E1E1 — Director (Executive)
First Level Executive
Manages a specific technology team or function, ensuring day-to-day project delivery and operations. Focus is on executing plans rather than setting broad strategy.
What this level means
Executive-level director owning a significant function with strategic authority.
- Scope
- A significant function with strategic authority
- Autonomy
- Sets functional strategy
- Complexity
- Strategic and cross-functional
- Impact
- Function-wide enterprise impact
- Decision rights
- Owns strategy and investment for the function
- Leadership
- Executive leadership of a function
- Typical experience
- 12–18 yrs
What you'd do
- Manage a specific technology team or function
- Implement technology strategy handed down from higher-ups
- Oversee development process for their team
- Manage team operations
- Implement technology plans
- Oversee project execution
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Project management
- Technical oversight
- Team leadership
- Operational efficiency
- Communication
- Technology management
- Project delivery
- Team dynamics
- Technical processes
- Operational strategies
- Technical expertise
- Team management
- Problem-solving
What good looks like
- Deep, hands-on technical knowledge in their specific area
- Emerging leadership skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years of technical experience
Common titles
Director, Information Systems ExecutiveFirst Level Executive
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
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