Modeled career paths · Design operations

Where does a Design Operations Manager go next?

What employers are asking a Design Operations Manager 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

Director of Design Operations+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

43% of modeled moves out of Design Operations Manager go here

progression100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior Manager, Design Operations+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

43% of modeled moves out of Design Operations Manager go here

progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Specialist path

VP Design Operations+92% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

14% of modeled moves out of Design Operations Manager go here

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Director of Marketing+6% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Manager, Design Operations. 2% joint modeled share

progression93% of modeled exits move upward from there

Creative Director-10% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Manager, Design Operations. 2% joint modeled share

progression0% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Strategy Lead, Brand+34% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Manager, Design Operations. 2% joint modeled share

progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Service Design Lead+34% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Manager, Design Operations. 2% joint modeled share

progression84% 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.