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Area Sales Director roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as a specialty occupation requiring a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field. Employers file a Labor Condition Application before sponsorship begins. Roles span technology, healthcare, and manufacturing, with no visa lottery for E-3 visa or TN visa candidates from eligible countries.
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Job description
We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine! We are proud to offer you 12 paid holidays annually. For an overview of our benefits and time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits.
This is a newly created Area Sales Director opportunity within Sports Medicine. As we continue to evolve our regional structure and expand, there is flexibility in where this leadership role may be based and how the region is configured. The position is being posted across multiple locations to broaden our talent market and allow for consideration of candidates who could lead either a Northeast- or Northwest-based region.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: personal and professional development of team, performance management, Sales P&L, development of key customer strategy, development and implementation of agency strategy, implementation of national business plan, talent selection and continued leadership. This role will be highly focused on building a strong and sustainable sales culture with a rapidly growing business. In addition to the leadership responsibilities, this individual will be held accountable to continue high level relationships with key identified hospital systems.
Responsibilities:
Leadership/People Development:
- Direct management of Regional Management team
- Ability to create and infuse a strong and sustainable sales culture
- Play a leadership role within the leadership team to ensure alignment of strategy and goals
- Coach and mentor all direct reports and establish development plans for them to exceed expectations
- Assess talents and work closely with HR to continuously enhance the productivity and effectiveness of the sales organization with respect to people, development, retention, succession planning, and employee engagement
- Ensure the effective management of employee turnover and engagement of sales leaders and account managers
- Invest in employee involvement and development by fostering personal growth, being responsible and accountable, being passionate towards the success of the business and treating all with dignity and respect
- Expected to demonstrate and hold others accountable to Stryker’s Leadership Expectations
Functional Responsibilities:
- Responsibility for Sales P&L
- Leadership role and active participant throughout budgeting process
- Develops and implements business plans to consistently achieve quota
- Develop and implement an overall sales strategy
- Ensure effective territory alignment and budget setting to drive growth for the business
- Be commercially aware and monitor the market. Gather competitive intelligence on new products, competitive strategies, industry tactics, and opportunities for business growth. Share this data with Marketing, R&D, and/or Business Development organizations to provide insight to strategy, pricing, innovation projects and other business requirements
- Establish and grow relationships with key customers within geographic responsibility
- Pursue new business opportunities, new markets, definition and redefining of territories and acquisitions, as necessary
- Accountable for all record-keeping as appropriate and in accordance with Stryker specifications
- Utilize proper software and technological tools to maintain proper records
- Extensive travel may be required as annual quotas must be maintained
- Contribute to leading in product innovation by listening and working with others and contributing new ideas
- Focus on customer satisfaction by demonstrated teamwork and empowerment, solving problems through a consultative approach, operating with honesty and integrity and providing a highly responsive and unsurpassed level of customer service
- Commit to quality by striving for reliability and quality in our products, continuously searching for ways to enhance performance and meeting all training and documentation criteria
- Strive for operational excellence by promoting a team-based, product-focused organization, contributing to continuous improvement, participating in preventative maintenance and safety programs, striving for cost reduction, and committing to on-time, complete, and error-free shipments
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in related discipline or equivalent work experience required of 6+ years
- Must have proven track record of success in a sales capacity (3-5 years minimum)
- Demonstrated leadership ability with 5+ years of commercial experience
- Must possess excellent presentation, communication, and negotiation skills
- Must be PC literate. Experience working with Microsoft Office products preferred
- Must possess valid driver license in the state of residence
- Excellent time management skills with ability to use independent judgment effectively
- Strong inter-personal communication skills specifically relating to stress management, people management and conflict management
- Strong commercial/financial acumen; including demonstrated record of overachieving organizational goals (e.g., sales quota, growth quota, sales, P&L, engagement)
- Demonstrated success in building, managing, motivating and developing strong sales employees. This includes acumen in setting sales coverage and leveraging territory coverage and customer focus
- Must be able to generate and explain detailed proposals, guidelines, and procedures
- Strong leadership capabilities. This leader must be able to travel (40%-50%) and have high visibility and impact, living and breathing all Stryker’s values to customers and employees alike
- Excellent analytical skills - must be able to analyze regional market potential and effectively create sales territories
PHYSICAL/SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:
- May involve prolonged periods of stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, sitting, standing, and/or crawling as appropriate
- May be required to move equipment up to 50 pounds, reach, push, or pull in order to accomplish job accountabilities
- Coordination of eye, hand, and/or foot movement with an ability to grasp by hand and meet cognitive demands to include visual and auditory discrimination/memory, reading ability, and memory retention ability
- Harassment training required
- Blood-borne Pathogen training required
Posted Date: 11/11/2026
This role will be posted for a minimum of 3 days.
