Business Developer Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Business Developer roles attract H-1B visa and E-3 visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field. Employers across tech, SaaS, and consulting regularly sponsor candidates, though framing the role as a specialty occupation is key to approval. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Get Access To All JobsLocation: Orlando, FL, United States
Date Posted: Jun 16, 2026
Req number: JR14736
Job Type: Regular Full Time
Pay Range:
Description
The Best Teams are Created and Maintained Here.
Job Summary
The Business Developer (BD) works to improve BrightView’s market position and achieve profitable financial growth. This role helps to achieve long-term organizational strategic goals, builds key customer relationships, identifies business opportunities, negotiates, and closes business deals and maintains extensive knowledge of current market conditions. The Business Developer manages the sales pipeline from prospecting to closing and is responsible for full cycle landscape and, depending on region, snow sales. The Business Developer collaborates and works with partners including operations, finance, marketing, and more to manage responses to bids in an effort to meet sales targets.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with prospective customers to discover their “points of pain” and develop solutions.
- Accurately forecast sales deliverables and KPI’s.
- Achieve sales goals and be able to work independently.
- Perform sales prospecting using consultative sales techniques to build long-standing business relationships; marketing; pricing.
- Prepare and conduct heavy phone prospecting, sales presentations, virtual demonstrations, and handle contract negotiations with minimum supervision.
- Identify customer needs and utilize solution-based selling techniques to fully demonstrate value of BrightView services.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with prospects and existing clients.
- Build and maintain trust-based professional relationships with key decision makers.
- Plan daily and hit specific activity benchmarks and close business.
- Log activity consistently and reliably in CRM (Salesforce).
- Work in a fast-paced environment while operating with a high sense of urgency.
- Communicate proactively with all decision makers and influencers.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
- Extensive face-to-face (B2B) selling experience at the mid-to-senior levels, 3-5 years of experience.
- Experience managing multiple projects and able to multi-task in a large territory.
- Proficient with computer programs including MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with a CRM or SFA tool.
- Proven track record of sales goal attainment and pipeline management.
- Highly competitive, positive, and results driven.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills to build client-centric and solution/value-based proposals.
- Working experience with social media.
- Local knowledge and contacts in one or more market segments preferred.
- Ability to be self-motivated and self-directed.
- Experience in the service industry with commercial contract sales desirable.
Physical Demands/Requirements:
- Constant operation of a computer and other office equipment such as a laptop, cell phone and sales programs/tools.
- Position is a combination of mobile and sedentary work; must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
- Customarily and regularly spends more than half of the time working away from BrightView’s places of business selling and obtaining orders or contracts for BrightView’s services.
- Ability to travel by car, train, and plane.
- Position needs to be able to traverse uneven grounds and walk on jobsites with clients and branch teams for periods of time up to 4 hours.
- Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur.
Work Environment:
Works both indoors and outdoors. Field based position, combination of office and customer facing.
BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.
This job description is subject to change at any time.
BrightView offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process.
It’s Not Just a Team. It’s One BrightView.
Location: Orlando, FL, United States
Date Posted: Jun 16, 2026
Req number: JR14736
Job Type: Regular Full Time
Pay Range:
Description
The Best Teams are Created and Maintained Here.
Job Summary
The Business Developer (BD) works to improve BrightView’s market position and achieve profitable financial growth. This role helps to achieve long-term organizational strategic goals, builds key customer relationships, identifies business opportunities, negotiates, and closes business deals and maintains extensive knowledge of current market conditions. The Business Developer manages the sales pipeline from prospecting to closing and is responsible for full cycle landscape and, depending on region, snow sales. The Business Developer collaborates and works with partners including operations, finance, marketing, and more to manage responses to bids in an effort to meet sales targets.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with prospective customers to discover their “points of pain” and develop solutions.
- Accurately forecast sales deliverables and KPI’s.
- Achieve sales goals and be able to work independently.
- Perform sales prospecting using consultative sales techniques to build long-standing business relationships; marketing; pricing.
- Prepare and conduct heavy phone prospecting, sales presentations, virtual demonstrations, and handle contract negotiations with minimum supervision.
- Identify customer needs and utilize solution-based selling techniques to fully demonstrate value of BrightView services.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with prospects and existing clients.
- Build and maintain trust-based professional relationships with key decision makers.
- Plan daily and hit specific activity benchmarks and close business.
- Log activity consistently and reliably in CRM (Salesforce).
- Work in a fast-paced environment while operating with a high sense of urgency.
