M2M2 — Manager II
GxP Systems Manager II
Manages a larger team or multiple concurrent projects, leading end-to-end implementation projects.
What this level means
Manages an established team or sub-function; owns planning and performance for the group.
- Scope
- An established team or sub-function
- Autonomy
- Owns planning for the group
- Complexity
- Cross-project coordination and priorities
- Impact
- Group delivery and development
- Decision rights
- Owns staffing, priorities, performance for the group
- Leadership
- Manages a team; sometimes manages leads
- Typical experience
- 5–8 yrs
What you'd do
- Leads end-to-end implementation projects of moderate complexity.
- Independently drives routine validation activities, change control tasks, and risk assessments.
- Mentors M1 managers/engineers and contributes to process improvements.
- Lead implementation projects
- Drive validation and change control
- Mentor junior managers
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Project management
- Influence and collaboration
- Decision-making
- Mentoring
- Process improvement
- Project management methodologies
- Validation activities
- Change control processes
- Risk assessment
- Mentorship techniques
- Project management competency
- Influence & collaboration
- Decision-making within defined scope
What good looks like
- 7–10 years of experience
- 3–5 years in supervisory or lead positions
- Professional certifications such as ASQ CSQE preferred
Common titles
Manager, GxP Systems – Software EngineeringGxP Systems – Software Engineering ManagerManager, GxP Systems – Software EngineerGxP Systems – Software Engineer ManagerGxP Systems Manager II
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.