Modeled career paths · Marketing

Where does a Director of Marketing go next?

What employers are asking a Director of Marketing 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 Marketing+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
70% of modeled moves out of Director of Marketing go here
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Specialist path
Chief Marketing Officer+119% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Director of Marketing go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
VP People+36% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of People. 2% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
VP Operations+43% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 2% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief Human Resources Officer+108% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of People. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Director of People-5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Director of Marketing go here
lateral93% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Operations+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Director of Marketing 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.