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VP Marketing roles on OPT are attainable but competitive. Most positions require a graduate degree in marketing, business, or a related field, and your 12-month OPT window (or 24-month STEM extension if eligible) needs to align with an employer ready to sponsor your H-1B visa before authorization expires.
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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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship in VP Marketing
Target companies with H-1B sponsorship history
Focus on employers who have sponsored H-1B visas for marketing leadership roles before. A company's past sponsorship behavior is the strongest signal they'll do it again when your OPT window closes.
Lead with your OPT status early in conversations
Don't wait until an offer stage to disclose your work authorization. Mentioning OPT upfront with a clear explanation of your timeline saves time for both sides and filters out employers who won't sponsor.
Qualify for STEM OPT if your degree allows it
If you hold a STEM-designated MBA or quantitative marketing degree, you may be eligible for a 24-month STEM OPT extension, giving employers significantly more runway before needing to file an H-1B petition.
Position your international experience as a strategic asset
VP Marketing roles often involve global campaigns, multilingual markets, or cross-border partnerships. Frame your international background as a competitive advantage, not a complication your employer needs to manage.
Build a case for your revenue impact before interviews
VP-level marketing hires are justified by ROI. Come prepared with specific metrics: pipeline generated, CAC reduction, or revenue influenced. Data-backed candidates are far easier for companies to justify sponsoring.
Engage a recruiter who understands OPT timelines
Specialized recruiters who work with international candidates know which employers are sponsorship-friendly at the VP level. They can pre-qualify opportunities so you're not wasting time on roles that won't work.
VP Marketing OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can F-1 OPT students realistically get hired for VP Marketing roles?
Yes, though it requires targeting the right employers. VP Marketing positions are senior enough that companies are more willing to navigate visa sponsorship for the right candidate. Startups, mid-size tech companies, and global firms with international marketing needs are the most likely to hire and eventually sponsor an OPT student at this level.
Does a VP Marketing role qualify for STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree, not your job title. If your degree is from a STEM-designated program, such as a quantitative MBA, data-driven marketing, or a related analytical field, your employer can file for a 24-month STEM OPT extension regardless of your job title. Confirm your program's CIP code with your DSO before assuming eligibility.
What happens to my OPT authorization if I change employers at the VP level?
OPT is tied to your field of study, not a specific employer. You can change employers during your OPT period as long as the new role is directly related to your degree and you report the change to your DSO within 10 days. There is no gap authorization required, but any period of unemployment longer than 90 days can jeopardize your status.
Where can I find VP Marketing jobs that are open to OPT candidates?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT and visa-sponsored candidates, so you can browse VP Marketing roles from employers who have already indicated openness to work authorization support. Searching on general job boards makes it difficult to identify sponsorship-friendly companies without individually researching each one.
Do employers need to do anything special to hire a VP Marketing candidate on OPT?
No additional filings are required from the employer while you're on OPT. Your work authorization is already approved through USCIS and tied to your EAD card. The employer's obligation only begins if they decide to sponsor your H-1B before your OPT expires. That said, it's worth confirming early that they're willing to take that step.