P6P6 — Principal Professional
Principal/Architect
Architect the company’s knowledge management approach. Spearhead innovation in documentation.
What this level means
Top individual contributor; recognized authority with strategic impact, equivalent to a low executive level
- Scope
- Organization-wide architecture and the hardest problems
- Autonomy
- Defines direction; minimal oversight
- Complexity
- Strategic, open-ended problems shaping the technical future
- Impact
- Organization-wide
- Decision rights
- Sets technical strategy for a major area
- Leadership
- Recognized authority; multiplies many teams
- Typical experience
- 12–18 yrs
What you'd do
- Architect the company’s knowledge management approach
- Spearhead innovation in documentation
- Develop knowledge management strategies
- Lead documentation innovation
- Communicate with executives
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Knowledge management
- Executive communication
- Visionary leadership
- Decision-making
- Knowledge management systems
- Executive communication
- Leadership vision
- Decision-making frameworks
- Visionary leadership
- Executive communication
- Mentorship
- Decision-Making Authority
What good looks like
- Thought leader in documentation methods
Common titles
Technical Documentation VITechnical Documentation 6Principal Technical DocumentationPrincipal/Architect
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
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