M4M4 — Director

Director

Formulates and drives compensation and benefits strategy for the organization, ensuring programs are aligned with corporate objectives.

What this level means

Leads a function or department; owns strategy, budget, and outcomes for the area.

Scope
A function or department
Autonomy
Owns area strategy and budget
Complexity
Strategic priorities and cross-functional alignment
Impact
Function-level results
Decision rights
Owns strategy, budget, and org design for the area
Leadership
Leads managers; sets direction for the function
Typical experience
10–15 yrs

What you'd do

  • Set policies and guidelines
  • Oversee the design of new reward programs
  • Manage larger teams
  • Set compensation policies
  • Design reward programs
  • Manage large teams

Skills, knowledge & tools

  • Policy setting
  • Program design
  • Team management
  • Strategic influence
  • Negotiation
  • Policy development
  • Reward program design
  • Team leadership
  • Strategic influence
  • Negotiation techniques
  • Leadership
  • Strategic influence
  • Negotiation

What good looks like

  • 12–15+ years
  • Diverse experiences

What it pays

Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.

O*NET / SOC: 13-0000Business & Financial Operations Occupations (inferred)

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