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Security Engineering Manager roles qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension if your degree falls under an eligible CIP code in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related engineering field. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify, and you'll need a signed I-983 training plan outlining how the role develops your technical skills.
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Get Access To All JobsGeneral Counsel Tech and Innovations (GCO Tech):
General Counsel Tech and Innovations (GCO Tech) has an opening for a Product Manager role focused on Workflow Automation and Platform Strategy. This role will own the product vision, roadmap, and delivery execution for the Tonkean workflow automation platform while partnering closely with Engineering, Legal business partners, and external professional services resources to deliver scalable workflow solutions across the General Counsel Organization.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible work experience in Product Management, Workflow Automation, Business Process Management, or Technology Strategy.
- 3-5+ years of progressively responsible experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Workflow Automation, Business Process Management, or related enterprise technology disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience translating business challenges into scalable workflow products and automation capabilities through structured product discovery, requirements definition, and user-centered solution design.
- Experience with Tonkean is strongly preferred. Experience with comparable enterprise workflow automation or low-code platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, Microsoft Power Platform, or similar technologies) will also be considered.
- Demonstrated experience identifying, evaluating, and delivering AI-enabled workflow solutions by leveraging enterprise AI platforms, APIs, large language models (LLMs), intelligent automation, and workflow orchestration capabilities to improve business processes and user experiences.
- Ability to partner with Engineering and business stakeholders to design scalable, governed workflow solutions that integrate automation, enterprise data, and AI services while meeting security, compliance, and operational requirements.
- Demonstrated experience defining product vision, prioritizing roadmaps, managing feature backlogs, and balancing strategic investments with operational platform enhancements.
- Experience partnering with engineering teams to translate business requirements into well-defined user stories, acceptance criteria, technical requirements, and release plans.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present product strategy, roadmap updates, business cases, and delivery status to executive leadership, technical teams, and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience partnering with Legal departments, attorneys, Legal Operations teams, or corporate functions to understand practice workflows and translate business needs into technology-enabled solutions is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of legal services delivery, legal workflow automation, document and matter management processes, Legal Operations technologies, or enterprise legal technology platforms is a significant advantage.
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.
As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
- Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
- Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
- Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities
For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
US Job Seekers - Click to view the “Know Your Rights” poster. If the link does not work, you may access the poster by copying and pasting the following URL in a new browser window: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster.
General Counsel Tech and Innovations (GCO Tech):
General Counsel Tech and Innovations (GCO Tech) has an opening for a Product Manager role focused on Workflow Automation and Platform Strategy. This role will own the product vision, roadmap, and delivery execution for the Tonkean workflow automation platform while partnering closely with Engineering, Legal business partners, and external professional services resources to deliver scalable workflow solutions across the General Counsel Organization.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible work experience in Product Management, Workflow Automation, Business Process Management, or Technology Strategy.
- 3-5+ years of progressively responsible experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Workflow Automation, Business Process Management, or related enterprise technology disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience translating business challenges into scalable workflow products and automation capabilities through structured product discovery, requirements definition, and user-centered solution design.
- Experience with Tonkean is strongly preferred. Experience with comparable enterprise workflow automation or low-code platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, Microsoft Power Platform, or similar technologies) will also be considered.
- Demonstrated experience identifying, evaluating, and delivering AI-enabled workflow solutions by leveraging enterprise AI platforms, APIs, large language models (LLMs), intelligent automation, and workflow orchestration capabilities to improve business processes and user experiences.
- Ability to partner with Engineering and business stakeholders to design scalable, governed workflow solutions that integrate automation, enterprise data, and AI services while meeting security, compliance, and operational requirements.
- Demonstrated experience defining product vision, prioritizing roadmaps, managing feature backlogs, and balancing strategic investments with operational platform enhancements.
