Titles and Responsibilities

Everyone in an asynchronous remote-first company is an individual contributor. The only difference is their responsibilities, i.e. what they are contributing to.

Bracket	Title	Responsibility	Requirements (additive)
Executive Managing managers Company and product strategy Embody our values, including a focus on prioritizing our long-term direction Maintaining a consistently visible leadership presence especially during deadline-driven work People management; Continually identifying and addressing potential performance problems in Managers or their team dynamic, stepping in as needed Focus mostly on strategy, work, and communication, and they allow the managers on their teams to self-direct	Board	Approval of Executive strategies and financial investments.
	Chief	Create, execute, and implement strategy from ideation to outcome and create a substantial impact on the broader organization.	Contributed to a B2B SaaS company – with similar ARR as GV, or at GV – hitting its growth ambitions for two sequential calendar years while being in a senior leadership role. Lives and breathes GV values, culture, and brand. Trust and alignment with board.
	Head	Owner of a function (complete accountability over strategy, roadmap, budget, and P&L).	Significant experience performing as a Director. Must have a team below them, including at least one manager (Exception for division leader).
Manager Managing people Interpreting focus from Executives, then driving and delegating work; ultimately responsible for team’s output Communications, everywhere People management; Continually identifying and addressing potential performance problems in teams, stepping in as needed Maintaining cohesion of team (via 1:1s, group hangs, etc.). Anticipating and addressing morale issues, keeping the pulse of the emotional well-being of team including workload, attachment to work, on the lookout for fatigue or burnout, team advocate. Initiative on eNPS comments within the team. Focus mostly on strategy, work, and communication, and they allow the managers on their teams to self-direct.	Director	Responsible for a team of people with direction from an Executive. Part of the senior leadership team.	Significant experience performing as a manager
	Manager	Responsible for a team of people with direction from an Executive.	Not a micro-manager.
	Lead	Operational leader of a small team. Balances individual contributions with team strategy and communication.	You have a proven track record of leadership by example.
Individual contributor (IC) Managing contributions Making personal contributions; interpretation of daily work from the Manager’s strategy Self-promotion and self-advocacy to Managers Communicate feedback to Managers on overall team or company direction and morale.	Senior	You are a “manager of one”, i.e. self-sufficient. You may be responsible for one or two individual contributors.	You have a proven track record of results and collaboration.
	Individual contributor (IC)	Produce content.	You align with our values and direction.
	Intern	Learn and aim for accomplishments at the level above you.	Passion and integrity. Willingness to learn.

To be considered for a promotion, you must already be performing at the expectations and competencies of the level above.

Inspiration for brackets: Basecamp Executive, Manager, and Individual Responsibilities