OPT Vice President Jobs
Vice President roles on OPT are senior leadership positions typically requiring a specialty occupation degree and a sponsoring employer willing to file an H-1B visa or O-1 visa petition before your OPT expires. Most VP hires come through executive networks and internal promotions, so your job search strategy matters as much as your qualifications.
Find OPT Vice President JobsOverview
Showing 5 of 117+ Vice President jobs
See all 117+ Vice President Jobs
Sign up for free to unlock all listings, filter by visa type, and get alerts for new Vice President roles.
Get Access To All JobsINTRODUCTION
SWIVEL, an SWBC software technology company, is seeking a talented individual who will be responsible for driving new client acquisition, payment transaction volume, and revenue growth within an assigned territory, with a primary focus on credit unions and community banks. This position develops relationships with financial institution executives, identifies payment acceptance and loan repayment needs, and leads complex consultative sales cycles from prospecting and discovery through demonstrations, proposals, negotiations, and contract execution.
The Regional Vice President partners with implementation, product, operations, risk and compliance, and client success teams to align SWIVEL solutions with client needs, support a successful transition from sale to implementation, and create opportunities for long-term client growth.
Why you’ll love this role:
This role provides the opportunity to build executive relationships across the financial services industry and help credit unions and community banks modernize the way their members and borrowers make payments. You’ll manage the sales process from initial outreach through contract execution, collaborate with teams across SWIVEL, and directly contribute to new client growth, payment volume, and revenue.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
- Develops and executes a territory business plan focused on new client acquisition, payment transaction volume, and revenue growth.
- Proactively engages credit unions and community banks through phone calls, email, video meetings, digital prospecting, referrals, industry relationships, and other targeted outreach.
- Builds relationships with financial institution executives and key stakeholders, including leaders in lending, operations, finance, payments, and technology.
- Identifies and qualifies new business opportunities generated through outbound prospecting, marketing campaigns, referral partnerships, industry relationships, and competitive displacement.
- Maintains a healthy and measurable sales pipeline aligned with established territory and revenue goals.
- Conducts discovery to understand prospective clients’ payment channels, transaction volumes, processing costs, member or borrower experiences, operational workflows, technical environments, and integration requirements.
- Positions SWIVEL products and services based on documented client needs, business objectives, operational requirements, and economic value.
- Leads executive presentations, product demonstrations, and other sales discussions throughout the evaluation process.
- Coordinates pricing, business cases, proposals, procurement requirements, contract negotiations, and internal approvals.
- Develops strategies to address client concerns, competitive challenges, and other obstacles that may affect the sales process.
- Leads opportunities through contract execution while maintaining clear communication with prospective clients and internal stakeholders.
- Collaborates with Product, Implementation, Operations, Finance, Risk and Compliance, and Client Success to confirm solution fit and establish appropriate client expectations.
- Supports a structured transition from sales to implementation and communicates relevant client requirements, commitments, risks, and objectives.
- Identifies opportunities to introduce additional SWIVEL capabilities that support prospective or existing client needs.
- Maintains accurate and timely CRM records, including client interactions, opportunity stages, sales activities, forecasts, competitive information, and next steps.
- Provides regular updates regarding territory performance, pipeline activity, forecasted results, competitive developments, and potential business risks.
- Develops productive relationships with referral sources, strategic partners, and industry contacts.
- Participates in industry events, conferences, virtual forums, webinars, and other business development activities as appropriate.
- Partners with Marketing on campaigns and sales initiatives designed to engage priority market segments and prospective clients.
- Travels locally and nationally, and potentially internationally, as necessary to support client meetings, sales activities, conferences, and business needs.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Technology, or a related field preferred. Equivalent relevant professional experience may be considered.
- Minimum of five (5) years of successful B2B consultative sales experience.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a territory and develop new business through proactive prospecting and relationship development.
- Experience navigating complex sales cycles involving multiple decision-makers and business stakeholders.
- Demonstrated success presenting solutions, developing proposals, negotiating agreements, and achieving revenue goals.
- Strong executive-level prospecting, discovery, presentation, relationship management, objection-handling, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to assess client business needs and position technology or financial services solutions based on measurable value.
- Strong pipeline management, territory planning, sales forecasting, and CRM skills.
- Proficiency with Salesforce or a comparable customer relationship management platform.
