Strategic Planner Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Strategic Planner roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as a specialty occupation requiring a bachelor's degree in business, economics, or a related field. Employers file a Labor Condition Application before you can start, and the annual H-1B cap and lottery mean timing your job search to the filing window matters.
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In Places, we don’t sit back and let things happen, we make things happen, and we do this in service to all Apple employees and customers. Our team is a diverse and nimble group that manages Apple’s corporate and retail workplaces and workplace services. We develop and manage Apple’s global real estate portfolio, lead all related capital construction projects, provide outstanding facilities and site services, develop and lead sustainability initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of all Apple facilities, including commute and renewable energy programs, and do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of all Apple personnel, facilities, and customers in our facilities around the world. The Space Planning team is responsible for establishing and driving efficient real estate strategies that support Apple's corporate space needs. We're hiring a Strategic Space Planner: an individual contributor who will be dedicated to Americas (AMR) geographic markets to lead strategic planning and migration across the portfolio.
DESCRIPTION
You'll drive occupancy strategy and implementation across the AMR portfolio, ensuring space supply proactively aligns with business demand. As an action-oriented workplace strategist, you'll lead end-to-end space planning initiatives and collaborate closely with business units to translate their location strategies into scalable workplace solutions. You're comfortable navigating ambiguity, proactively seeking clarification, weighing competing priorities against business impact, and adapting plans as business requirements evolve. You bring a data analytics background to evaluate utilization metrics, analyze capacity forecasts, and translate quantitative insights into actionable recommendations that optimize the portfolio.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 3-5 years of experience in workplace strategy, strategic space planning, or corporate occupancy planning, preferably within a technology company or corporate campus.
- Experience managing multiple space planning projects from conception through implementation.
- Experience applying occupancy metrics, space utilization analysis, and scenario modeling to inform stakeholder decisions.
- Experience synthesizing spatial data into visual presentations and business cases for executive audiences.
- Experience negotiating space allocations and resolving competing stakeholder priorities.
- Working knowledge of Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM) and Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) platforms such as (Serraview, Archibus, Tririga, or FM:Systems).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in Real Estate (MRED), Urban Planning, Architecture, or Business Administration (MBA), with 2 years of experience.
- Proficiency in Keynote and business intelligence or data visualization platforms, such as Tableau, Power BI, or advanced Excel modeling.
- Familiarity with project management platforms, such as Wrike.
- Understanding of architectural drawings, test-fits, building code implications, and core-and-shell conditions.
- Experience leveraging AI-driven tools to accelerate scenario planning, optimize multi-floor stacking diagrams, and analyze space data.
- Skilled at influencing stakeholders and communicating complex trade-offs clearly to drive alignment.
COMPENSATION
- Base pay range for this role is between $114,900 and $172,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.
SUMMARY
In Places, we don’t sit back and let things happen, we make things happen, and we do this in service to all Apple employees and customers. Our team is a diverse and nimble group that manages Apple’s corporate and retail workplaces and workplace services. We develop and manage Apple’s global real estate portfolio, lead all related capital construction projects, provide outstanding facilities and site services, develop and lead sustainability initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of all Apple facilities, including commute and renewable energy programs, and do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of all Apple personnel, facilities, and customers in our facilities around the world. The Space Planning team is responsible for establishing and driving efficient real estate strategies that support Apple's corporate space needs. We're hiring a Strategic Space Planner: an individual contributor who will be dedicated to Americas (AMR) geographic markets to lead strategic planning and migration across the portfolio.
DESCRIPTION
You'll drive occupancy strategy and implementation across the AMR portfolio, ensuring space supply proactively aligns with business demand. As an action-oriented workplace strategist, you'll lead end-to-end space planning initiatives and collaborate closely with business units to translate their location strategies into scalable workplace solutions. You're comfortable navigating ambiguity, proactively seeking clarification, weighing competing priorities against business impact, and adapting plans as business requirements evolve. You bring a data analytics background to evaluate utilization metrics, analyze capacity forecasts, and translate quantitative insights into actionable recommendations that optimize the portfolio.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 3-5 years of experience in workplace strategy, strategic space planning, or corporate occupancy planning, preferably within a technology company or corporate campus.
