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Technical Services Manager roles qualify for STEM OPT when your degree falls under an eligible CIP code in engineering, computer science, or a related STEM field. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify to authorize your 24-month extension, giving you up to 36 months total to build management experience while pursuing long-term sponsorship.
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About impact.com: impact.com is the world’s leading commerce partnership marketing platform, transforming the way businesses grow by enabling them to discover, manage, and scale partnerships across the entire customer journey. From affiliates and influencers to content publishers, brand ambassadors, and customer advocates, impact.com empowers brands to drive trusted, performance-based growth through authentic relationships. Its award-winning products—Performance (affiliate), Creator (influencer), and Advocate (customer referral)—unify every type of partner into one integrated platform. As consumers increasingly rely on recommendations from people and communities they trust, impact.com helps brands show up where it matters most. Today, over 5,000 global brands, including Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oréal, and Fanatics, rely on impact.com to power more than 225,000 partnerships that deliver measurable business results.
Your Role at impact.com: As a Technical Services Engineer III, you will build a deep understanding of impact.com’s technology and platform capabilities, supporting clients throughout the full lifecycle, from initial integration through post-launch optimization and ongoing support. You will design, implement, and support technical solutions across our SaaS platform, helping ensure reliability, scalability, and long-term success. Working closely with Onboarding, Client Success, Product, Engineering, and other internal teams, you will partner directly with client business and technical stakeholders to guide integrations, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and provide ongoing guidance on best practices. In this role, you will sit at the center of the technical challenges impacting our client base, using your expertise to diagnose issues, drive resolutions, and continuously improve the client experience after go-live.
What You'll Do:
- Develop and maintain a deep understanding of impact.com’s products, platform capabilities, and enhancements, while staying current with relevant industry trends.
- Support the design, implementation, and ongoing management of technical integrations for both new and existing clients across the impact.com platform, including troubleshooting, optimization, and maintenance.
- Partner closely with Onboarding, Customer Success, Product, Engineering, Solutions, and other internal teams to deliver a seamless onboarding experience and strong post-launch support.
- Take end-to-end ownership of client technical issues, from initial investigation and root cause analysis through resolution and clear, timely communication.
- Manage incoming technical requests through ticketing systems, prioritizing effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Identify emerging or recurring issues and communicate trends, risks, and insights to management and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Contribute to the creation and maintenance of technical documentation, integration guides, training materials, and help content for both clients and internal teams.
- Identify, scope, and help develop internal tools or reports that improve troubleshooting workflows or enable other teams across the organization.
What You Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Science, Mathematics, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience in a tech-focused role at a digital marketing or technology-driven company, preferably in a customer-facing capacity.
- Strong understanding of the design, implementation, and support of client solutions on SaaS platforms.
- Experience with web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, REST APIs, FTP, and related tools.
- Ability to analyze logs and data to troubleshoot issues, including writing SQL queries when applicable.
- Familiarity with affiliate marketing or the broader digital marketing ecosystem is a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to think critically and navigate complex technical challenges.
- Clear, confident verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences using a calm, constructive, and customer-centric approach.
- A self-starter mindset with curiosity and a desire to continuously learn, improve processes, and step outside of your comfort zone.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize effectively in a dynamic environment.
Salary Range: $80,000 - $100,000 per year, plus additional 5% variable annual bonus contingent on Company performance and eligible to receive Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) grant. This is the pay range the Company believes is equitable for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.
Benefits and Perks: At impact.com, we believe that when you’re happy and fulfilled, you do your best work. That’s why we’ve built a benefits package that supports your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Office-only catered lunch every Thursday, a healthy snack bar, and great coffee to keep you fueled
- Flexible spending accounts and 401(k)
- Flexible Working: Our Responsible PTO policy means you can take the time off you need to rest and recharge. We're committed to a positive work-life balance and provide a flexible environment that allows you to be happy and fulfilled in both your career and your personal life.
