Operations Leader Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Operations Leader roles attract H-1B visa, L-1A, and EB-1C sponsorship from multinational employers scaling U.S. teams. Qualifying requires a specialty occupation degree and, for L-1A or EB-1C pathways, documented managerial or executive responsibility. Most sponsoring employers are mid-to-large organizations with established HR and legal infrastructure to support the petition process.
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- The starting pay range for this position per hour is $24.75 - $26.75.
- The full pay range for this position per hour is $24.75 - $42.05.
- Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications.
In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.
ALL ABOUT TARGET
Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.
ALL ABOUT FULFILLMENT
Experts of operations, process and efficiency who enable a consistent experience for our guests by ensuring guests get what they want, when they want it, and how they want it. The fulfillment team picks, preps, packs, sorts, and ships products safely, efficiently and effectively to deliver convenience and quality for our guests.
At Target, we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of a Fulfillment Operations Team Leader can provide you with the skills and experience of:
- Guest service fundamentals and experience building a guest-first culture on your team
- Retail business fundamentals, including department sales trends, inventory management, guest shopping patterns, pricing and promotions strategies
- Planning department(s) daily/weekly workload to support business priorities and deliver sales goals
- Process improvements and workload efficiency
- Leading a team of hourly team members, including skills in interviewing, developing, coaching, evaluating, and retaining talent
As a Fulfillment Operations Team Leader, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will most likely include the following responsibilities:
- Consistently deliver guest experience commitments to create an Easy, Inspiring and Friendly guest experience
- Ensures every team member understands, is trained, and consistently delivers on Target’s guest experience commitments and consistent operations
- Actively observes and provides feedback, holding team members accountable while recognizing great guest experience moments
- Reviews area guest, financial, and team outcome metrics to identify opportunities, takes action to improve, and aligns team on the right behaviors and execution, celebrates wins, drives results that deliver outcomes and elevates the guest experience
- Demonstrate a service culture that prioritizes the guest service experience. Model, train and coach expectations to deliver the service standard
- Lead your team and drive fulfillment goals, understand your role in supporting sales growth and how your departments and team contribute to and impact total store profitability, in support of your direct leader
- Utilize your workload planning tools to ensure your team completes all scheduled workload and all orders are fulfilled to meet the delivery, freshness, and service standards
- Review all fulfillment reporting to identify gaps and develop a plan to resolve
- With direction from your direct leader, create daily plans for your team
- Be an expert of operations, accuracy, process and efficiency
- Enable efficient delivery to our guests by leading pickup and ship from store workload
- Evaluate and recommend candidates for open positions and develop a guest-centric team. Support your direct leader in their onboarding
- With your direct leader, establish clear goals around quality, accuracy, and timeliness and hold team members accountable to expectations. Close any training gaps through coaching conversations
- Ensure the team is following food safety guidelines and selecting fresh food items for guests
- Ensure supplies are ordered timely and stocked. Partner with your direct leader for ordering
- If applicable, as a key carrier, follow all safe and secure training and processes
- Occasionally assume store-level leadership on duty (LOD) responsibilities to enable the guest experience for the store during assigned shifts based on store needs
- Demonstrate inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches, being authentic and respectful, and creating equitable experiences
- Always demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance; lead team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment
- Lead and demonstrate a safety culture through modeling and recognizing safe behaviors, identifying and correcting hazards, holding team accountable to following safety expectations, assisting with incident response, and reporting/investigating injuries timely and accurately
- Model the execution of physical security processes in order to enhance the instore security culture
- Support merchandise protection strategies across the total store, including ordering, storage and application as directed by best practices
- Lead and demonstrate a culture of executing all best practices as outlined with team onboarding and learning; help close skill gaps through development, coaching and team interactions
- Address all store emergency and compliance needs
- Support guest services such as back-up cashier, order pick up (OPU) and Drive up (DU) and maintain a compliance culture while executing those duties, such as compliance with federal, state, and local adult beverage laws
- All other duties based on business needs
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
This may be the right job for you if:
- You enjoy interacting and helping others - including guests that shop our store and fellow team members you work with
- You thrive in a fast-moving, highly active and physically demanding role, where teamwork, flexibility, and creative problem solving are key to success
- You are open to working a variable work schedule with varying hours, days or shifts (including nights, weekends, holidays, closing shifts and other peak shopping times)
The good news is that we have some amazing training that will help teach you everything you need to know to be a Fulfillment Operations Team Leader. But, there are a few skills you should have from the get-go:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must be at least 18 years of age or older
- Previous retail experience preferred, but not required
- Lead and hold others accountable
- Learn and adapt to current technology needs
- Work independently and as part of a team
- Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently
- Welcoming and helpful attitude toward all guests and other team members
- Effective communication skills
We are an awesome place to work and care about our teams, so we want to make sure we are clear on a few more basics that we expect:
- Access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues
- Interpret instructions, reports and information
- Accurately handle cash register operations as needed
- Climb up and down ladders
- Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds without additional assistance from others
- Ability to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners, and other technology equipment as directed
- Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays) and reliable and prompt attendance necessary
- Although the role is full-time, it does not come with a guarantee of 40 hours each week. Hours will depend on the needs of the business and may fluctuate as required
Target will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco and City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.
