- Achieves goals through the work of others
- Management responsibilities include performance appraisals, pay reviews, training and development
- Job focus is on managing others and applying operational or strategic management skills
- Typically provides leadership and direction through L4 managers or has significant impact on functional strategy
- Is accountable for the performance and results of a small sub-function, multiple areas or a large area within a function or business group
- Contributes to functional strategy and develops plans of execution for a small sub-function, multiple areas or a large area within a function or business group to achieve key business objectives
- Decisions are guided by functional strategy and objectives
- Serves as a thought leader, integrates functional and business knowledge to anticipate changing business direction
- Applies in-depth business acumen and industry expertise to differentiate the small sub-function, multiple areas or a large area within a function or business group from the competition
- Leads a small sub-function, multiple areas or a large area within a function or business group, typically through multiple levels of managers of diverse activities; develops the strategy to achieve key business objectives
- Evaluates key business challenges; directs the development of new or innovative solutions
- Impacts the results of a division
- Sets divisional strategy; guided by company strategy
- Negotiates with and influences others internally and externally, with great latitude on outcomes