Is Senior MD a role at your firm or is what comes after MD/PPMD, the Chairman or CEO level? In the previous agency I worked in, we didn't have an SMD but there is one in my current workplace. Curious how it works in other agencies!

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It’s just ppmd but there are levels like any other title. The seniority becomes a function of your p/l, how much revenue you are managing and how many other ppmd’s report to you.

You make your money and retire. At our firm it is utterly incredible the money that can be made. In the millions of $$. Officially, we don’t have SMD’s but we have SBU leaders so in essence we have a hierarchy

Different companies have different definitions of "Senior MD (SMD)." Some companies define it as a management level above MD/PPMD, closer to a partner or business line leader, but not yet at CEO level. I recommend looking at the company's organizational structure or asking HR directly for confirmation.

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