Service Leader Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Service Leader roles sit at the intersection of operations management and people leadership, making them strong candidates for H-1B visa specialty occupation sponsorship when the position requires a directly related bachelor's degree. Employers in hospitality, retail operations, and facilities management file LCAs regularly for these roles, and visa sponsorship is more common than most candidates expect.
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The starting pay range for this position per hour is $22.00 - $24.00. The full pay range for this position per hour is $22.00 - $37.40. 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 SERVICE & ENGAGEMENT
Advocates of guest experience who welcome, thank, and exceed guest service expectations by focusing on guest interaction and recovery. Advocates of both in-store and digital services and solutions who are knowledgeable about capabilities and features that drive adoption, usage and ultimately guest loyalty. Empowered to make shopping quick and easy for guests at the checklanes, guest services, gift registry, pick-up and drive up while ensuring exceptional quality.
At Target, we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of a Service and Engagement Team Leader can provide you with the skills and experience of:
- Guest service fundamentals and experience building a guest-first culture and driving loyalty programs
- Guest engagement, problem solving and resolution
- 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 service and sales goals
- Leading a team of hourly team members, including skills in interviewing, developing, coaching, evaluating and retaining talent
As a Service and Engagement 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 inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches, being authentic and respectful, and creating equitable experiences.
- Lead a team of passionate and knowledgeable Guest Advocates, Service Advocates and Front of Store Attendants who strive to exceed guest service expectations by focusing on decreasing wait time, friendly guest interactions, quality of service, resolution, driving loyalty and cleanliness standards.
- 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.
- Understand sales goals, business reporting and guest insights to plan and execute daily/weekly workload, to deliver on store sales goals, guest engagement and troubleshoot opportunity areas as needed throughout the day.
- Support Target Loyalty Programs to ensure your team can educate and promote the suite of benefits, features and offerings that reward our guest and enhance their shopping experience.
- Support your direct leader by following up on training completion, checking for understanding and supporting continuous education opportunities to drive proficiencies for all front of store experiences.
- With guidance from your direct leader, engage in consistent, meaningful development conversations throughout the critical touch points within the team's career path.
- Personalize recognition and appreciation of your team to reinforce critical guest service behaviors and promote a positive team and guest-centric culture.
- With guidance from your direct leader, help lead a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management (listen, observe, recognize and coach) on critical Service and Engagement behaviors.
- Quickly respond to any concerns with guests’ shopping experience by de-escalating the situation and ensuring your team understands and feels supported to resolve or address guest concerns and issues.
- Ensure your team members stay up-to-date on upcoming major promotions, brand launches and events.
- Evaluate candidates for open positions and develop a guest-centric team as directed by your direct leader.
- Support and enable team members to deliver pick up and drive up orders (including drive up returns and Starbucks) efficiently and accurately to digital guests, following all federal, state and local adult beverage laws. Support guest services as needed.
- Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct 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 correct 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.
- 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.
- Address all store emergency and compliance needs.
- 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 Service and Engagement 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
- Ability to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners, and other technology equipment as directed
- Work independently and as part of a team
- Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently and with a team
- Welcoming and helpful attitude toward all guests and other team members
- Effective communication skills
- Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes
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, cash transactions, and oversee cash office processes as needed
- Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds without additional assistance from others
- Climb up and down ladders as needed
- 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
- Capable of working in and exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements while performing certain job duties including but not limited to Drive-Up, carryout, etc. as needed
- Ability to remain mobile for the duration of a scheduled shift (shift length may vary)
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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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Map your degree to the role
USCIS requires a specialty occupation connection between your degree field and the Service Leader position. A degree in hospitality management, operations management, or business administration typically satisfies this, a general arts degree often doesn't without supporting documentation.
Research LCA filing history by industry
Use the OFLC Wage Search to identify which industries certify the most LCAs under Service Leader or Operations Supervisor titles. Hospitality chains, facilities services firms, and retail operations groups file consistently and are more likely to have established sponsorship processes.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate's verified employer data
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers with verified LCA filing history for Service Leader roles. This saves time by focusing your applications on companies that have already demonstrated willingness to sponsor, rather than cold-applying to employers with no filing record.
Clarify managerial scope before the offer
H-1B adjudicators scrutinize Service Leader roles closely when duties overlap with general supervision. Before accepting an offer, confirm with HR that the job description explicitly ties your responsibilities to your degree field, not just headcount management or shift coordination.
Time your job search around the H-1B cap cycle
H-1B petitions are subject to an annual cap and lottery, with filing typically opening in the spring for an October 1 start date. If you're on OPT or STEM OPT, build your Service Leader job search timeline backward from that window to avoid authorization gaps.
Prepare a credentials portfolio before interviewing
Compile your degree transcripts, any credential evaluations for foreign qualifications, and O*NET documentation linking your degree to the Service Leader occupation. Having these ready before the offer stage accelerates the employer's LCA preparation and signals you understand the process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Service Leader role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B sponsorship?
It can, but it depends on how the role is structured. USCIS requires that the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. A Service Leader role with operational strategy, process design, or client relationship responsibilities tied to a degree in hospitality management, business, or operations management is more defensible than a role framed primarily around supervising staff.
Which visa types are realistic for international Service Leader candidates?
H-1B is the most common path for employer-sponsored Service Leader roles and requires a specialty occupation determination. TN visa status is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals if the role maps to a profession on the USMCA list, though Service Leader titles require careful alignment. F-1 OPT and STEM OPT allow you to work while pursuing sponsorship, provided the role relates to your field of study.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor visas for Service Leader positions?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified LCA filing history for Service Leader and related operations roles, so you can focus your search on companies that have already navigated the sponsorship process. This is more efficient than applying broadly and discovering mid-process that an employer has never filed an LCA.
What happens if my Service Leader title doesn't match standard occupation classifications?
Title mismatches are common in service-sector management. USCIS evaluates the actual duties, not just the job title, so your employer's job description must clearly articulate the specialized knowledge required and the degree field that supports it. Reviewing O*NET for closely matched occupation profiles can help your employer draft a description that withstands scrutiny during adjudication.
Does my employer need to pay a prevailing wage for a sponsored Service Leader role?
Yes. For H-1B sponsorship, the employer must file a Labor Condition Application certifying they'll pay at least the prevailing wage for the Service Leader role in the specific geographic area. The prevailing wage is determined by DOL based on the occupation and location. Employers use the OFLC Wage Search to identify the applicable wage level before filing the LCA.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Service 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.