized by openness and entrepreneurial thinking, with a foundation of mutual respect and high-quality standards for our work. We strive to remove bureaucracy in favor of recognizing effort and results through advancement opportunities and a motivating performance-based reward structure.
How you will contribute
With the rapidly changing geopolitical environment, competition for sensitive technologies, and risks associated with potential exploitation of sensitive personal and business data, demand for national security-focused risk analysis and mitigation is growing significantly. Our team supports organizations, investors and counsel identifying, assessing and reducing national-security related risk. We focus on assisting with the national-security components of transaction diligence and design, embedding regulatory requirements into business systems and processes, and facilitating transparency between companies and regulators by leveraging data analytics and other tools. The team also serves as fiduciary to U.S. government agencies in a role of either third-party monitor or third-party auditor.
Responsibilities:
- Working both independently and with team members as the project lead to successfully execute projects involving U.S. international trade and technology security controls, Defense Industrial Base (DIB)-related cybersecurity, and other national security-related compliance and program enhancement projects.
- Leading assessments of clients' trade and technology controls compliance posture, including assessments of compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Export Administration Regulations, and equivalent non-U.S. regulatory regimes.
- Leading audits, assessments, and enhancement of clients' international trade, technology security, and foreign investment controls risk and compliance posture.
- Developing and refining engagement approaches and project plans based on collaboration with team leadership and experience.
- Independently interfacing with clients and delivering high-quality work product, specifically including compliance programs, policies, procedures, assessments, and reports.
- Building industry-recognized subject matter expertise in the national security, international trade, and foreign investment review areas, particularly with respect to non-U.S. regimes, including keeping apace with developments in relevant regulations and policy, and producing timely, polished thought leadership.
- Professional and conceptual agility to design and execute compliance risk mitigation and information security solutions that are adaptive to client risks and requirements across multiple domains.
- Helping clients navigate U.S. and allied country Government Security, international trade and technology control, and data security requirements.
- Leading in development of collateral, thought leadership, marketing, and other market-facing projects.
- Working on and leading in company internal projects and initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree required. Advanced Degree strongly preferred. Specific focus/qualifications on international trade and investment controls strongly preferred.
- Prior experience working as a compliance professional and/or national security professional and program leader in a company, professional services firm, or U.S. Government.
- Demonstrated expertise in international trade compliance.
- Excellent research and writing capabilities required. Candidates must be able to independently produce complete, polished work products.
- Must be proficient in using office productivity and collaboration tools (e.g., MS Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Sharepoint, etc.).
Your journey at A& M
At A&M, professional growth is tied directly to performance, not tenure. Our people take on meaningful, hands-on work supported by a performance development process that rewards contribution and fosters a culture of meritocracy. Stretch roles, evolving business needs, and firm growth create ongoing opportunities for ownership and building new skills, while direct access to senior leaders provides mentorship and real-time coaching along the way. We also prioritize your wellbeing through comprehensive benefits and resources. Together, these elements create an environment where high-performing professionals can continue to grow and advance from day one.
Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined from time to time as well as a 401(k) retirement plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive a discretionary contribution to their 401(k) from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type. Click here for more information regarding A&M's benefits programs.
The salary range is $100,000 - $140,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.
A&M does not require or administer lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Description
About Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with entrepreneurial, action- and results-oriented professionals. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and helping them reach their potential. A&M is different by design: we give people ownership and impact from day one, fuel development through real opportunity, and provide direct access to leaders who invest in our growth. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact clients and shape our industry. Guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity, our collaborative, globally minded environment is why our people love working at A&M.
The Team
At A&M you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse team of supportive and motivated professionals that love to share their knowledge and depth of industry experience with others. A&M's Disputes and Investigations practice comprises professionals from a wide range of backgrounds, who bring and share their deep expertise in conducting investigations and delivering expert witness reports. We have an inclusive developmental environment where everyone has the opportunity to learn and grow. Our culture is characterized by openness and entrepreneurial thinking, with a foundation of mutual respect and high-quality standards for our work. We strive to remove bureaucracy in favor of recognizing effort and results through advancement opportunities and a motivating performance-based reward structure.
How you will contribute
With the rapidly changing geopolitical environment, competition for sensitive technologies, and risks associated with potential exploitation of sensitive personal and business data, demand for national security-focused risk analysis and mitigation is growing significantly. Our team supports organizations, investors and counsel identifying, assessing and reducing national-security related risk. We focus on assisting with the national-security components of transaction diligence and design, embedding regulatory requirements into business systems and processes, and facilitating transparency between companies and regulators by leveraging data analytics and other tools. The team also serves as fiduciary to U.S. government agencies in a role of either third-party monitor or third-party auditor.
Responsibilities:
- Working both independently and with team members as the project lead to successfully execute projects involving U.S. international trade and technology security controls, Defense Industrial Base (DIB)-related cybersecurity, and other national security-related compliance and program enhancement projects.
- Leading assessments of clients' trade and technology controls compliance posture, including assessments of compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Export Administration Regulations, and equivalent non-U.S. regulatory regimes.
