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Job levels define the hierarchy of roles and responsibilities within an organization. They are crucial for career progression, fair compensation, and aligning individual contributions with organizational goals.

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Job levels combine a career track and a hierarchy of levels, defining both the role's focus and its position within the organization's hierarchy.

Career tracks define pathways for growth and development within an organization.

• Executive: Leadership roles overseeing core business functions.
• Manager: Roles focused on leading teams, with success measured by team performance and business impact.
• Professional / Individual Contributor: Roles emphasizing individual expertise, output, and contribution to the business.
• Support (in larger organizations): Roles providing essential support to other tracks, often task-driven or manual work.

Levels define responsibility, business impact, autonomy, and required skills within a career track, varying across job families.

The combination of Career tracks and Levels results in the level framework: