How easy or difficult is it to go from L5 to L6 at GCP? I am ex McKinsey EM at a T2/3 company in cloud space. Wondering if I should wait a couple of years in this company and try to target L6 at GCP or if I should try to get L5 role now at GCP and try for promotion there. Currently located in LCOL city so comp is satisfactory at my current company although there’s limited growth opportunities

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GCP has more L6 roles than many other google orgs, therefore there are more opportunities for promotions, probably in 3 years but it depends. I would suggest you to apply now instead of hoping to be levelled differently with an external promo.
If you join now, in 3 years hopefully you'll be L6, you will know products and clients well, how the system works, you will have consolidated many internal relationships etc., resulting in significant momentum that you wouldn't have as a new joiner

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This. L6 has a much wider impact than L5. If you join now, you'll have the right network and skillsets that you need to succeed in L6 by three time you get promoted. This is another perspective you must consider.

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I think it depends all on the org. For L5 to L6, probably would take 3 years or so.

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This is just hearsay. But a ton of my fellow EMs exited to GCP as L6. Apparently it is much easier to snag an L6 in cloud vs other parts of Google given the crazy number of roles open right now.

All to say - maybe keep pushing for an L6 role directly?

Similar 6-18 months (started at the Firm post MBA). Mostly S&O roles

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Following. Are these EMs with prior cloud experience as well?

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