Career Development
Provides strategic support to engineers to help them build the career they want
Level 1
Gives insight into opportunities and helps identify individuals' strengths and weaknesses
Advocates on behalf and in defense of a group member
Shares opportunities for improvements and recognises achievements
Explains appropriate available industry paths
E.g. Collected and delivered feedback
E.g. Discussed career options and areas of interest informally
E.g. Hosted a Floodgate Academy intern
Level 2
Formally supports and advocates for one person and provides tools to help them solve career problems
Ensure a group member has an appropriate role on their team
Offers effective career advice to group members, without being prescriptive
Creates space for people to talk through challenges
E.g. Set up and attended regular, constructive 1:1s
E.g. Provided coaching on how to have difficult conversations
E.g. Taught group members the GROW model
Level 3
Inspires and retains a small group of people and actively pushes them to stretch themselves
Discusses paths, and creates plans for personal and professional growth
Advocates to align people with appropriate roles within organization
Works with team leads to elevate emerging leaders
E.g. Reviewed individual group member progression every 6 weeks
E.g. Suggested appropriate group member for Tech Lead position
E.g. Arranged a requested switch of discipline for a group member
Level 4
Manages interactions and processes between groups, promoting best practices and setting a positive example
Manages team transitions smoothly, respecting team and individual needs
Develops best practices for conflict resolution
Ensures all group members' roles are meeting their career needs
E.g. Completed training on situational leadership
E.g. Built a resourcing plan based on company, team, and individual goals
E.g. Prevented regretted attrition with intentional, targeted intervention
Level 5
Supports the development of a significant part of the engineering org, and widely viewed as a trusted advisor
Supports and develops senior leaders
Identified leadership training opportunities for senior leadership
Pushes everyone to be as good as they can be, with empathy
E.g. Provided coaching to group leads
E.g. Devised Pathwise curriculum for group leads
E.g. Advocated to execs for engineer development resources and programs