Where does a Senior Marketing Manager go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Marketing Manager 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
Director of Marketing+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
69% of modeled moves out of Senior Marketing Manager go here
progression93% of modeled exits move upward from there
Specialist path
VP Marketing+92% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Senior Marketing Manager go here
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief Marketing Officer+193% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Director of PMO+28% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Project Manager. 8% joint modeled share
progression0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of People+27% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 2% joint modeled share
progression93% of modeled exits move upward from there
Adjacent career
Senior Project Manager-5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
8% of modeled moves out of Senior Marketing Manager go here
lateral100% 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.