M4M4 — Director
Senior Manager/Associate Director
Oversee the Data Engineering function for a major business unit or region. Define and implement the data engineering strategy in alignment with corporate goals.
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
- Define and implement the data engineering strategy
- Lead large-scale transformation programs
- Manage departmental budgets, vendor relationships, and staffing
- Implement data strategy
- Lead transformation programs
- Manage budgets and vendors
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Strategic planning
- Program leadership
- Budget management
- Vendor relationship management
- High-level communication
- Strategic leadership
- Transformation program management
- Financial management
- Vendor management
- Corporate strategy alignment
- Executive-level leadership
- Visionary planning
- High-level communication
What good looks like
- 15+ years in data or IT leadership
- Experience as a lead or director in biotech/pharma preferred
Common titles
Director, Data Engineering ManagementData Engineering Management DirectorDirector, Data Engineering ManagerData Engineering Manager DirectorSenior Manager/Associate Director
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.