Does your agency/company have a group project manager role? If so, is it equivalent to an associate director role?

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When I joined my company I found an old job description for a Group PM. I asked a bunch of people what it was meant to be and as near as I can figure it was intended to be a step between Sr PM and Assoc Dir.

For what reason a layer is needed there, I cannot fathom.

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Thanks, I was thinking the same thing.

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I place that above a Director and, like the name suggests, it usually comes with responsibility for a group of PMs - often spread across a number of accounts or across biz units on a large account. Can be similar to a program or portfolio manager. It's a distinction I use for someone who is beyond an individual contributor.

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My last company had:
- Sr project manager
- Program manager
- Program director

Group project manager seems like associate director!

OP, does yours? I’ve not seen that role.

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