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Business Operations Leader roles attract H-1B visa, L-1A, and EB-1C sponsorship from multinational companies expanding U.S. operations. Employers across consulting, tech, and financial services regularly sponsor qualified candidates who can demonstrate cross-functional leadership and measurable operational impact. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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The application window is expected to close on: 11/30/2026
Meet the Team
Join a strategic team dedicated to driving business operations, process optimization, and financial oversight. Work closely with the Office of the Chief Supply Chain Officer on pivotal initiatives spanning financial and cost management, AI enablement, opportunity identification, and benchmarking. Our team is committed to operational excellence, maximising data and metrics to drive informed decision-making, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and strategic alignment.
YOUR IMPACT
You will manage a team to enable efficiency and bring transformation to life by tracking and reporting on key initiatives, wins, and progress. In this role, you will drive business operations through strategic alignment, process optimization, and financial oversight. You will hold fiscal accountability for overhead spend and capital processes, manage resource allocations, and coordinate risk mitigation strategies. By delivering data, metrics, and processes, you will drive decisions on site enablement and act as the primary link between the leadership team to focus on priorities and key deliverables.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ Years of Experience in supply chain finance, including budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and business case development.
- Experience with supply chain strategy, business planning, or transformation, translating business priorities into actionable initiatives.
- Strong analytical skills to benchmark performance, identify improvement opportunities, and quantify financial and operational impact.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Management consulting experience at the Project Leader (PL) or Principal level, with exposure to supply chain strategy, finance, or transformation.
- Prior experience in hardware supply chains, with a strong foundation in financial planning, cost management, and business case development.
- Ability to benchmark performance, identify and prioritize opportunities, and translate strategy into measurable financial and operational outcomes.
- Experience in supply chain finance, including budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and business case development.
WHY CISCO?
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
COMPENSATION
The starting salary range posted for this position is $151,000.00 to $195,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
- Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
- Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
- Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
- .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
- 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
- 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
- Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$174,600.00 - $274,400.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$164,700.00 - $241,900.00
- For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
INTRODUCTION
The application window is expected to close on: 11/30/2026
Meet the Team
Join a strategic team dedicated to driving business operations, process optimization, and financial oversight. Work closely with the Office of the Chief Supply Chain Officer on pivotal initiatives spanning financial and cost management, AI enablement, opportunity identification, and benchmarking. Our team is committed to operational excellence, maximising data and metrics to drive informed decision-making, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and strategic alignment.
YOUR IMPACT
You will manage a team to enable efficiency and bring transformation to life by tracking and reporting on key initiatives, wins, and progress. In this role, you will drive business operations through strategic alignment, process optimization, and financial oversight. You will hold fiscal accountability for overhead spend and capital processes, manage resource allocations, and coordinate risk mitigation strategies. By delivering data, metrics, and processes, you will drive decisions on site enablement and act as the primary link between the leadership team to focus on priorities and key deliverables.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ Years of Experience in supply chain finance, including budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and business case development.
- Experience with supply chain strategy, business planning, or transformation, translating business priorities into actionable initiatives.
- Strong analytical skills to benchmark performance, identify improvement opportunities, and quantify financial and operational impact.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Management consulting experience at the Project Leader (PL) or Principal level, with exposure to supply chain strategy, finance, or transformation.
- Prior experience in hardware supply chains, with a strong foundation in financial planning, cost management, and business case development.
- Ability to benchmark performance, identify and prioritize opportunities, and translate strategy into measurable financial and operational outcomes.
- Experience in supply chain finance, including budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and business case development.
WHY CISCO?
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
COMPENSATION
The starting salary range posted for this position is $151,000.00 to $195,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
- Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
- Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
- Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
- .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
- 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
- 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
- Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$174,600.00 - $274,400.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$164,700.00 - $241,900.00
- For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
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Target multinational companies with U.S. expansion plans
Companies transferring operations leadership from overseas offices sponsor L-1A visas with no lottery. If you've managed a team abroad for at least one year, an intracompany transfer is often the fastest path to a U.S. role.
Frame your experience around specialty occupation criteria
H-1B approval for operations roles depends on proving the position requires a specific bachelor's degree, not just any business degree. Emphasize technical systems, data analytics, or industry-specific process expertise to strengthen the specialty occupation argument.
Document measurable operational outcomes
Sponsoring employers need to justify the petition to USCIS. Quantified achievements, such as efficiency gains, cost reductions, or team scaling metrics, make the case that your role requires specialized expertise rather than general management ability.
Understand that company size affects sponsorship willingness
Large enterprises with dedicated HR and legal teams sponsor far more readily than startups. Series B and later-stage companies are more likely to have established sponsorship processes and prior H-1B filing experience with immigration counsel.
Ask about the LCA and prevailing wage early
Before accepting an offer, confirm the employer has filed or is prepared to file a Labor Condition Application with the DOL. Delays in LCA certification can push back your start date, which matters significantly if you're managing OPT or grace period deadlines.
Search Migrate Mate for sponsorship-confirmed openings
Generic job boards don't filter for visa sponsorship availability. Migrate Mate surfaces Business Operations Leader roles where employers have indicated willingness to sponsor, saving you from applying to positions that will reject you at the offer stage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Business Operations Leader role qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
It depends on how the role is defined. H-1B visa requires a specialty occupation, meaning the position must normally require a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Generic operations management roles can face scrutiny if USCIS determines any business degree qualifies. Roles tied to a specific industry vertical, such as healthcare operations, supply chain analytics, or fintech compliance, have a stronger specialty occupation argument and are more likely to be approved.
What degree do I need for a Business Operations Leader visa sponsorship?
Most H-1B petitions for this title cite degrees in business administration, operations management, industrial engineering, or a field directly relevant to the employer's industry. A general bachelor's in business can work, but a degree closely aligned to the company's sector strengthens the petition. If your degree doesn't match the role precisely, USCIS allows three years of specialized work experience to substitute for one year of formal education.
Is the L-1A visa a realistic option for Business Operations Leaders?
Yes, and for many candidates it's more practical than the H-1B. The L-1A is designed for managers and executives transferring within the same multinational company, with no annual cap and no lottery. You need to have worked for the company abroad for at least one continuous year within the past three years in a qualifying managerial or executive capacity. If your current employer has U.S. operations, this is worth exploring before pursuing H-1B.
How do I find Business Operations Leader jobs that offer visa sponsorship?
Most job postings don't clearly state whether sponsorship is available, which wastes significant time during applications. Migrate Mate filters specifically for roles where employers have indicated visa sponsorship willingness, so you're only seeing opportunities that are relevant to your situation. Searching there first reduces the risk of reaching final-round interviews only to learn the company doesn't sponsor.
Can a Business Operations Leader role lead to a green card?
Yes, through multiple pathways. Employees in managerial or executive roles at multinational companies may qualify for the EB-1C immigrant visa, which has no labor certification requirement and moves faster than EB-2 or EB-3. Alternatively, employers can sponsor through PERM labor certification under EB-2 or EB-3, though that process typically takes two to four years before a priority date becomes current, depending on your country of birth.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Business Operations Leader 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.