Director-Level Executive Roles — broad functional leadership
Director-tier is the second-largest seniority bucket on the platform at 2,674 active roles — the broadest category, spanning functional directors to GMs, regional managers, and Deans.
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What this category covers
The Director tier is broad by design. It covers Director, General Manager, Regional Manager, Country Manager (where P&L responsibility is regional rather than company-wide), Dean (in higher education), and Head-of at smaller organizations where that title carries Director-level scope.
Director-tier roles typically own one function or one regional operation, have 5 to 30 direct reports, and manage $1M to $20M of P&L or functional budget. At growth-stage companies, a "Director of Engineering" with 20 reports and full-stack ownership often carries VP-equivalent operational scope — the classifier weighs company size into its tier assignment, which is why two "Director of Engineering" postings may resolve to different tier tags depending on the employer.
What falls outside this bucket: "Associate Director" titles (typically mid-level, not exec), "Director of Admissions" or "Director of Recruiting" in non-exec HR contexts, and individual-contributor-adjacent director titles without team ownership. These are blocked by negative-keyword rules before reaching the executive gate.
Sample Jobs (10 of 2,674)
| Title & Company | Location |
|---|---|
| Global Account Director Outreach Manage account operations for large global clients, drive revenue growth, and engage with C-level executives. Director | Remote Remote |
| Director of Mechanical Engineering Eight Sleep Lead the mechanical/product design engineering team in San Francisco, overseeing development of complex electromechanical products. Director | San Francisco, CA Onsite |
| Enterprise Client Director, Federal GE Healthcare Own and drive the sales strategy for the Federal GE HealthCare portfolio, including key strategic accounts. Director | USA Unknown |
| Director of Professional Services Celonis Lead strategy, growth, and delivery excellence of the Services practice at Celonis. Manage a team of Consultants and Project Managers, own services delivery and sales strategy, and ensure successful deployment of the Celonis Platform. Director | New York, US Hybrid |
| Director, Accounting & Technical Accounting Orca Bio The Director will oversee key accounting and reporting activities, including financial reporting, general ledger accounting, and technical accounting matters. The role requires strong technical expertise and the ability to communicate with cross-functional stakeholders. Director | Menlo Park, CA Onsite |
| Director, Commercial Strategy and Continuous Improvement Management Recruiters of Evergreen The role involves strategic management within the Ingredients & Specialties business units of a global chemical company, focusing on growth and transformation initiatives. Director | Houston, Texas, United States Unknown |
| Director Policy Products & Plan Services ... national insurance organization A leadership role in a national insurance organization overseeing Policy Products & Plan Services operations, focusing on automobile insurance products, state filings, regulatory compliance, and underwriting operations. Director | Johnston, RI 02919 Unknown |
| FP&A Director Curri Curri is seeking an FP&A Director to build and own the company's financial planning and analysis function, focusing on forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and board reporting. Director | Ventura, CA Hybrid |
| Director of Business Development Caliza Financial Technologies The role involves maintaining and developing customer relationships, refining the sales process, and collaborating with various teams. It requires experience in sales and business development in the fintech or crypto space. Director | Remote Remote |
| Director, Special Projects Apex Technology, Inc. The role involves strategy, operations, and administrative tasks within the aerospace industry, focusing on high-impact projects to accelerate growth. Director | Los Angeles, CA Onsite |
How classification gets to this category
Director-tier classification applies a broader title-recognition pass than Sr. Director, combined with more active negative filtering:
- Title signal recognition. "Director" (exact), "General Manager," "Regional Manager," "Country Manager," and "Dean" are recognized directly. "Head of [X]" at organizations below 300 employees is treated as Director-tier rather than VP-tier unless compensation or reporting signals indicate otherwise.
- Negative-keyword filtering. "Associate Director," "Director of Admissions," "Director of Recruiting" (in non-exec HR contexts), and similar low-scope uses of the Director title are explicitly blocked. These negative rules are updated regularly as new false-positive patterns emerge from manual review. See the AI Classification page for the full pipeline.
- Compensation and team-size validation. $180K–$250K base is the common Director-tier range. Roles well below this threshold with Director titles are held for review. The typical reporting structure is to a VP or SVP — roles reporting to another Director are flagged as potentially non-exec.
How matching works for your search
Matching on Director tier is the widest seniority filter — it includes GMs, regional leaders, and Deans alongside functional directors.
Example: select Director tier + Healthcare Payers & Providers and your inbox shows Director-level roles at hospitals and insurers only — not VP Clinical Operations (VP-tier), not Sr. Director of Revenue Cycle (Sr. Director-tier), but the broad Director layer: Director of Quality, Director of Clinical Informatics, Regional Director of Operations, and similar.
The Director tier has the broadest functional spread of any seniority level on the platform. If you're targeting a specific function, combining Director tier + a role-type filter (e.g., Finance or Technology) significantly tightens the result set. Without a role-type filter, you'll see Director-level roles across all functions at companies in your selected industry.
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