Modeled career paths · UX research

Where does a Director of UX Research go next?

What employers are asking a Director of UX Research for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Specialist path
VP Marketing+13% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 16% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief Marketing Officer+73% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 5% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Head of Creator Partnerships-33% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Director of UX Research go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Creative Director, Motion-21% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Director of UX Research go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Marketing-21% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Director of UX Research 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.