Modeled career paths · Brand management

Where does a Brand Director go next?

What employers are asking a Brand Director for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
VP Brand+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Brand Director go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Specialist path
VP Marketing+23% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 3% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
VP Growth+49% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Head of Growth. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Product Marketing+56% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Product Marketing. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Marketing Officer+88% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Head of Growth+4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Brand Director go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Product Marketing+9% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Brand Director go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Marketing-14% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Brand Director go here
lateral93% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.