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Program Analyst roles are among the more consistently sponsored positions in federal contracting, consulting, and government agencies. Employers regularly file H-1B visa and E-3 visa petitions for this title, and a qualifying bachelor's degree in a relevant field is typically the baseline requirement. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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The Program Management Advisory and Execution (PMAE) is enterprise-level resource that supports all business units across the bank to plan, execute, and govern complex cross-functional initiatives, programs, and projects. We act as partners to interject project management discipline into work efforts. The PMAE is an organization consisting of over 90 program management professionals, each with a diverse background. This is a highly matrixed organization where your primary manager will not be providing daily oversight of your day-to-day responsibilities. You will be expected to operate independently while interacting with your clients and stakeholders. This role will balance two sets of responsibilities depending on the demand needs of PMAE: resource management and program management. In the Resource Analyst role, you will closely partner with the PMAE Resource Manager to drive forward the Talent Management Strategy and various department processes that deliver efficient and effective operations of PMAE. The analyst will have a wide range of responsibilities, offering the opportunity to engage with team members at all levels of the organization and learn what it takes to run a successful, growing team offering Citi-wide services in high demand. In the Program Analyst role, you will support complex initiatives through all activities in the life cycle (i.e., risk/issue management, reporting, plan management). This position offers opportunity to learn fundamentals of program management while gaining practical hands-on experience necessary for end-to-end program delivery on large programs. Prior PM experience is not required.
Responsibilities
- Effectively prioritize, while handling multiple time-sensitive tasks in fast paced environment.
- Apply appropriate judgement on when to escalate and with solution options.
- Own data quality.
- Support execution of the PMAE departmental events and processes such as staff meetings, billing, collegial reviews, knowledge sharing sessions. Other processes:
- Drive forward the recruiting process by proactively tracking candidates through all the interview and disposition steps to ensure candidates move through the process expeditiously.
- Onboard new program managers into PMAE, ensuring they have all the resources and information needed to become quickly self-sufficient and productive.
- Look for opportunities to recommend and implement improvements to departmental processes that will increase productivity, satisfaction, and retention of the PMAE workforce.
- Gather, analyze, and monitor departmental data such as utilization rates, spending, etc.
- Accountable for completeness and accuracy of the portfolio utilization tracker that drives the assignments of the program managers and the programs.
- Partner with the Resource Manager on executing the Talent Management Strategy.
- Support all activities in a program life cycle such as:
- Own and execute core PM processes.
- Support dependency identification and management.
- Actively maintain project/program plans and drive successful completion of project tasks and/or milestones.
- Manage critical program documentation including governance charts, charters, RACI charts, communication plans, and metrics.
- Leverage Citi PM tools to support effective program delivery.
- Ensure compliance with Citi's project procedure and controls.
- Own and create reporting cadence to align with management reporting and meeting deliverables.
- Generate metrics as needed (e.g., plans and reporting) to demonstrate progress against objectives.
- Assist in the documentation of meetings and in the tracking and timely resolution of outcomes and follow-up actions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
- 5-8 years of professional experience.
- Must have advanced knowledge of data manipulation in MS Excel inclusive of functions/formulas such as: vlookup, index, match, filter, sort, unique, and if statements, pivot table creation and design.
- Technical proficiencies in other MS office products (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
- Must be able to work at designated Citi location 3 days / week.
- Demonstrated strong organizational, time management and process management skills necessary to maintain high volume workload.
- 4+ years of experience in analyst role in a corporate environment dealing with competing demands, fast pace, and changing directions.
- Experience and ease in interfacing with Senior Management.
- Individual should be analytical, flexible, team-oriented, and with strong sense of task ownership.
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
- Professional experience in a large corporation, within the financial sector, is a plus.
- Finance or accounting experience is a plus.
- Experience in chief of staff or business office role is a plus.
Job Family Group: Project and Program Management
Job Family: Program Management
Time Type: Full time
Primary Location: Tampa Florida United States
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $79,120.00 - $118,680.00
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.
Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
Anticipated Posting Close Date: Jun 24, 2026
Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi. View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.
About The Role
The Program Management Advisory and Execution (PMAE) is enterprise-level resource that supports all business units across the bank to plan, execute, and govern complex cross-functional initiatives, programs, and projects. We act as partners to interject project management discipline into work efforts. The PMAE is an organization consisting of over 90 program management professionals, each with a diverse background. This is a highly matrixed organization where your primary manager will not be providing daily oversight of your day-to-day responsibilities. You will be expected to operate independently while interacting with your clients and stakeholders. This role will balance two sets of responsibilities depending on the demand needs of PMAE: resource management and program management. In the Resource Analyst role, you will closely partner with the PMAE Resource Manager to drive forward the Talent Management Strategy and various department processes that deliver efficient and effective operations of PMAE. The analyst will have a wide range of responsibilities, offering the opportunity to engage with team members at all levels of the organization and learn what it takes to run a successful, growing team offering Citi-wide services in high demand. In the Program Analyst role, you will support complex initiatives through all activities in the life cycle (i.e., risk/issue management, reporting, plan management). This position offers opportunity to learn fundamentals of program management while gaining practical hands-on experience necessary for end-to-end program delivery on large programs. Prior PM experience is not required.
Responsibilities
- Effectively prioritize, while handling multiple time-sensitive tasks in fast paced environment.
- Apply appropriate judgement on when to escalate and with solution options.
- Own data quality.
- Support execution of the PMAE departmental events and processes such as staff meetings, billing, collegial reviews, knowledge sharing sessions. Other processes:
- Drive forward the recruiting process by proactively tracking candidates through all the interview and disposition steps to ensure candidates move through the process expeditiously.
