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P6
GOVERN.GOVERNME1207.P6
Governmental Affairs — P6
P5
GOVERN.GOVERNME1207.P5
Governmental Affairs — P5
P4
GOVERN.GOVERNME1207.P4
Governmental Affairs — P4
P3
GOVERN.GOVERNME1207.P3
Governmental Affairs — P3
Market pay$187k ($147k$238k)inherited$137k ($108k$175k)inherited$109k ($85k$138k)inherited$82k ($64k$104k)inherited
LevelP6 · P6 — Principal ProfessionalP5 · P5 — Expert ProfessionalP4 · P4 — Senior ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level Professional
FunctionGovernmental AffairsGovernmental AffairsGovernmental AffairsGovernmental Affairs
FocusGovernmental AffairsGovernmental AffairsGovernmental AffairsGovernmental Affairs
Typical years12–188–125–83–5
ScopeOrganization-wide architecture and the hardest problemsMultiple systems or a technical domainA system or set of related featuresFeatures or a sub-system end-to-end
AutonomyDefines direction; minimal oversightSets direction within the domainSelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision pointsWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard
ImpactOrganization-wideOrg / multi-team outcomesMulti-team / function outcomesProject / team outcomes
Decision rightsSets technical strategy for a major areaAuthority over a technical domainOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent designOwns implementation decisions for own scope