M3M3 — Senior Manager
Senior Data Science Manager
Provides leadership to multiple related teams or an entire department segment, often managing other managers as well as senior individual contributors.
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
- Developing departmental plans that align with business priorities and allocating resources across projects.
- Contributing to functional or departmental strategy.
- Managing other managers and senior contributors.
- Ensuring departmental goals are met.
- Driving innovation and strategic initiatives.
- Aligning departmental activities with corporate strategy.
- Overseeing resource allocation and budget management.
- Building relationships with key stakeholders.
- Mentoring and developing future leaders.
- Promoting a culture of excellence and accountability.
- Develop and implement departmental strategies.
- Manage and mentor other managers.
- Align departmental activities with corporate goals.
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Strategic planning
- Cross-functional leadership
- Analytical reasoning
- Innovation management
- Resource allocation
- Stakeholder engagement
- Leadership development
- Accountability management
- Departmental strategy
- Resource management
- Innovation processes
- Stakeholder management
- Leadership principles
- Strategic alignment
- Analytical reasoning
- Corporate strategy
- Collaboration & Cross-Functional Leadership
- Problem Solving & Analytical Reasoning
- Strategic alignment
- Innovation
- Resource management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Leadership Development
- Accountability
What good looks like
- 10+ years of industry experience
- Experience managing other managers
- Experience across different companies or departments preferred
- Proven leadership in strategic roles
Common titles
Senior Manager, Data Science ManagementData Science Management Senior ManagerSenior Manager, Data Science ManagerData Science Manager Senior ManagerSenior Data Science Manager
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 15-2051.00 — Data Scientists
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.