- Experience partnering with engineering teams to translate business requirements into well-defined user stories, acceptance criteria, technical requirements, and release plans.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present product strategy, roadmap updates, business cases, and delivery status to executive leadership, technical teams, and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience partnering with Legal departments, attorneys, Legal Operations teams, or corporate functions to understand practice workflows and translate business needs into technology-enabled solutions is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of legal services delivery, legal workflow automation, document and matter management processes, Legal Operations technologies, or enterprise legal technology platforms is a significant advantage.
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.
As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
- Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
- Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
- Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities
For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
US Job Seekers - Click to view the “Know Your Rights” poster. If the link does not work, you may access the poster by copying and pasting the following URL in a new browser window: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as a Security Engineering Manager
Verify your CIP code before applying
Check that your degree's Classification of Instructional Programs code appears on the STEM Designated Degree Program list published by ICE. Cybersecurity, computer science, and systems engineering degrees typically qualify, but management information systems degrees sometimes don't.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Ask recruiters directly whether the company is enrolled in E-Verify before you get to the offer stage. You can also search the E-Verify employer search tool to confirm enrollment independently, since STEM OPT authorization is invalid without it.
Frame your I-983 training plan around management competencies
Security Engineering Manager roles require an I-983 that maps technical oversight, team leadership, and security architecture decisions to your STEM degree. Generic training plans get rejected. Work with your DSO early to document how managerial responsibilities connect to your academic background.
Target companies with dedicated security engineering orgs
Use Migrate Mate to filter for employers with verified STEM OPT hiring history in security and engineering roles. Companies with standalone security teams are more likely to have the E-Verify enrollment and HR infrastructure to support your authorization correctly.
Understand the 60-day job search window between roles
If your Security Engineering Manager position ends, USCIS gives you 60 days to find a new employer enrolled in E-Verify and file a new I-983. Starting that search before your current role ends is the only way to avoid losing your STEM OPT period.
Check prevailing wage expectations before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for security engineering manager roles in your target metro area. Employers filing an LCA for your eventual H-1B visa sponsorship must meet this floor, so understanding it early prevents misaligned offer negotiations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Security Engineering Manager role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Yes, if your degree carries an eligible CIP code, typically in computer science, cybersecurity, electrical engineering, or a related STEM field listed on the ICE STEM Designated Degree Program list. The job title alone doesn't determine eligibility. USCIS evaluates whether the role directly relates to your degree field, and a Security Engineering Manager position that involves technical security architecture and systems oversight generally satisfies that standard.
What does the I-983 training plan need to include for a management role?
The I-983 must show a clear connection between your STEM degree and the practical training you'll receive in the Security Engineering Manager role. That means documenting specific technical responsibilities like threat modeling, security tooling decisions, and engineering oversight, not just team management duties. Your DSO and employer both sign it, and USCIS can audit it at any time during your 24-month extension.
How do I confirm my employer is enrolled in E-Verify before I accept an offer?
You can use the official E-Verify employer search tool to look up any company by name or location. If the employer doesn't appear or their enrollment has lapsed, your STEM OPT authorization won't be valid even if your I-983 is approved. Bring this up with the recruiter early in the process, since mid-process discovery of a non-enrolled employer can cost you the role and part of your authorization window.
Can I work as a Security Engineering Manager while waiting for my H-1B to be approved?
Yes, if your employer files an H-1B petition before your OPT expires, cap-gap protection extends your work authorization through September 30 of that fiscal year. If your H-1B is selected and approved, your status transitions on October 1. You must remain employed by the same E-Verify-enrolled employer throughout the cap-gap period for the extension to remain valid.
Where can I find Security Engineering Manager jobs where employers already understand STEM OPT requirements?
Migrate Mate filters job listings to surface employers with verified E-Verify enrollment and a track record of hiring international students. That's especially useful for Security Engineering Manager roles, where the combination of technical seniority and work authorization complexity can catch unprepared HR teams off guard. Searching on Migrate Mate reduces the risk of reaching offer stage only to discover the employer can't support your status.