Engineering Director Role

Dave Kellogg, CEO, Host Analytics

While Dave is not a fan of many leveling approaches, he is a fan of defining the use of Manager, Director, and VP in job titles: Managers are paid to drive results with some support Directors are paid to drive results with little or no supervision VPs are paid to make the plan

Charity Majors, CTO, Honeycomb

Charity covers: • What is an engineering director? • How to level up: It is better to get promoted than hired up a level • A director is not a ‘super-senior manager’: A director’s job is running the business, and managing managers is a whole new skill set • If you’re working towards a director role: You ✨can not✨ be a blocker, and demonstrate impact beyond your team(s)