- Ability to understand and communicate payment processing economics, transaction fees, implementation considerations, and client value.
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional resources throughout complex consultative sales cycles.
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to work independently and manage multiple opportunities and priorities.
- Ability to build relationships and close business effectively through phone, email, video meetings, and in-person interactions.
SWBC OFFERS:
- Competitive overall compensation package
- Work/Life balance
- Employee engagement activities and recognition awards
- Years of Service awards
- Career enhancement and growth opportunities
- Leadership Academy and Mentor Program
- Continuing education and career certifications
- Variety of healthcare coverage options
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) retirement plans
- Lucrative Wellness Program
Based upon employee eligibility
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SWBC is a Substance-Free Workplace and requires pre-employment drug testing.
Please note, SWBC does not hire tobacco users as allowed by law.
INTRODUCTION
SWIVEL, an SWBC software technology company, is seeking a talented individual who will be responsible for driving new client acquisition, payment transaction volume, and revenue growth within an assigned territory, with a primary focus on credit unions and community banks. This position develops relationships with financial institution executives, identifies payment acceptance and loan repayment needs, and leads complex consultative sales cycles from prospecting and discovery through demonstrations, proposals, negotiations, and contract execution.
The Regional Vice President partners with implementation, product, operations, risk and compliance, and client success teams to align SWIVEL solutions with client needs, support a successful transition from sale to implementation, and create opportunities for long-term client growth.
Why you’ll love this role:
This role provides the opportunity to build executive relationships across the financial services industry and help credit unions and community banks modernize the way their members and borrowers make payments. You’ll manage the sales process from initial outreach through contract execution, collaborate with teams across SWIVEL, and directly contribute to new client growth, payment volume, and revenue.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
- Develops and executes a territory business plan focused on new client acquisition, payment transaction volume, and revenue growth.
- Proactively engages credit unions and community banks through phone calls, email, video meetings, digital prospecting, referrals, industry relationships, and other targeted outreach.
- Builds relationships with financial institution executives and key stakeholders, including leaders in lending, operations, finance, payments, and technology.
- Identifies and qualifies new business opportunities generated through outbound prospecting, marketing campaigns, referral partnerships, industry relationships, and competitive displacement.
- Maintains a healthy and measurable sales pipeline aligned with established territory and revenue goals.
- Conducts discovery to understand prospective clients’ payment channels, transaction volumes, processing costs, member or borrower experiences, operational workflows, technical environments, and integration requirements.
- Positions SWIVEL products and services based on documented client needs, business objectives, operational requirements, and economic value.
- Leads executive presentations, product demonstrations, and other sales discussions throughout the evaluation process.
- Coordinates pricing, business cases, proposals, procurement requirements, contract negotiations, and internal approvals.
- Develops strategies to address client concerns, competitive challenges, and other obstacles that may affect the sales process.
- Leads opportunities through contract execution while maintaining clear communication with prospective clients and internal stakeholders.
- Collaborates with Product, Implementation, Operations, Finance, Risk and Compliance, and Client Success to confirm solution fit and establish appropriate client expectations.
- Supports a structured transition from sales to implementation and communicates relevant client requirements, commitments, risks, and objectives.
- Identifies opportunities to introduce additional SWIVEL capabilities that support prospective or existing client needs.
- Maintains accurate and timely CRM records, including client interactions, opportunity stages, sales activities, forecasts, competitive information, and next steps.
- Provides regular updates regarding territory performance, pipeline activity, forecasted results, competitive developments, and potential business risks.
- Develops productive relationships with referral sources, strategic partners, and industry contacts.
- Participates in industry events, conferences, virtual forums, webinars, and other business development activities as appropriate.
- Partners with Marketing on campaigns and sales initiatives designed to engage priority market segments and prospective clients.
- Travels locally and nationally, and potentially internationally, as necessary to support client meetings, sales activities, conferences, and business needs.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Technology, or a related field preferred. Equivalent relevant professional experience may be considered.
- Minimum of five (5) years of successful B2B consultative sales experience.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a territory and develop new business through proactive prospecting and relationship development.
- Experience navigating complex sales cycles involving multiple decision-makers and business stakeholders.
- Demonstrated success presenting solutions, developing proposals, negotiating agreements, and achieving revenue goals.