Base/Draw + commission: Base salary range of $150,000-$180,000 and may be eligible to earn commission and/or bonuses + benefits.
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
Why join Stryker?
Looking for a place that values your unique talents? Discover Stryker's award-winning culture.
We are proud to offer you our total rewards package which includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, as well as service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities, all of which are location specific.
Job description
We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine! We are proud to offer you 12 paid holidays annually. For an overview of our benefits and time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits.
This is a newly created Area Sales Director opportunity within Sports Medicine. As we continue to evolve our regional structure and expand, there is flexibility in where this leadership role may be based and how the region is configured. The position is being posted across multiple locations to broaden our talent market and allow for consideration of candidates who could lead either a Northeast- or Northwest-based region.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: personal and professional development of team, performance management, Sales P&L, development of key customer strategy, development and implementation of agency strategy, implementation of national business plan, talent selection and continued leadership. This role will be highly focused on building a strong and sustainable sales culture with a rapidly growing business. In addition to the leadership responsibilities, this individual will be held accountable to continue high level relationships with key identified hospital systems.
Responsibilities:
Leadership/People Development:
- Direct management of Regional Management team
- Ability to create and infuse a strong and sustainable sales culture
- Play a leadership role within the leadership team to ensure alignment of strategy and goals
- Coach and mentor all direct reports and establish development plans for them to exceed expectations
- Assess talents and work closely with HR to continuously enhance the productivity and effectiveness of the sales organization with respect to people, development, retention, succession planning, and employee engagement
- Ensure the effective management of employee turnover and engagement of sales leaders and account managers
- Invest in employee involvement and development by fostering personal growth, being responsible and accountable, being passionate towards the success of the business and treating all with dignity and respect
- Expected to demonstrate and hold others accountable to Stryker’s Leadership Expectations
Functional Responsibilities:
- Responsibility for Sales P&L
- Leadership role and active participant throughout budgeting process
- Develops and implements business plans to consistently achieve quota
- Develop and implement an overall sales strategy
- Ensure effective territory alignment and budget setting to drive growth for the business
- Be commercially aware and monitor the market. Gather competitive intelligence on new products, competitive strategies, industry tactics, and opportunities for business growth. Share this data with Marketing, R&D, and/or Business Development organizations to provide insight to strategy, pricing, innovation projects and other business requirements
- Establish and grow relationships with key customers within geographic responsibility
- Pursue new business opportunities, new markets, definition and redefining of territories and acquisitions, as necessary
- Accountable for all record-keeping as appropriate and in accordance with Stryker specifications
- Utilize proper software and technological tools to maintain proper records
- Extensive travel may be required as annual quotas must be maintained
- Contribute to leading in product innovation by listening and working with others and contributing new ideas
- Focus on customer satisfaction by demonstrated teamwork and empowerment, solving problems through a consultative approach, operating with honesty and integrity and providing a highly responsive and unsurpassed level of customer service
- Commit to quality by striving for reliability and quality in our products, continuously searching for ways to enhance performance and meeting all training and documentation criteria
- Strive for operational excellence by promoting a team-based, product-focused organization, contributing to continuous improvement, participating in preventative maintenance and safety programs, striving for cost reduction, and committing to on-time, complete, and error-free shipments
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in related discipline or equivalent work experience required of 6+ years
- Must have proven track record of success in a sales capacity (3-5 years minimum)
- Demonstrated leadership ability with 5+ years of commercial experience
- Must possess excellent presentation, communication, and negotiation skills
- Must be PC literate. Experience working with Microsoft Office products preferred
- Must possess valid driver license in the state of residence
- Excellent time management skills with ability to use independent judgment effectively
- Strong inter-personal communication skills specifically relating to stress management, people management and conflict management
- Strong commercial/financial acumen; including demonstrated record of overachieving organizational goals (e.g., sales quota, growth quota, sales, P&L, engagement)
- Demonstrated success in building, managing, motivating and developing strong sales employees. This includes acumen in setting sales coverage and leveraging territory coverage and customer focus
- Must be able to generate and explain detailed proposals, guidelines, and procedures
- Strong leadership capabilities. This leader must be able to travel (40%-50%) and have high visibility and impact, living and breathing all Stryker’s values to customers and employees alike
- Excellent analytical skills - must be able to analyze regional market potential and effectively create sales territories
PHYSICAL/SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:
- May involve prolonged periods of stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, sitting, standing, and/or crawling as appropriate
- May be required to move equipment up to 50 pounds, reach, push, or pull in order to accomplish job accountabilities
- Coordination of eye, hand, and/or foot movement with an ability to grasp by hand and meet cognitive demands to include visual and auditory discrimination/memory, reading ability, and memory retention ability
- Harassment training required
- Blood-borne Pathogen training required
Posted Date: 11/11/2026
This role will be posted for a minimum of 3 days.
