Career Visualization Tool

Leadership

  • 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
General Profile
  • Supervises the daily activities of business support, technicians and skilled operations teams
  • Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion; coordinates work activities with other supervisors
  • Decisions are guided by policies, procedures and the local business plan; receives guidance and oversight from manager
  • Typically, does not perform the work supervised
  • Manages professional associates and/or supervisors
  • Is accountable for the performance and results of a team(s)
  • Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges
  • Decisions are guided by policies, resources and business plan; receives moderate guidance from manager
  • Provides subject matter guidance to associates, colleagues and/or customers
  • Provides leadership to managers and/or professional associates
  • Is accountable for the performance and results of multiple related teams
  • Develops departmental plans, including business, production and/or organizational priorities
  • Decision-making is guided by area objectives and resources
  • Evaluates and allocates available resources within teams
Functional Knowledge
  • Requires understanding and application of procedures and practices within own area and basic knowledge of other areas
  • Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own areas and knowledge of other areas
  • Requires a comprehensive understanding of internal and industry standards and principles
Business Expertise
  • Understands how the team relates to other closely related teams to improve efficiency
  • Integrates industry/ functional best practices in own area to the achieve of objectives
  • Applies in-depth understanding of the business dynamics of how own department integrates within an area or multiple areas
Leadership
  • Has formal supervisory responsibilities; sets priorities for and coaches associates to meet deadlines
  • Manages a generally homogeneous team; adapts plans and sets priorities to meet service and/or operational challenges
  • Manages multiple related teams, may supervise managers of managers, sets priorities and allocates resources; executes department business plans
Problem Solving
  • Uses judgment to identify and resolve day-to-day problems
  • Identifies and resolves moderately complex business problems
  • Identifies and resolves complex multi-dimensional business problems
Impact
  • Impacts the level of service and the team’s ability to meet quality, volume, and timeliness objectives within their area
  • Guided by local business needs and established practices
  • Impacts the level of service and the team’s ability to meet quality, volume and timeliness of objectives
  • Guided by department policies, resource requirements, budgets and the business plan
  • Impacts the business results of a department/district by setting priorities, allocating resources, and developing policies and plans
  • Guided by department/district business plans
Interpersonal Skills
  • Uses tact and diplomacy to exchange information and address sensitive issues
  • Guides, influences and persuades others internally and/or externally
  • Influences others internally and externally, including senior division executives, vendors or regulators
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