- Onboard new program managers into PMAE, ensuring they have all the resources and information needed to become quickly self-sufficient and productive.
- Look for opportunities to recommend and implement improvements to departmental processes that will increase productivity, satisfaction, and retention of the PMAE workforce.
- Gather, analyze, and monitor departmental data such as utilization rates, spending, etc.
- Accountable for completeness and accuracy of the portfolio utilization tracker that drives the assignments of the program managers and the programs.
- Partner with the Resource Manager on executing the Talent Management Strategy.
- Support all activities in a program life cycle such as:
- Own and execute core PM processes.
- Support dependency identification and management.
- Actively maintain project/program plans and drive successful completion of project tasks and/or milestones.
- Manage critical program documentation including governance charts, charters, RACI charts, communication plans, and metrics.
- Leverage Citi PM tools to support effective program delivery.
- Ensure compliance with Citi's project procedure and controls.
- Own and create reporting cadence to align with management reporting and meeting deliverables.
- Generate metrics as needed (e.g., plans and reporting) to demonstrate progress against objectives.
- Assist in the documentation of meetings and in the tracking and timely resolution of outcomes and follow-up actions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
- 5-8 years of professional experience.
- Must have advanced knowledge of data manipulation in MS Excel inclusive of functions/formulas such as: vlookup, index, match, filter, sort, unique, and if statements, pivot table creation and design.
- Technical proficiencies in other MS office products (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
- Must be able to work at designated Citi location 3 days / week.
- Demonstrated strong organizational, time management and process management skills necessary to maintain high volume workload.
- 4+ years of experience in analyst role in a corporate environment dealing with competing demands, fast pace, and changing directions.
- Experience and ease in interfacing with Senior Management.
- Individual should be analytical, flexible, team-oriented, and with strong sense of task ownership.
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
- Professional experience in a large corporation, within the financial sector, is a plus.
- Finance or accounting experience is a plus.
- Experience in chief of staff or business office role is a plus.
Job Family Group: Project and Program Management
Job Family: Program Management
Time Type: Full time
Primary Location: Tampa Florida United States
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $79,120.00 - $118,680.00
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.
Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
Anticipated Posting Close Date: Jun 24, 2026
Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi. View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Program Analyst
Target federal contractors and consulting firms first
Companies like Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, and Leidos file hundreds of H-1B petitions annually for Program Analyst roles. Federal contractors have established immigration infrastructure and are more likely to sponsor than small private firms.
Confirm your degree aligns with the role
Program Analyst qualifies as a specialty occupation when the employer requires a degree in a specific field, public administration, business, finance, or a related discipline. A general business degree can work if the role description is sufficiently technical.
Understand that agency-facing roles may require clearance
Many Program Analyst positions supporting federal agencies require a security clearance. Sponsorship-eligible roles are more common at the unclassified level. Clearance-required postings almost never sponsor foreign nationals who lack existing authorization.
Ask about the LCA before the offer stage
Your employer must file a Labor Condition Application with the Department of Labor before sponsoring your H-1B. Raising this early confirms the employer has done it before and is prepared to move through the process without unnecessary delays.
Australian candidates should explore the E-3 specifically
The E-3 visa covers specialty occupation roles including Program Analyst, has no lottery, and renews indefinitely in two-year increments. Australian nationals working in consulting or government-adjacent roles often find this path significantly faster than the H-1B.
Highlight analytical tools and domain expertise in your application
Employers sponsoring visas want proof the role genuinely requires specialized knowledge. Demonstrating proficiency in data analysis platforms, policy frameworks, or program evaluation methodology strengthens both your candidacy and the specialty occupation case.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Program Analyst a role that qualifies for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, Program Analyst can qualify as an H-1B visa specialty occupation when the employer requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field relevant to the work, such as public policy, business administration, finance, or information systems. The key is that the degree requirement must be tied to the specific job duties, not just listed as a general preference. Employers with established federal contracts are most likely to structure the role this way.
Do Program Analyst roles really get sponsored, or is it mostly citizens?
Sponsorship does happen for Program Analyst roles, particularly at federal contractors and large consulting firms. DOL disclosure data shows consistent H-1B LCA filings under this job title at employers like Booz Allen Hamilton, SAIC, and Accenture Federal Services. The volume is lower than software engineering, but the sponsorship infrastructure exists. Migrate Mate filters specifically for sponsoring employers, which makes it easier to identify which companies are actively filing.
What degree do I need for a sponsored Program Analyst position?
Most sponsoring employers require a bachelor's degree in a field directly related to the program area, public administration, political science, finance, business, or a technical discipline if the role involves data systems or IT program management. A general studies or unrelated degree makes the specialty occupation case harder to establish and may lead to a Request for Evidence from USCIS. Graduate degrees in policy or business strengthen the application considerably.
How does the H-1B lottery affect my chances as a Program Analyst?
If you need an H-1B and aren't exempt from the cap, your petition enters the annual lottery in March with roughly a 25% selection rate in recent fiscal years. Cap-exempt employers, universities, nonprofit research institutions, and certain government-affiliated organizations, can file H-1B petitions outside the lottery entirely. Some Program Analyst roles at these organizations may offer a more direct path to sponsorship without lottery risk.
What visa options exist for Program Analysts beyond the H-1B?
Australian nationals can apply for the E-3 visa, which covers specialty occupation roles including Program Analyst and has no lottery or annual cap pressure. Canadian and Mexican citizens may qualify under TN visa status if the role maps to an eligible USMCA occupation, though Program Analyst is a less straightforward fit there. O-1A is an option for candidates with demonstrated expertise or recognition in their field. Browse current openings on Migrate Mate to see which employers are actively sponsoring across these visa types.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Program Analyst 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.