Role Level
L5 - Lead
A high-level performer with strong relationships and the ability to lead people. Established management experience and early leadership experience.
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Role models Elvie values to both within and outside of their team. Leads initiatives and approaches that positively promote and build Elvie's culture and is proactive in finding solutions to cultural challenges. Recognised for their impact on team culture.
Elvie Values
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Manages activities of one or more disciplines. Likely to line manage a small team of more experienced individual contributors and managers.
Scales themselves by their emerging ability to delegate work effectively to team members; ensures tasks are completed without micromanaging.
Solid manager and developing leader who is confident in their knowledge and application of effective people management practices. Adopts a coaching style in their approach to management and supports their teams to develop and grow.
People Management
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Manages the implementation of change within their direct team. Recognises the impact of change on others and leads through positive behaviour and coaching.
Able to define resource requirements for their team and evolve and develop job roles to meet business needs.
Managing Change
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Applies broad and specialised expertise in their craft and/or several related crafts. Is recognized internally as a subject matter expert.
Craft Knowledge
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Strong understanding of wider Elvie context and goals.
Elvie Knowledge
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Contributes to the development of strategy for a function, craft or multi sub-departments.
Guides execution of functional strategy within their team/sub-function through the establishment of team level OKRs and work plans. Delegates assignments to direct reports and uses OKRs to help focus their team's efforts.
Planning and Strategy
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Leads the design and development of appropriate craft-level policies, processes, models and approaches.
Procedures and Practices
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Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of variable factors, some of which are intangible, ambiguous or unknown.
Scopes and manages large, complex projects involving multiple, cross-functional teams.
Scope and Complexity
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Applies advanced problem solving techniques and conceptual thinking to understand critical issues and implications, quickly breaking down complex problems into potential solutions, knowns and unknowns in order to get solid resolutions faster.
Provides solutions to issues in creative and effective ways within own craft.
Guides their team to solve complex techical issues that require investigation and analysis.
Problem Solving and Judgement
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Strong track record of delivery and creating improvements and positive changes in their department.
Reliability and Delivery
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Identifies and proactively addresses future issues before they grow into something bigger.
Anticipation
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Connects their team's effort with organisational context, prioritising effectively based on OKRs. Exceeds at getting their team to focus on the highest impact work.
Reduces the complexity of projects and processes and maximise their own their teams' productivity.
Efficiency and Productivity
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Autonomous and self-directed in their area of work. Makes independent operational and tactical decisions for their team and takes accountability for ensuring successful execution. Surfaces significant strategic issues and requirements to senior leadership.
Independence
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Creates formal networks internally and externally related to key issues and ideas both within and outside of their craft.
Interacts regularly with senior management and external partners/stakeholders, which frequently involves discussing and negotiating matters of significance concerning their functional area.May manage relationships with major external suppliers and partners (particualrly at L6 level).
Collaboration and Interaction
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Skilled facilitator, who is able to listen to and guide debates to build consensus and convince diverse stakeholders on desired outcomes. Developing an ability to articulate a vision.
Able to influence others in sensitive and complex situations while preserving relationships.
Communication and Influence
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Seeks and gives provides regular, constructive feedback both within and outside of their direct team.
Actively reflects on feedback and uses it to inform own development and approaches. Able to help and guide their team to reflect on feedback and set development goals.
Feedback
Examples of job titles at this level:
Product/Engineering/Research Lead
Design Manager (Product)
Brand/Marketing Lead
Finance Lead