Benefits Eligibility
Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_C | Pegue esta URL en su navegador preferido para obtener información sobre la elegibilidad de este puesto para recibir beneficios: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_C
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.
COMPENSATION
- The starting pay range for this position per hour is $24.75 - $26.75.
- The full pay range for this position per hour is $24.75 - $42.05.
- Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications.
In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.
ALL ABOUT TARGET
Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.
ALL ABOUT FULFILLMENT
Experts of operations, process and efficiency who enable a consistent experience for our guests by ensuring guests get what they want, when they want it, and how they want it. The fulfillment team picks, preps, packs, sorts, and ships products safely, efficiently and effectively to deliver convenience and quality for our guests.
At Target, we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of a Fulfillment Operations Team Leader can provide you with the skills and experience of:
- Guest service fundamentals and experience building a guest-first culture on your team
- Retail business fundamentals, including department sales trends, inventory management, guest shopping patterns, pricing and promotions strategies
- Planning department(s) daily/weekly workload to support business priorities and deliver sales goals
- Process improvements and workload efficiency
- Leading a team of hourly team members, including skills in interviewing, developing, coaching, evaluating, and retaining talent
As a Fulfillment Operations Team Leader, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will most likely include the following responsibilities:
- Consistently deliver guest experience commitments to create an Easy, Inspiring and Friendly guest experience
- Ensures every team member understands, is trained, and consistently delivers on Target’s guest experience commitments and consistent operations
- Actively observes and provides feedback, holding team members accountable while recognizing great guest experience moments
- Reviews area guest, financial, and team outcome metrics to identify opportunities, takes action to improve, and aligns team on the right behaviors and execution, celebrates wins, drives results that deliver outcomes and elevates the guest experience
- Demonstrate a service culture that prioritizes the guest service experience. Model, train and coach expectations to deliver the service standard
- Lead your team and drive fulfillment goals, understand your role in supporting sales growth and how your departments and team contribute to and impact total store profitability, in support of your direct leader
- Utilize your workload planning tools to ensure your team completes all scheduled workload and all orders are fulfilled to meet the delivery, freshness, and service standards
- Review all fulfillment reporting to identify gaps and develop a plan to resolve
- With direction from your direct leader, create daily plans for your team
- Be an expert of operations, accuracy, process and efficiency
- Enable efficient delivery to our guests by leading pickup and ship from store workload
- Evaluate and recommend candidates for open positions and develop a guest-centric team. Support your direct leader in their onboarding
- With your direct leader, establish clear goals around quality, accuracy, and timeliness and hold team members accountable to expectations. Close any training gaps through coaching conversations
- Ensure the team is following food safety guidelines and selecting fresh food items for guests
- Ensure supplies are ordered timely and stocked. Partner with your direct leader for ordering
- If applicable, as a key carrier, follow all safe and secure training and processes
- Occasionally assume store-level leadership on duty (LOD) responsibilities to enable the guest experience for the store during assigned shifts based on store needs
- Demonstrate inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches, being authentic and respectful, and creating equitable experiences
- Always demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance; lead team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment
- Lead and demonstrate a safety culture through modeling and recognizing safe behaviors, identifying and correcting hazards, holding team accountable to following safety expectations, assisting with incident response, and reporting/investigating injuries timely and accurately
- Model the execution of physical security processes in order to enhance the instore security culture
- Support merchandise protection strategies across the total store, including ordering, storage and application as directed by best practices
- Lead and demonstrate a culture of executing all best practices as outlined with team onboarding and learning; help close skill gaps through development, coaching and team interactions
- Address all store emergency and compliance needs
- Support guest services such as back-up cashier, order pick up (OPU) and Drive up (DU) and maintain a compliance culture while executing those duties, such as compliance with federal, state, and local adult beverage laws
- All other duties based on business needs
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
This may be the right job for you if:
- You enjoy interacting and helping others - including guests that shop our store and fellow team members you work with
- You thrive in a fast-moving, highly active and physically demanding role, where teamwork, flexibility, and creative problem solving are key to success
- You are open to working a variable work schedule with varying hours, days or shifts (including nights, weekends, holidays, closing shifts and other peak shopping times)
The good news is that we have some amazing training that will help teach you everything you need to know to be a Fulfillment Operations Team Leader. But, there are a few skills you should have from the get-go:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must be at least 18 years of age or older
- Previous retail experience preferred, but not required
- Lead and hold others accountable
- Learn and adapt to current technology needs
- Work independently and as part of a team
- Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently
- Welcoming and helpful attitude toward all guests and other team members
- Effective communication skills
We are an awesome place to work and care about our teams, so we want to make sure we are clear on a few more basics that we expect:
- Access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues
- Interpret instructions, reports and information
- Accurately handle cash register operations as needed
- Climb up and down ladders
- Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds without additional assistance from others
- Ability to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners, and other technology equipment as directed
- Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays) and reliable and prompt attendance necessary
- Although the role is full-time, it does not come with a guarantee of 40 hours each week. Hours will depend on the needs of the business and may fluctuate as required
Target will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco and City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.
