roles

Primary Role:

Manages multiple teams or complex org slice

Reporting Relations:

Reports to Director

Decision Making Authority:

Hiring + budget input

Stratigic Planning

Drives org-level planning

Team Management:

Manages EMs or multiple teams

Meeting Involvment:

Department leadership forums

Project Management:

Oversees multi-team delivery

Communication:

Executive-facing updates

Professional Development:

→ Director

Primary Role:

Executive owner of engineering org performance and scale

Reporting Relations:

Reports to CEO

Decision Making Authority:

Budget, org design, and technical investment authority

Stratigic Planning

Multi-year technical + org strategy

Team Management:

Manages Directors

Meeting Involvment:

Exec + board participation

Project Management:

Oversees delivery across company

Communication:

Board-level reporting

Professional Development:

→ CTO

Primary Role:

Hybrid manager and technical leader

Reporting Relations:

Reports to Director

Decision Making Authority:

People + technical decisions

Stratigic Planning

Contributes to org planning

Team Management:

Manages 5–8 engineers

Meeting Involvment:

Facilitates roadmap & execution reviews

Project Management:

Oversees sprint + roadmap execution

Communication:

Cross-functional leadership

Professional Development:

→ Senior EM / Director