Modeled career paths · Sales

Where does a Director of Sales go next?

What employers are asking a Director of Sales 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 Sales+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
70% of modeled moves out of Director of Sales go here
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Specialist path
Chief Revenue Officer+119% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Director of Sales go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Marketing+23% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 2% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
VP Operations+23% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 2% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief Marketing Officer+88% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Operating Officer+88% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Director of Marketing-14% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Director of Sales go here
lateral93% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Operations-14% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Director of Sales 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.