Modeled career paths · Security

Where does a Director of Security go next?

What employers are asking a Director of Security 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
Chief Information Security Officer+119% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Director of Security go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Specialist path
VP Operations+23% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 6% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief Operating Officer+88% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 2% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Manager, Digital Workplace-14% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
10% of modeled moves out of Director of Security go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
IT Service Delivery Manager-23% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
10% of modeled moves out of Director of Security go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Operations-14% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
8% of modeled moves out of Director of Security 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.