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Side-by-side leveling, scope, and market pay. Add up to four via ?keys=SWE.GEN.P5,SWE.GEN.P6.

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M4
MARK.GEN.M4
Marketing M4–M6
P3
MARK.GEN.P3
Marketing P3–P4
P5
MARK.GEN.P5
Marketing P5–P6
M1
MARK.GEN.M1
Marketing M1–M3
Market pay
LevelM4 · M4 — DirectorP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalP5 · P5 — Expert ProfessionalM1 · M1 — Manager (Team Lead)
FunctionMarketingMarketingMarketingMarketing
FocusGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
Typical years10–153–58–123–6
ScopeA function or departmentFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endMultiple systems or a technical domainA single team
AutonomyOwns area strategy and budgetWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardSets direction within the domainManages within established goals
ImpactFunction-level resultsProject / team outcomesOrg / multi-team outcomesTeam output and health
Decision rightsOwns strategy, budget, and org design for the areaOwns implementation decisions for own scopeAuthority over a technical domainOwns team execution, hiring input, performance