JobFrame · TECHNO.TECHNOLO6B55.M5
Technology Leadership & Consulting · Technology Executive Leadership
M5 · M5 — Senior Director · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$188,371
$147,981 – $239,784 · USD · annual · national base (function pricing in review)
Level position
M5 · 3 of 4 in track
Median pay
$188,371
$147,981–$239,784
Level
M5
M5 · 3 of 4 in track
Super-function
technology
Demand-heat
moderate
15.2% growth
Summary
Leads engineering and technology organizations through people management of managers and senior managers — owning delivery, technical strategy, budgets, and org-building. Distinct from individual-contributor architecture/principal-engineer tracks (which deepen technical depth without managing managers) and from advisory/fractional-CTO consulting focuses (engagement-based external advising). This is the internal management ladder from managing managers (M3) through multi-function/division technology leadership (M6). Note: where evidence describes board/investor representation, advising the CEO, venture scouting, and deciding 'what to build and why,' these are executive-officer (CTO/VP) duties that the most senior management roles in this focus may exercise — they are not generic attributes of every M6 manager.
This level — M5 M5 — Senior Director
Leads multiple functions or a large department; drives multi-year strategy.