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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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P4
HEAL2.GEN.P4
Healthcare and Education Physician
P3
HEAL2.GEN.P3
Healthcare and Education Educator
M4
COMP.GEN.M4
Director
M3
COMP.GEN.M3
Senior Manager
Market pay
LevelP4 · P4 — Senior ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalM4 · M4 — DirectorM3 · M3 — Senior Manager
FunctionHealthcare and EducationHealthcare and EducationCompensation & BenefitsCompensation & Benefits
FocusGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
Typical years5–83–510–158–12
ScopeA system or set of related featuresFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endA function or departmentMultiple teams or a sub-function
AutonomySelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision pointsWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardOwns area strategy and budgetSets goals within functional strategy
ImpactMulti-team / function outcomesProject / team outcomesFunction-level resultsSub-function outcomes
Decision rightsOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent designOwns implementation decisions for own scopeOwns strategy, budget, and org design for the areaOwns goals, budget input, and people decisions across teams