I’m starting today as a Strat Op Lead (L5) and am surprised to find the workday documents with titles for “Senior associate”. Is this consistent with job ladders at Google or could this be a mistake?

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This is not a mistake

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Dayum, they did you dirty /s

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Google doesn't have consistent titling internally, or for job postings (note that job title isnt the same thing as role profile). Just make sure your level number and compensation are in line with your offer.

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As long as this doesn’t impact your compensation you are good

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“Manager” starts at L6. So yes.

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Lmfao from “Strat Op Lead” to “Senior Associate” that’s gonna be hard to explain in a background check. They’re going to assume you’re inflating your title.

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That’s consistent. To compare this to something else, in finance, an L5 is usually a Senior Financial Analyst in workday, which is a lower-sounding job title in almost every other company

Very few people use the title externally (LinkedIn, resumes, etc). But yeah it’s a weird system, though I wouldn’t worry about it

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Yes and L6 is a Manager level

What role were you at McK?

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