- Strong executive-level prospecting, discovery, presentation, relationship management, objection-handling, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to assess client business needs and position technology or financial services solutions based on measurable value.
- Strong pipeline management, territory planning, sales forecasting, and CRM skills.
- Proficiency with Salesforce or a comparable customer relationship management platform.
- Ability to understand and communicate payment processing economics, transaction fees, implementation considerations, and client value.
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional resources throughout complex consultative sales cycles.
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to work independently and manage multiple opportunities and priorities.
- Ability to build relationships and close business effectively through phone, email, video meetings, and in-person interactions.
SWBC OFFERS:
- Competitive overall compensation package
- Work/Life balance
- Employee engagement activities and recognition awards
- Years of Service awards
- Career enhancement and growth opportunities
- Leadership Academy and Mentor Program
- Continuing education and career certifications
- Variety of healthcare coverage options
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) retirement plans
- Lucrative Wellness Program
Based upon employee eligibility
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SWBC is a Substance-Free Workplace and requires pre-employment drug testing.
Please note, SWBC does not hire tobacco users as allowed by law.
See all 117+ OPT Vice President Jobs
Sign up for free to unlock all listings, filter by visa type, and get alerts for new OPT Vice President Jobs.
Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship in Vice President
Target companies with a visa sponsorship track record
Before applying, research whether a company has sponsored senior-level employees before. Firms that have filed H-1B visa petitions for director and VP-level roles are far more likely to do it again than those with no history of executive sponsorship.
Start your OPT extension or H-1B planning early
VP hiring processes can take three to six months. If your OPT expires within that window, address it upfront. Employers who want you will plan around your timeline, but only if you give them enough notice to act.
Leverage your network, not just job postings
Most VP-level roles are filled before they are publicly listed. Former managers, industry peers, and conference connections are more likely to surface executive opportunities than any job board. Invest in those relationships consistently and specifically.
Frame visa sponsorship as a solved problem
At the VP level, employers expect candidates to be direct. Briefly explain your OPT status, your timeline, and what sponsorship involves. Showing you understand the process reduces employer anxiety and positions you as someone who handles complexity well.
Pursue STEM OPT extension if your degree qualifies
A STEM OPT extension adds 24 months to your work authorization, giving you and your employer significantly more runway. If your field qualifies, apply well before your standard OPT expires to avoid any gap in employment authorization.
Consider the O-1A visa as an alternative pathway
If your background includes significant achievements, awards, or recognized leadership, the O-1A may be a strong alternative to the H-1B lottery. Many senior executives qualify, and it has no annual cap or random selection process.
Vice President OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can F-1 OPT students work as a Vice President in the United States?
Yes, F-1 OPT students can legally work as a Vice President as long as the role qualifies as a specialty occupation and you maintain valid work authorization. Most VP roles in finance, technology, consulting, and operations meet the specialty occupation standard because they require a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field.
Do employers typically sponsor OPT students for VP-level positions?
Sponsorship at the VP level is less common than at entry or mid-level, but it does happen at companies that have sponsored senior hires before. Multinational corporations, growth-stage technology companies, and financial institutions are the most likely to sponsor. Browse VP-level roles on Migrate Mate to identify employers actively hiring OPT candidates for senior positions.
How does the H-1B lottery affect OPT students pursuing VP roles?
If your VP role requires an H-1B, your employer must register you in the annual lottery, which runs in March for an October 1 start date. Selection is not guaranteed. If you are not selected, your OPT must cover the gap, or your employer will need to explore cap-exempt options or alternative visa categories like the O-1A.
What happens to my OPT if a VP hiring process takes longer than expected?
Your OPT authorization does not pause during a long hiring process. If your OPT expires before you receive an offer or before H-1B sponsorship is filed, you lose work authorization. This makes timing critical at the VP level. If you have a STEM-eligible degree, applying for the 24-month extension early provides meaningful additional runway.
Does the specialty occupation requirement affect VP roles differently than other positions?
Yes. USCIS scrutinizes VP petitions more closely because the role's management responsibilities can appear disconnected from a specific degree field. The strongest petitions tie the VP's day-to-day duties directly to a specialized body of knowledge. VP roles in engineering, finance, data science, and technology generally meet this standard more cleanly than general management positions.