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Performance Manager roles qualify for H-1B visa and O-1 visa sponsorship when tied to a business or marketing analytics function requiring a relevant bachelor's degree. Employers regularly sponsor this title, particularly in tech, retail, and media where data-driven performance optimization is core to operations. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Product Performance Manager
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career of which you dream.
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit – an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This position works out of our St. Paul, MN, location in the Electrophysiology division. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.
The Product Performance Manager is responsible for leading a team that executes end-to-end complaint management processes, including complaint intake, product investigations, and post-market surveillance activities. This role partners closely with the Quality leadership team and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure a compliant and high-performing complaint handling program that supports patient safety and product quality. The role ensures compliance with global regulatory requirements and internal quality standards while driving continuous improvement in product performance management.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
- Lead and manage a product performance team responsible for complaint intake, evaluation, and investigation activities.
- Oversee the complaint management process to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant handling of customer product complaints.
- Drive high-quality product investigations, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, and risk documentation.
- Ensure compliance with global regulations related to Medical Device Reporting (MDR), vigilance reporting, and other OUS applicable reporting.
- Monitor key performance metrics and drive process improvements based on trend analysis.
- Provide input and support for product performance processes, including trending, signal detection, and risk evaluation of product performance data.
- Recognize and identify potential product performance issues and drive timely escalation to the appropriate cross-functional partners to mitigate risk.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and lead initiatives to enhance efficiency, compliance, and data quality.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Quality, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Manufacturing, and Clinical teams to resolve product performance issues.
- Support and lead interactions with internal and external auditors, ensuring readiness and successful outcomes.
- Ensure high-quality, accurate, and compliant customer and regulatory communications.
- Ensure proper training, development, and performance management of team members.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the medical device industry.
- Working knowledge with applicable regulatory requirements – including ISO 13485, MDD/MDR, FDA QSR, Health Canada, ANVISA, TGA, NMPA and other international requirements as applicable.
- Experience working in a regulated environment.
- Demonstrated high levels of integrity and professionalism, with a proven ability to establish credibility and trust.
- Experience leading and managing teams or serving as a lead to drive issue resolution.
- Demonstrates critical thinking skills with a focus on improving system performance and driving positive outcomes.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with proven application of structured problem-solving methodologies and tools.
- Effective technical writing and presentation skills.
- Promotes a high-performance, diverse and inclusive culture within a quality focused environment.
COMPENSATION
- The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Apply Now
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
INTRODUCTION
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Product Performance Manager
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career of which you dream.
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit – an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This position works out of our St. Paul, MN, location in the Electrophysiology division. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.
The Product Performance Manager is responsible for leading a team that executes end-to-end complaint management processes, including complaint intake, product investigations, and post-market surveillance activities. This role partners closely with the Quality leadership team and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure a compliant and high-performing complaint handling program that supports patient safety and product quality. The role ensures compliance with global regulatory requirements and internal quality standards while driving continuous improvement in product performance management.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
- Lead and manage a product performance team responsible for complaint intake, evaluation, and investigation activities.
- Oversee the complaint management process to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant handling of customer product complaints.
- Drive high-quality product investigations, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, and risk documentation.
- Ensure compliance with global regulations related to Medical Device Reporting (MDR), vigilance reporting, and other OUS applicable reporting.
- Monitor key performance metrics and drive process improvements based on trend analysis.
- Provide input and support for product performance processes, including trending, signal detection, and risk evaluation of product performance data.
- Recognize and identify potential product performance issues and drive timely escalation to the appropriate cross-functional partners to mitigate risk.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and lead initiatives to enhance efficiency, compliance, and data quality.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Quality, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Manufacturing, and Clinical teams to resolve product performance issues.
- Support and lead interactions with internal and external auditors, ensuring readiness and successful outcomes.
- Ensure high-quality, accurate, and compliant customer and regulatory communications.
- Ensure proper training, development, and performance management of team members.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the medical device industry.
- Working knowledge with applicable regulatory requirements – including ISO 13485, MDD/MDR, FDA QSR, Health Canada, ANVISA, TGA, NMPA and other international requirements as applicable.
- Experience working in a regulated environment.
- Demonstrated high levels of integrity and professionalism, with a proven ability to establish credibility and trust.
- Experience leading and managing teams or serving as a lead to drive issue resolution.
- Demonstrates critical thinking skills with a focus on improving system performance and driving positive outcomes.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with proven application of structured problem-solving methodologies and tools.
- Effective technical writing and presentation skills.
- Promotes a high-performance, diverse and inclusive culture within a quality focused environment.
COMPENSATION
- The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Apply Now
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Performance Manager
Frame your role around a specific discipline
Performance Manager spans marketing, operations, and sales functions. Clarify your specialty in applications. Employers and USCIS evaluators need a clear degree-to-role connection, so positioning yourself within a defined field strengthens your H-1B specialty occupation case.
Target employers with active LCA filings
Companies that have previously sponsored Performance Managers have already established the role as a specialty occupation internally. This prior filing history reduces friction in your petition and signals the employer understands the sponsorship process for this specific job title.
Align your degree to your performance focus
A degree in marketing, business analytics, statistics, or economics directly supports sponsorship eligibility. If your degree is in a tangentially related field, document how your coursework and experience connect to the analytical demands the role requires at that employer.
Highlight quantitative responsibilities in your offer letter
USCIS scrutinizes whether Performance Manager duties require a theoretical and practical application of specialized knowledge. Offer letters that emphasize KPI modeling, attribution analysis, and data interpretation strengthen the specialty occupation argument over generic management language.
Ask about cap-exempt sponsorship routes early
Nonprofit organizations, universities, and affiliated research institutions can file H-1B petitions outside the annual lottery cap. If you're open to those sectors, cap-exempt employers offer a faster and more reliable sponsorship path for Performance Manager positions.
Build a portfolio of measurable outcomes before applying
Sponsorship decisions often come down to demonstrated value. Performance Managers who can show clear ROI improvements, conversion rate lifts, or revenue attribution from past roles give employers a concrete business case to justify the time and cost of sponsoring a visa petition.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Performance Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but the role needs to demonstrably require a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field, not just any degree. Performance Manager positions tied to marketing analytics, digital advertising, or business intelligence are stronger candidates than general operations or people management roles, where USCIS may argue the position lacks a specialized degree requirement.
Which visa types are most commonly used to sponsor Performance Managers?
H-1B visa is the most common path, used by tech platforms, media companies, and e-commerce employers. O-1A is an option for candidates with a track record of exceptional results, industry recognition, or published work. TN visas cover Performance Manager roles for Canadian and Mexican nationals when the position maps to a qualifying USMCA occupation category such as management consultant or economist.
What degree do I need for a sponsored Performance Manager position?
Most sponsoring employers expect a bachelor's degree in marketing, business administration, statistics, data science, or a closely related analytical field. A general business degree with demonstrated quantitative coursework is often acceptable. If your degree is in an unrelated area, three years of specialized experience can substitute for one year of formal education under USCIS guidelines.
How do I find Performance Manager jobs that offer visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It filters job listings by sponsorship willingness, so you're not wasting time on roles where international candidates are screened out. Performance Manager openings on Migrate Mate are from employers who have indicated they're open to or actively sponsoring work visas, which significantly narrows the field to relevant opportunities.
Are Performance Manager H-1B petitions likely to get approved?
Approval rates are solid when the petition clearly establishes specialty occupation status. The most common reason for denial or an RFE is that the role description is too broad or the employer fails to show a degree in a specific field is a genuine requirement. Petitions from established tech, media, and analytics companies with detailed job duty descriptions and clear degree prerequisites perform best.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Performance Manager 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.