Modeled career paths · Proposal management

Where does a Director of Proposals go next?

What employers are asking a Director of Proposals 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 Capture & Proposals+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Director of Proposals go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Specialist path
VP People+7% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of People. 3% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
VP Operations+13% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 3% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief Customer Officer+32% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Customer Experience. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Recurring Revenue+37% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Subscription Operations. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Human Resources Officer+64% 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 Customer Experience-8% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Proposals go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Subscription Operations-4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Proposals go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of People-25% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Proposals 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.