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Vice President of Sales roles are among the most demanding leadership positions for F-1 OPT students. Most employers expect proven revenue ownership and team leadership. Your 12-month OPT window is tight for a role that often takes 60 to 90 days to close, so timing your job search early is essential.
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State Street’s Legal Department is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Legal Data Engineering to join Legal Operations. This role is responsible for the engineering and operational reliability of Legal data products and platforms, including data pipelines, integrations, data models, and technical issue management.
The AVP partners closely with Technology and Legal stakeholders and works alongside the Legal Data Controller to ensure Legal data is accurate and that corrective actions and safeguards are implemented to maintain data quality. The role operates with a high degree of autonomy and supports enterprise governance expectations through robust engineering practices and well‑controlled operational processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and support Legal data pipelines and integrations (ingestion, transformation, validation, and publishing), ensuring reliable upstream/downstream dependencies.
- Develop and maintain data models, metadata standards, and reusable data assets to support reporting, analytics, and operational use cases.
- Support ad hoc reporting requests by producing reliable datasets/outputs and partnering with stakeholders to clarify requirements and validate results.
- Implement data quality controls (automated checks, monitoring, alerting) and partner with data owners to resolve root causes.
- Partner with Technology to align on architecture, security, access patterns, and operational support models.
- Support release management for platform changes (testing coordination, deployment readiness, and post‑release verification).
- Prepare Legal data for AI use cases by curating training/feature datasets, standardizing metadata, and ensuring data is usable for tagging, classification, and search experiences.
- Build and run AI-enabled pipelines (where applicable) to support automated tagging, classification, and enrichment of Legal content and contract metadata, partnering with Technology and model owners to operationalize outputs.
Qualifications
Required
- Master’s degree or equivalent advanced professional experience is required.
- Experience building and supporting data pipelines, integrations, or data products in an enterprise environment.
- Knowledge of Databricks (e.g., notebooks, jobs/workflows, Delta Lake concepts) and how it is used to build and operate data pipelines.
- Deep understanding of relational databases and data modeling, including strong SQL skills and familiarity with OData concepts/patterns.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex data/platform issues and drive root‑cause resolution with Technology partners.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills; ability to operate autonomously and manage multiple priorities.
Preferred
- Experience with Legal systems, contract repositories, or contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms.
- Familiarity with data governance, operational control frameworks, and audit/regulatory expectations.
- Experience with data quality tooling, monitoring/alerting patterns, and batch/near‑real‑time processing concepts.
- Experience translating business requirements into technical designs and partnering effectively across Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Technology.
- Data visualization skills and/or UI/UX design experience to improve usability of data products, dashboards, or end‑user experiences.
Salary Range:
$70,000 - $130,000 Annual
The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long‑term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid‑time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance‑based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
About State Street
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Job Application Disclosure:
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.
Position Summary
State Street’s Legal Department is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Legal Data Engineering to join Legal Operations. This role is responsible for the engineering and operational reliability of Legal data products and platforms, including data pipelines, integrations, data models, and technical issue management.
The AVP partners closely with Technology and Legal stakeholders and works alongside the Legal Data Controller to ensure Legal data is accurate and that corrective actions and safeguards are implemented to maintain data quality. The role operates with a high degree of autonomy and supports enterprise governance expectations through robust engineering practices and well‑controlled operational processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and support Legal data pipelines and integrations (ingestion, transformation, validation, and publishing), ensuring reliable upstream/downstream dependencies.
- Develop and maintain data models, metadata standards, and reusable data assets to support reporting, analytics, and operational use cases.
- Support ad hoc reporting requests by producing reliable datasets/outputs and partnering with stakeholders to clarify requirements and validate results.
- Implement data quality controls (automated checks, monitoring, alerting) and partner with data owners to resolve root causes.
- Partner with Technology to align on architecture, security, access patterns, and operational support models.
- Support release management for platform changes (testing coordination, deployment readiness, and post‑release verification).
- Prepare Legal data for AI use cases by curating training/feature datasets, standardizing metadata, and ensuring data is usable for tagging, classification, and search experiences.
- Build and run AI-enabled pipelines (where applicable) to support automated tagging, classification, and enrichment of Legal content and contract metadata, partnering with Technology and model owners to operationalize outputs.