- Leading audits, assessments, and enhancement of clients' international trade, technology security, and foreign investment controls risk and compliance posture.
- Developing and refining engagement approaches and project plans based on collaboration with team leadership and experience.
- Independently interfacing with clients and delivering high-quality work product, specifically including compliance programs, policies, procedures, assessments, and reports.
- Building industry-recognized subject matter expertise in the national security, international trade, and foreign investment review areas, particularly with respect to non-U.S. regimes, including keeping apace with developments in relevant regulations and policy, and producing timely, polished thought leadership.
- Professional and conceptual agility to design and execute compliance risk mitigation and information security solutions that are adaptive to client risks and requirements across multiple domains.
- Helping clients navigate U.S. and allied country Government Security, international trade and technology control, and data security requirements.
- Leading in development of collateral, thought leadership, marketing, and other market-facing projects.
- Working on and leading in company internal projects and initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree required. Advanced Degree strongly preferred. Specific focus/qualifications on international trade and investment controls strongly preferred.
- Prior experience working as a compliance professional and/or national security professional and program leader in a company, professional services firm, or U.S. Government.
- Demonstrated expertise in international trade compliance.
- Excellent research and writing capabilities required. Candidates must be able to independently produce complete, polished work products.
- Must be proficient in using office productivity and collaboration tools (e.g., MS Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Sharepoint, etc.).
Your journey at A& M
At A&M, professional growth is tied directly to performance, not tenure. Our people take on meaningful, hands-on work supported by a performance development process that rewards contribution and fosters a culture of meritocracy. Stretch roles, evolving business needs, and firm growth create ongoing opportunities for ownership and building new skills, while direct access to senior leaders provides mentorship and real-time coaching along the way. We also prioritize your wellbeing through comprehensive benefits and resources. Together, these elements create an environment where high-performing professionals can continue to grow and advance from day one.
Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined from time to time as well as a 401(k) retirement plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive a discretionary contribution to their 401(k) from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type. Click here for more information regarding A&M's benefits programs.
The salary range is $100,000 - $140,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.
A&M does not require or administer lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a National Sales Manager
Target companies with H-1B sponsorship history
Search OFLC disclosure data to identify employers who have sponsored H-1B visas for sales management roles before. Companies with a track record are far more likely to sponsor again than those filing for the first time.
Frame your OPT timeline early in conversations
Bring up your work authorization status before the offer stage, not after. Employers appreciate transparency, and it filters out companies unwilling to sponsor before you invest weeks in their interview process.
Quantify your revenue impact with hard numbers
Sales hiring managers evaluate candidates on results. Document the pipeline value you managed, deals closed, and team targets you exceeded. Specific numbers make sponsorship investment feel lower-risk to a skeptical employer.
Pursue roles at enterprise companies with dedicated HR
Large organizations with established HR and legal teams process sponsorship routinely. Smaller companies often lack the infrastructure and appetite for visa sponsorship, making enterprise employers a more reliable target for OPT candidates.
Connect your degree field directly to the role
H-1B eligibility for National Sales Manager roles depends on the position qualifying as a specialty occupation. A degree in business, marketing, or management strengthens that case significantly. Be prepared to explain how your field of study applies.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsorship-open employers
Migrate Mate surfaces National Sales Manager roles from employers who are open to sponsoring international candidates. Filtering by sponsorship willingness upfront saves time and focuses your energy on applications that can actually convert.
National Sales Manager OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can F-1 OPT students work as a National Sales Manager?
Yes. National Sales Manager is a specialty occupation requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field such as business, marketing, or management. F-1 OPT students with qualifying degrees can work in this role during their standard 12-month OPT period, or up to 36 months if their degree qualifies for a STEM extension.
Does a National Sales Manager role qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Most do, but it depends on how the employer defines the position. Roles requiring a degree in a specific field like business administration, marketing, or management generally meet the specialty occupation standard. Positions framed as general management without a specific degree requirement can face more scrutiny from USCIS. Asking the employer for a detailed job description before accepting an offer helps clarify this early.
How do I find National Sales Manager jobs that sponsor OPT and H-1B?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international candidates on F-1 OPT and other work visas. You can browse National Sales Manager listings from employers who are open to sponsoring, which removes the guesswork of applying to roles where visa support was never on the table.
Does a STEM OPT extension apply to National Sales Manager roles?
It depends on your degree, not the job title. If your degree is in a STEM-designated field such as computer science, data science, or engineering, and your employer enrolls in E-Verify, you may qualify for a 24-month STEM extension on top of your initial 12 months. A business or marketing degree typically does not qualify, though some quantitative business programs do. Check the DHS STEM designated degree program list to confirm.
What should I do if my OPT is running out before I receive an H-1B approval?
If your employer files an H-1B petition before your OPT expires, you are covered by a cap-gap extension that bridges the gap through September 30 of that year. This only applies to cap-subject H-1B filings with an October 1 start date. You must maintain valid F-1 status and timely file your OPT EAD to rely on cap-gap protection. Consult your Designated School Official as soon as you receive an offer to confirm your dates align.