Base/Draw + commission: Base salary range of $150,000-$180,000 and may be eligible to earn commission and/or bonuses + benefits.
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Area Sales Director Jobs
Frame your degree for specialty occupation
USCIS scrutinizes whether a bachelor's in a specific field is standard for Area Sales Directors. Document how your degree in business, marketing, or management directly underpins the strategic and analytical duties of the role, not just general sales experience.
Target companies with LCA filing history
Search OFLC public disclosure data for employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for sales director-level roles. Companies with repeat filings already have internal HR processes for sponsorship, which shortens your negotiation timeline significantly.
Verify prevailing wage before salary talks
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for sales management roles in your target metro. Your offered salary must meet or exceed this threshold, and knowing the floor before negotiations prevents offer letters that DOL won't certify.
Distinguish TN eligibility from H-1B requirements
Canadian and Mexican nationals can pursue TN status for management consultant roles, but Area Sales Director must map clearly to a qualifying USMCA profession. Confirm the job description aligns before accepting an offer structured around TN rather than H-1B.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified sponsors
Search Migrate Mate for Area Sales Director openings at employers with confirmed LCA sponsorship history. This filters out postings from companies that have never filed for a foreign national, saving weeks of outreach to HR teams unfamiliar with the process.
Get the LCA filed before your start date
Your employer must receive DOL certification of the Labor Condition Application before USCIS will approve the H-1B petition. Push HR to begin the LCA process immediately after signing your offer letter, not after your anticipated start date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Area Sales Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the employer can demonstrate that a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as business, marketing, or sales management is a standard or common requirement for the position. Generic sales roles sometimes fail this test, so the job description must emphasize strategic planning, market analysis, and cross-functional leadership rather than quota attainment alone. USCIS reviews the actual duties, not just the title.
Which visa types are realistic for Area Sales Director candidates?
H-1B is the most common path for most nationalities. Australian citizens can apply for E-3, which has no lottery and a cap that has never been exhausted. Canadian and Mexican nationals may qualify for TN status if the role maps to a recognized USMCA profession category. Each visa has different employer filing requirements and status durations, so the right choice depends on your nationality and the employer's timeline.
How do I find employers willing to sponsor an Area Sales Director visa?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified LCA sponsorship history for sales and management roles, so you can focus your applications on companies that have already navigated the process. This avoids spending time on outreach to employers who have never sponsored a foreign national and are unlikely to start for a single hire.
Does my degree field matter, or is any bachelor's degree enough?
The degree field matters for specialty occupation classification. USCIS requires that the bachelor's degree be in a field directly related to the role's duties. A degree in business administration, marketing, economics, or international commerce supports an Area Sales Director petition well. A degree in an unrelated field, such as fine arts, creates risk of a Request for Evidence unless the applicant can show substantial coursework directly applicable to the position's analytical and strategic responsibilities.
What happens to my H-1B status if the company restructures or eliminates my sales territory?
If your position is terminated, you enter a grace period of up to 60 days to find a new sponsoring employer and have a new H-1B petition filed on your behalf. Once the new petition is filed with USCIS, you can begin work for the new employer without waiting for approval, under H-1B portability rules. Acting quickly is essential because the 60-day window is fixed and does not extend regardless of circumstances.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Area Sales Director jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.