- Health and Wellness: Your well-being is a priority. Our mental health and wellness benefit includes up to 12 fully covered therapy/coaching sessions per year, with additional dependent coverage. We also offer a monthly gym reimbursement policy to support your physical health.
- A Stake in Our Growth: We offer Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) as part of our total compensation, giving you a stake in the company's growth with a 3-year vesting schedule, pending Board approval.
- Investing in Your Growth: We’re committed to your continuous learning. Take advantage of our free Coursera subscription and our PXA courses.
- Parental Support: We offer a generous parental leave policy, 26 weeks of fully paid leave for the primary caregiver and 13 weeks fully paid leave for the secondary caregiver.
- Technology Financial Support: We provide a technology stipend to help you set up your home office and a monthly allowance to cover your internet expenses.
impact.com is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, ethnicity or ancestry, color or caste, religion or belief, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non-merit factors.
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Verify your CIP code before applying
Check that your STEM degree's CIP code appears on the STEM Designated Degree Program List. Technical Services Manager roles span engineering and IT disciplines, so a mismatch between your degree field and the role's technical requirements can trigger a STEM OPT denial.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Ask your recruiter for the company's E-Verify Company ID or look up enrollment status directly through E-Verify before signing anything. A Technical Services Manager offer from a non-enrolled employer cannot legally support your STEM OPT extension, regardless of role fit.
Target employers with active LCA filings in technical management
Search the OFLC Wage Search to find companies that have filed Labor Condition Applications for technical or engineering management roles. Consistent LCA activity signals an employer already understands work authorization compliance and won't need educating on your status.
Structure your I-983 around measurable technical outcomes
Your I-983 training plan must show how the Technical Services Manager role applies STEM knowledge directly. Frame learning objectives around systems performance metrics, cross-functional engineering coordination, or technical process improvements rather than generic management tasks that won't satisfy SEVP requirements.
Find STEM OPT employers on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters Technical Services Manager listings by verified E-Verify enrollment, so every role you see already clears the baseline requirement for your STEM OPT extension. Search by your degree field to surface employers whose LCA history aligns with your technical background.
Time your H-1B petition to cap-gap protection
If your employer files an H-1B visa petition before April 1 of your third OPT year, cap-gap automatically extends your work authorization through September 30 even if your EAD expires first. Coordinate with your DSO well before your OPT end date to avoid an authorization gap.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Technical Services Manager role qualify for STEM OPT?
It depends on your degree, not just the job title. The role must directly apply knowledge from your STEM field, and your degree's CIP code must appear on the STEM Designated Degree Program List. Technical Services Manager positions in engineering operations, IT infrastructure, or systems integration typically qualify when the hiring manager can document that connection in the I-983 training plan.
Does my employer need to be enrolled in E-Verify to hire me on STEM OPT?
Yes. E-Verify enrollment is a federal requirement for all STEM OPT employers, with no exceptions. Before accepting an offer, confirm the company's enrollment status through E-Verify directly. If the employer isn't enrolled by the time your STEM OPT extension starts, your work authorization won't be valid regardless of what your EAD card shows.
What should my I-983 training plan include for a Technical Services Manager role?
Your I-983 must describe how the position applies specific STEM skills from your degree, not just general management duties. For a Technical Services Manager role, that means documenting learning objectives tied to technical problem-solving, engineering team oversight, system performance analysis, or process optimization. Vague management language without a clear STEM application is the most common reason SEVP flags a training plan.
How does cap-gap work if my OPT expires during H-1B season?
Cap-gap automatically extends your STEM OPT work authorization if your employer files an H-1B petition on your behalf before April 1 and USCIS receives it before your OPT end date. Your authorization continues through September 30 of that year. If the petition is selected in the lottery and approved, your H-1B status begins October 1 without any gap in employment.
Where can I find Technical Services Manager jobs where employers are already set up for STEM OPT?
Migrate Mate lists Technical Services Manager roles filtered by verified E-Verify enrollment, so you're only seeing employers who already meet the baseline STEM OPT requirement. You can search by your specific STEM degree field to match roles where your CIP code aligns with what the employer's technical work actually requires.