Have been fortunate enough to see large comp/responsibility increases in my early career (~$320K TC, 7-8 YOE) but starting to feel really stuck. Looking to make a move but most opptys are either slightly worse pay or have limited career growth runway.

Finding that low <10 YOE is really holding me back from the truly great opportunities. Anybody else feeling the same thing / have advice?

Thinking about a lateral move (~10-15K paycut) to PE/VC space but finding thought of stepping back scary

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Closest equivalent at most companies is probably a Transformation Officer except I also have some execution/solution delivery responsibilities in addition to the strategy/PMO stuff

Ya, this is pretty standard. I feel like $300-$400k is where most people start to plateau. You have hit it early- enjoy the spoils….

Reality is to start breaking thru $400k, you either need to get lucky- Like stock appreciation or acquisition- OR you need to shift out of IC roles and into management/leadership. Most of those roles will actually want 15+ years of exp. Lot of these roles also are hard to get if you havent been at a company for a while- look at the resume of most VPs and they will have gotten that title from putting in a lot of years at the same company.

Bottom line- ‘switch jobs every 2 years’ mentality starts to break at the $350-$400k range as it will probably be a more lateral move…

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Yeah - already made a move to management, took over a team of 10 about 18 months ago.

Just cant see myself playing the "wait your turn" game for 6-7 more years in my current role.

Think im going to pursue the PE/VC firm -> PE/VC portfolio company route to pick up some great experience while accelerating path to VP+.

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What was your base pay progression over time? Where were your biggest jumps?

Ehh.. base pay starts to flatten out so probably not best measure. Close to 40% of my TC right now is some kind of incentive pay (cash+annual RSU grants). My base pay has only increased about 50% over last 6 years but TC is up 100%.

What’s your current role? And where?

Lead transformation office at a F500.

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