M3M3 — Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Lead a larger data engineering area or multiple teams/projects. Architect solutions for complex data requirements.
What this level means
Leads multiple teams or a sub-function; sets goals and owns cross-team execution.
- Scope
- Multiple teams or a sub-function
- Autonomy
- Sets goals within functional strategy
- Complexity
- Multi-team execution and resourcing trade-offs
- Impact
- Sub-function outcomes
- Decision rights
- Owns goals, budget input, and people decisions across teams
- Leadership
- Manages managers and/or several teams
- Typical experience
- 8–12 yrs
What you'd do
- Architect solutions for complex data requirements
- Coordinate across departments to align data initiatives
- Oversee performance and optimization of critical systems
- Architect data solutions
- Align data initiatives
- Optimize system performance
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Solution architecture
- Cross-department coordination
- System performance optimization
- Strategic planning
- Leadership
- Enterprise architecture
- Cross-functional collaboration
- System optimization techniques
- Strategic alignment
- Data governance
- Strategic Thinking
- Exceptional collaboration
- Leadership of managers
What good looks like
- 10+ years in IT or data roles
- Experience in heavily regulated industries preferred
Common titles
Senior Manager, Data Engineering ManagementData Engineering Management Senior ManagerSenior Manager, Data Engineering ManagerData Engineering Manager Senior ManagerSenior Manager
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 15-0000 — Computer & Mathematical Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.