Modeled career paths · Human resources

Where does a Director of People go next?

What employers are asking a Director of People 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 People+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
70% of modeled moves out of Director of People go here
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Specialist path
Chief Human Resources Officer+119% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Director of People go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
VP Customer Success+43% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Customer Success. 3% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Legal+83% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Managing Counsel. 2% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
General Counsel+180% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Managing Counsel. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Director of Customer Success+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Director of People go here
lateral91% of modeled exits move upward from there
Managing Counsel+28% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Director of People 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.