- Communicate proactively with all decision makers and influencers.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
- Extensive face-to-face (B2B) selling experience at the mid-to-senior levels, 3-5 years of experience.
- Experience managing multiple projects and able to multi-task in a large territory.
- Proficient with computer programs including MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with a CRM or SFA tool.
- Proven track record of sales goal attainment and pipeline management.
- Highly competitive, positive, and results driven.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills to build client-centric and solution/value-based proposals.
- Working experience with social media.
- Local knowledge and contacts in one or more market segments preferred.
- Ability to be self-motivated and self-directed.
- Experience in the service industry with commercial contract sales desirable.
Physical Demands/Requirements:
- Constant operation of a computer and other office equipment such as a laptop, cell phone and sales programs/tools.
- Position is a combination of mobile and sedentary work; must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
- Customarily and regularly spends more than half of the time working away from BrightView’s places of business selling and obtaining orders or contracts for BrightView’s services.
- Ability to travel by car, train, and plane.
- Position needs to be able to traverse uneven grounds and walk on jobsites with clients and branch teams for periods of time up to 4 hours.
- Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur.
Work Environment:
Works both indoors and outdoors. Field based position, combination of office and customer facing.
BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.
This job description is subject to change at any time.
BrightView offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process.
It’s Not Just a Team. It’s One BrightView.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Business Developer
Tie your degree directly to the role
USCIS requires a specific educational background for specialty occupation approval. A business, marketing, or economics degree strengthens your case. If your degree is in an unrelated field, supporting documentation from your employer explaining the connection becomes essential.
Target companies with H-1B filing history
Not every employer understands visa sponsorship. Focus on mid-size and enterprise companies in tech, consulting, and SaaS that have filed H-1B petitions before. These employers already have immigration counsel and established processes, making approval faster and less uncertain.
Clarify the role's specialty occupation status early
Business Developer titles can be vague. Ask hiring managers whether the role requires a specific degree field. Roles centered on technical sales, market analysis, or strategic partnerships are more defensible as specialty occupations than generalist business development positions.
Ask about E-3 if you hold Australian citizenship
Australian citizens can bypass the H-1B lottery entirely using the E-3 visa. It requires the same specialty occupation standard but has no cap pressure and can be issued at consulates in Australia within weeks of receiving a job offer and certified LCA.
Get the job description right before the petition is filed
The job description your employer submits with the LCA and H-1B petition is a legal document. It should list specific duties tied to your degree field, not generic responsibilities. Vague descriptions are a common reason USCIS sends Requests for Evidence on business roles.
Use Migrate Mate to find roles built for visa sponsorship
Most job listings don't mention visa sponsorship until late in the process. Migrate Mate filters specifically for employers willing to sponsor, saving you the time of applying to roles where sponsorship was never on the table in the first place.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Business Developer roles qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, but it depends on how the role is defined. USCIS requires Business Developer positions to qualify as specialty occupations, meaning the job must normally require a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field like business, marketing, or economics. Roles framed around strategic analysis, enterprise sales, or market development are more defensible than generalist titles. Employers often need to document why a degree is essential to the position.
What degree do I need for a sponsored Business Developer role?
Most employers and USCIS expect a bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing, economics, or a closely related field. Some technical business development roles in software or engineering may also accept degrees in computer science or a relevant STEM field. If your degree is in an unrelated area, your employer's attorney may need to build a case using your work experience and the specific demands of the role.
How common is visa sponsorship for Business Developer positions?
Sponsorship is available but less automatic than in engineering or data science roles. Companies in SaaS, enterprise tech, consulting, and financial services are the most active sponsors for this title. The H-1B visa approval rate for business-related occupations is lower than for STEM roles because establishing specialty occupation status requires more documentation. Searching on Migrate Mate lets you focus on employers who have already committed to sponsoring this role type.
What is the biggest risk of H-1B denial for a Business Developer?
The most common denial reason is USCIS determining the role does not meet the specialty occupation standard. This happens when job descriptions are too broad, use language like 'bachelor's degree preferred' rather than 'required,' or when the duties could be performed by someone without a specific degree. Employers with experienced immigration attorneys who write targeted job descriptions and provide supporting evidence significantly reduce this risk.
Can I switch employers on an H-1B as a Business Developer?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as they file a new H-1B petition on your behalf, without waiting for approval, provided you've been in valid H-1B status for at least 180 days. The new employer must file the petition before your current status expires. Each new role still needs to qualify as a specialty occupation, so the job description matters just as much the second time around.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Business Developer 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.