EM 7 - Senior Director

As a Director of Software, you partner with leaders across the company to shape and drive strategic product and engineering initiatives across multiple teams, ensuring positive company-level results. You ensure your team is structured and staffed to deliver on product and project priorities successfully. Additionally, you proactively grow your team's and others' capabilities and capacity at all levels.

Scope

Craft

You collaborate across departments to drive broad initiatives, translating strategic business goals into actionable product and technical strategies. You create roadmaps, set targets, and guide your teams to smooth delivery, all while fostering a culture aligned with company values. You align your team’s mission and priorities with company objectives for maximum ROI, initiate and plan key business initiatives, and proactively develop leaders and elevate team performance across the organization.

Responsibility	Behaviors
Direction	I lead the execution and delivery of multiple company-level initiatives. I ensure the proper formation of cross-functional teams for high-priority projects/initiatives, including ensuring leadership, structure, and resourcing. I ensure high quality and efficient delivery of projects I'm responsible for. I ensure the right balance of future-proof system design/architecture with rapid delivery of members value.
Career	I lead and establish programs and initiatives to grow leaders and level up others in Software.
Alignment	I am a key contributor to company-level direction and strategies. I lead collaboration with business leadership to define product and technical strategy, vision, and key initiatives.
Execution	I lead the execution and delivery of multiple company-level initiatives. I ensure the proper formation of cross-functional teams for high-priority projects/initiatives, including ensuring leadership, structure, and resourcing. I ensure high quality and efficient delivery of projects I'm responsible for. I ensure the right balance of future-proof system design/architecture with rapid delivery of members values.

Communication and Collaboration

You lead and collaborate across the company to plan, coordinate, and execute strategic initiatives. You are a key stakeholder in company-level strategies. You serve as an expert for executive management regarding architecture, development, and product direction.

Responsibility	Behaviors
Teamwork
Accountability
Data Driven
Culture

Coaching & Mentorship

You ensure the organization has development processes and programs for ICs and EMs and proactively grow and uplevel senior leaders.

Responsibility	Behaviors
Coaching	I coach leaders within and beyond Software to foster and amplify the culture in accordance with WHOOP core values.
Mentorship	I lead and establish mentorship culture and processes within and beyond Software.
Company and Department Influence

Impact

You successfully land strategic objectives and initiatives at the company level, delivering company-level business results.

Responsibility	Behaviors
Projects and Initiatives
Productivity
Adoption and Innovation

Strategy

You set a broad vision, strategy, and goals for your organization to ensure long-term success in alignment with business direction. As a key contributor to Software’s vision and strategy, you provide input on technical direction and strategic initiatives, guiding execution through coaching. You assess the business landscape to determine the best structure for your teams and prioritize effectively to drive progress. You shape and structure your organization for efficient problem-solving with clear responsibilities, considering the state of the business to guide your teams toward future success.

Responsibility	Behaviors
Vision And Direction	I am a key contributor to Company-level strategies. I lead the initiation/finalization of company-level strategic initiatives.
Organization	I am a key contributor to Software organization structure and efficiencies.
Staying Nimble	I take into account the state of the business to better inform company executives towards future success.

Moving to the EM 8 level

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