Qualifications
Required
- Master’s degree or equivalent advanced professional experience is required.
- Experience building and supporting data pipelines, integrations, or data products in an enterprise environment.
- Knowledge of Databricks (e.g., notebooks, jobs/workflows, Delta Lake concepts) and how it is used to build and operate data pipelines.
- Deep understanding of relational databases and data modeling, including strong SQL skills and familiarity with OData concepts/patterns.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex data/platform issues and drive root‑cause resolution with Technology partners.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills; ability to operate autonomously and manage multiple priorities.
Preferred
- Experience with Legal systems, contract repositories, or contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms.
- Familiarity with data governance, operational control frameworks, and audit/regulatory expectations.
- Experience with data quality tooling, monitoring/alerting patterns, and batch/near‑real‑time processing concepts.
- Experience translating business requirements into technical designs and partnering effectively across Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Technology.
- Data visualization skills and/or UI/UX design experience to improve usability of data products, dashboards, or end‑user experiences.
Salary Range:
$70,000 - $130,000 Annual
The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long‑term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid‑time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance‑based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
About State Street
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Job Application Disclosure:
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 in Vice President Sales
Target companies already sponsoring senior roles
Search Migrate Mate for VP-level roles filtered by OPT sponsorship history. Companies that have sponsored H-1B visa petitions for senior sales leaders are far more likely to sponsor you than those hiring at this level for the first time.
Lead with revenue impact, not visa status
VP Sales candidates are evaluated on pipeline built, quotas exceeded, and teams led. Frame your application around measurable outcomes first. Visa sponsorship becomes a much easier conversation once a hiring committee is sold on your commercial track record.
Quantify your leadership scope explicitly
Hiring managers at this level want to know team size, geographic territory, and ARR owned. Be specific in your resume and cover letter. Vague claims like 'managed a team' are filtered out quickly when competing for a VP-level seat.
Start your search at least three months before OPT expires
VP Sales hiring cycles run 60 to 90 days on average, sometimes longer. If your OPT window is closing, that timeline leaves no room for error. Beginning your search early gives you leverage to negotiate timing and sponsorship terms.
Prepare a clear sponsorship narrative for the first call
Recruiters at this level will ask about work authorization immediately. Know your OPT end date, STEM extension eligibility, and H-1B cap timing. A confident, rehearsed answer signals maturity and prevents the conversation from stalling.
Focus on sectors with established sponsorship infrastructure
Enterprise SaaS, fintech, and healthtech companies typically have legal and HR teams experienced in visa processing. Targeting these industries over early-stage startups reduces the risk that a company's sponsorship hesitation kills an otherwise strong offer.
Vice President Sales OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can F-1 OPT students work as a Vice President of Sales in the United States?
Yes. F-1 OPT authorizes full-time employment in roles directly related to your field of study. A VP of Sales position typically qualifies under business, marketing, or management degrees. You can begin working once your EAD card is in hand and the start date on the card has been reached.
Will employers actually sponsor a VP of Sales on OPT for an H-1B?
Some will, particularly in enterprise software, fintech, and healthcare technology, where companies have established immigration programs and compete hard for senior commercial talent. The key is identifying employers with a documented history of sponsoring H-1B petitions at the director or VP level. Migrate Mate filters OPT-friendly VP roles specifically so you can focus your search on employers already open to sponsorship.
Does a VP of Sales role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the role is defined. A VP of Sales that requires a specific bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field can qualify as a specialty occupation. Roles framed around general management or leadership without a required degree in a specific field face more scrutiny. Your employer's immigration attorney will assess the job description carefully before filing.
How does the 60-day grace period affect VP Sales job searches?
If your employment ends before you secure a new offer, your 60-day grace period begins immediately. VP Sales hiring cycles often take two to three months, which means you may run out of authorized stay before an offer is finalized. Starting your search before employment ends, rather than after, is the most important thing you can do to avoid this gap.
What should I expect during OPT employment verification for a senior sales role?
Employers at this level typically run thorough onboarding compliance checks, including I-9 verification and confirmation of your EAD validity dates. You should provide a clear copy of your EAD, your passport, and your current I-20. Some companies also request a written summary of your OPT authorization period and any STEM extension eligibility before extending a formal offer.