From manager to executive
The management track once you already lead a team: what changes at each step, and what you stop doing.
The steps
Manager
Senior Manager
Director
Executive
| # | Step | What changes here | Jump | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering managerManager · People managementNo active openings | Accountable for one team and its outcome. | — | |
| 2 | Senior managerSenior Manager · People managementNo active openings | Stops managing people and starts managing managers. | Lateral moveJump: Large | |
| 3 | DirectorDirector · ExecutiveNo active openings | Accountable for a whole function to the general manager. | PromotionJump: Moderate | |
| 4 | Vice presidentExecutive · ExecutiveNo active openings | Decides what the company does and stops doing. | PromotionJump: Moderate |
What makes the differenceAlso asked for
This describes moves that happen, not a recommended sequence or the only way to get there.
How this path was built
A structured starting point: it describes how this function is organized in technology companies, not a survey of Costa Rican employers. The skills at each step come from the platform’s curated vocabulary. Each version goes through industry review before it replaces this one.
- Evidence as of
- August 16, 2026
- Reviewed on
- August 16, 2027