Modeled career paths · Data annotation

Where does a Director of Data Operations go next?

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

Higher-growth opportunity
Director of Cloud Economics+110% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via FinOps Practice Lead. 23% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Information Officer+145% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 15% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Director of Engineering, Group+145% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Engineering Manager, Line. 12% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
FinOps Practice Lead+47% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Director of Data Operations go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Engineering Manager, Line+71% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Director of Data Operations go here
lateral92% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of IT+12% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Director of Data Operations go here
lateral64% 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.