Career strategy - 4 min
Director+ career moves are won before the role has a title
At senior levels, the company often knows the problem before it knows the exact title.
A mandate can begin as a margin problem, a market-entry problem or a founder bandwidth problem.
Candidates who wait for a title may miss the moment when the role is still being shaped.
The right outreach frames the problem clearly enough for the company to see the candidate as part of the solution.