Everyone in an asynchronous remote-first company is an individual contributor. The only difference is their responsibilities, i.e. what they are contributing to.
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Bracket |
Title |
Responsibility |
Requirements (additive) |
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Executive Managing managers
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Board |
Approval of Executive strategies and financial investments. |
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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. |
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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). |
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Manager Managing people
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Director |
Responsible for a team of people with direction from an Executive. Part of the senior leadership team. |
Significant experience performing as a manager |
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Manager |
Responsible for a team of people with direction from an Executive.
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Not a micro-manager. |
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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. |
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Individual contributor (IC) Managing contributions
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Senior |
You are a “manager of one”, i.e. self-sufficient. You may be responsible for one or two individual contributors.
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You have a proven track record of results and collaboration. |
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Individual contributor (IC) |
Produce content. |
You align with our values and direction. |
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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