Benefits Eligibility
Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_C | Pegue esta URL en su navegador preferido para obtener información sobre la elegibilidad de este puesto para recibir beneficios: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_C
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.
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Target employers with multinational footprints
Companies with international offices are far more likely to sponsor Operations Leaders because they already use L-1A and EB-1C pathways. Look for organizations with parent companies or subsidiaries abroad, as they have established immigration infrastructure and clear business justification.
Document your managerial scope clearly
Sponsors need to demonstrate your role is managerial, not just operational. Quantify the number of direct reports, budget ownership, and cross-functional decision-making authority. Vague job descriptions are one of the most common reasons operations sponsorship petitions get challenged by USCIS.
Understand which visa fits your situation
H-1B works if your role requires a specific bachelor's degree. L-1A suits internal transfers from a foreign-affiliated employer. EB-1C is the immigrant path for multinational managers. Knowing which applies before approaching employers makes sponsorship conversations more productive and credible.
Emphasize process ownership, not just execution
USCIS evaluates whether operations roles qualify as specialty occupations. Highlight process design, vendor management, or systems implementation rather than day-to-day task execution. Roles framed around strategic oversight are more defensible than those that read as general coordination or supervision.
Get your degree equivalency assessed early
Operations Leader roles often draw candidates with business, engineering, or supply chain degrees. If your degree is from a foreign institution, have a credential evaluation completed before applications advance. Australian three-year degrees are generally accepted as equivalent to U.S. four-year bachelor's degrees.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsors proactively
Most Operations Leader openings that include visa sponsorship are not labeled clearly on general job boards. Migrate Mate surfaces roles specifically from employers willing to sponsor, saving significant time filtering positions that will never lead to a petition.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can an Operations Leader role qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, but the role must qualify as a specialty occupation, meaning it normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as business administration, industrial engineering, or supply chain management. Generic operations titles where any degree suffices are harder to defend. Employers with experienced immigration counsel typically structure the job description to meet USCIS standards.
What visa pathways are available for Operations Leaders beyond H-1B?
The L-1A is available if you're transferring from a foreign affiliate and have managed people or functions for at least one of the past three years. The EB-1C is the corresponding immigrant visa for multinational managers and executives. Both pathways require documented managerial authority and avoid the H-1B lottery entirely, making them attractive alternatives.
How do I find Operations Leader jobs that include visa sponsorship?
Most sponsored roles aren't labeled as such on general platforms. Migrate Mate curates listings specifically from employers willing to sponsor work visas, which filters out the significant majority of postings that will never result in a petition. Searching there narrows your focus to employers already set up to navigate the process.
Does my degree field matter for Operations Leader sponsorship?
Yes. USCIS looks for a direct relationship between your degree field and the job duties. Business administration, operations management, industrial engineering, and supply chain degrees are well-established fits. A general studies or unrelated degree creates risk, though a credential evaluation showing substantial relevant coursework can sometimes strengthen the petition.
Are Operations Leader roles commonly denied for H-1B sponsorship?
Denial risk is higher than for technical roles because USCIS scrutinizes whether operations positions genuinely require a specific degree. Roles that include broad management responsibilities without a clearly tied field of study receive Requests for Evidence at a higher rate. Employers who define the role around specialized functions, such as logistics systems or process engineering, tend to have stronger petition outcomes.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored 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.