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M5
QCQM.GEN.M5
QC Director
M4
QCQM.GEN.M4
QC Associate Director
M6
QCQM.GEN.M6
QC Senior Director
M3
QCQM.GEN.M3
QC Senior Manager
Market pay
LevelM5 · M5 — Senior DirectorM4 · M4 — DirectorM6 · M6 — Vice PresidentM3 · M3 — Senior Manager
FunctionQuality Control (QC) ManagementQuality Control (QC) ManagementQuality Control (QC) ManagementQuality Control (QC) Management
FocusGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
Typical years12–1810–1515–258–12
ScopeMultiple functions or a large departmentA function or departmentA major function or divisionMultiple teams or a sub-function
AutonomyOwns multi-year strategy for the areaOwns area strategy and budgetAccountable for division strategy and outcomesSets goals within functional strategy
ImpactMulti-function resultsFunction-level resultsDivision-wide / organization-wideSub-function outcomes
Decision rightsOwns investment and org design across functionsOwns strategy, budget, and org design for the areaOwns strategy, budget, and org for a divisionOwns goals, budget input, and people decisions across teams