Modeled career paths · ITSM process

Where does a Director of Service Management go next?

What employers are asking a Director of Service Management 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 IT Operations+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Director of Service Management go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
VP Operations+30% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 3% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief Operating Officer+99% 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
Data Centre Manager-5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Service Management go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Mainframe Architect+10% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Service Management go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Operations-9% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Service Management 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.