- Experience managing multiple space planning projects from conception through implementation.
- Experience applying occupancy metrics, space utilization analysis, and scenario modeling to inform stakeholder decisions.
- Experience synthesizing spatial data into visual presentations and business cases for executive audiences.
- Experience negotiating space allocations and resolving competing stakeholder priorities.
- Working knowledge of Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM) and Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) platforms such as (Serraview, Archibus, Tririga, or FM:Systems).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in Real Estate (MRED), Urban Planning, Architecture, or Business Administration (MBA), with 2 years of experience.
- Proficiency in Keynote and business intelligence or data visualization platforms, such as Tableau, Power BI, or advanced Excel modeling.
- Familiarity with project management platforms, such as Wrike.
- Understanding of architectural drawings, test-fits, building code implications, and core-and-shell conditions.
- Experience leveraging AI-driven tools to accelerate scenario planning, optimize multi-floor stacking diagrams, and analyze space data.
- Skilled at influencing stakeholders and communicating complex trade-offs clearly to drive alignment.
COMPENSATION
- Base pay range for this role is between $114,900 and $172,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Strategic Planner
Frame your degree for specialty occupation
H-1B eligibility hinges on your degree field directly relating to strategic planning work. If your degree is in a broad field like business administration, document how your coursework and concentration align specifically with planning and analysis functions the role requires.
Use O*NET to match your credentials
Pull the Strategic Planner occupation profile from O*NET before interviews. It lists the knowledge domains USCIS uses to evaluate specialty occupation claims, so you can map your degree and experience to the exact competencies adjudicators look for.
Target companies with LCA filing history
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers with verified LCA sponsorship history for planning and strategy roles. Companies that have filed before understand the process, reducing the risk they'll withdraw an offer when they learn about the H-1B timeline.
Get the prevailing wage tier confirmed early
Ask the recruiter which DOL wage level they intend to certify before you receive a formal offer. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wage for your metro area, so you can flag a mismatch before the LCA is filed.
Align your offer letter to the LCA job description
Your offer letter and the LCA job duties must describe the same role. If your day-to-day work involves cross-functional planning but the LCA lists only market research, USCIS can issue an RFE. Review both documents together before your employer submits the LCA to DOL.
Plan around PERM if you want permanent residence
Strategic Planner roles typically qualify under EB-2 or EB-3 categories, but PERM labor certification requires your employer to run a full recruitment test before filing. Start this conversation with HR in year one of your H-1B, not after your six-year limit is in sight.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Strategic Planner role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the employer can show the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as business, economics, finance, or public policy. Generic management titles are more likely to draw an RFE, so the job description should specify analytical and planning duties that tie directly to a degree requirement.
Which visa types can sponsor a Strategic Planner working in the U.S.?
H-1B is the most common path for employer-sponsored strategic planning roles. Canadian and Mexican nationals may qualify for TN visa status under the USMCA economist or management consultant categories depending on exact duties. Australian nationals can apply for an E-3 visa, which shares the specialty occupation requirement but has its own annual cap and no lottery.
How do I find employers actively sponsoring Strategic Planner roles?
Browse Migrate Mate to search strategic planning positions at companies with verified sponsorship history. Focusing your applications on employers who have sponsored similar roles before saves time and reduces the risk of a withdrawn offer after the LCA process begins.
Does my degree field matter if I have years of strategic planning experience?
For H-1B, work experience alone does not substitute for the degree requirement unless it is used in a three-for-one equivalency calculation, where three years of specialized experience replaces one year of a bachelor's degree. USCIS scrutinizes equivalency claims closely for planning roles, so a credential evaluation from a recognized agency strengthens your petition if you're relying on experience.
What happens to my H-1B status if my employer ends the strategic planning position before my visa period expires?
You enter a 60-day grace period after your employment ends, during which you can apply for a change of status, transfer your H-1B to a new employer by having them file a new petition, or take steps to depart. H-1B portability allows you to start with a new sponsoring employer once the new petition is filed, without waiting for USCIS to approve it.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Strategic Planner 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.