Has anyone successfully transitioned from consulting (4th yr Manager) to a director role in the industry? All positions seem to be looking for someone with years of experience in a product role within their industry. Consulting doesn’t really get you that sort of experience and feeling very demotivated and lost 😞

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All of the directors that I've worked with at IBM and Microsoft before that came into role with years of pertinent experience, understanding what the role's responsibilities, I would imagine that anything other than that is extremely rare. Perhaps it's different at smaller companies where the talent pool may not be as broad.

I wouldn't get de-motivated, I suggest that you start to have more realistic expectations for your career path, which may mean that you spend time as an IC in industry, and then potentially pivot back onto management with your new industry experience layered on top of the previous managerial experience.

I've got 20+ years of industry experience, but I'm not over here having my heart set on becoming CEO, having relevant experience is key, and like you, I've only got a subset of the experience it takes to be a successful CEO. Extreme example, but hopefully you get my point.

If you are focused on and/or only going after management opportunities, I suggest that you broaden your search. The title may not be what you think that you want, but frankly you don't yet have the experience to be qualified, and you may not even need to take a pay cut with the "lesser" role.

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