M5M5 — Senior Director
Senior Director
Set the vision for Business Development initiatives.
What this level means
Leads multiple functions or a large department; drives multi-year strategy.
- Scope
- Multiple functions or a large department
- Autonomy
- Owns multi-year strategy for the area
- Complexity
- Org-level trade-offs and investment
- Impact
- Multi-function results
- Decision rights
- Owns investment and org design across functions
- Leadership
- Leads directors and managers
- Typical experience
- 12–18 yrs
What you'd do
- Set the vision for Business Development initiatives.
- Work closely with senior management to align BD activities.
- Oversee end-to-end execution of complex transactions.
- Build and develop the BD team.
- Define BD vision.
- Align BD with corporate strategy.
- Execute complex transactions.
- Develop BD team.
- Foster leadership growth.
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Vision setting
- Senior management alignment
- Complex transaction execution
- Team building
- Leadership development
- Enterprise strategy
- Executive influence
- Change management
- Leadership ethics
- Team development
- Enterprise Perspective
- Executive Influence
- Change Leadership
- Ethical Leadership
What good looks like
- 12–15 years, often including prior director-level roles.
Common titles
Senior Director
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 11-0000 — Management Occupations(inferred · under review)
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