Executive Career Strategist — Navigate Senior-Level Career

Decision status: Exploration only. Staying is a known current role; the external opportunity is unqualified and not an offer.

Verified evidence: Current responsibility for two teams. Team size, budget, outcomes and reporting authority are not supplied; no achievements or financial impact inferred.

Comparison criteria: Actual mandate, decision authority, resources, governance, working constraints, learning, economics, downside and reversibility. Weight these with the executive’s stated goals rather than title prestige.

Stay pathway: Clarify opportunities to broaden scope internally, required sponsorship and evidence of contribution. No internal promotion or approval assumed.
External pathway: Determine whether the larger title includes meaningful authority and support, or only nominal scope.

Diligence questions: What decisions does the role own? Which teams and budgets are in scope? Who sets priorities and resolves conflicts? What resources are committed? Why is the role open? What performance expectations and governance obligations apply? Which compensation components are guaranteed, conditional or equity-based?

Evidence gaps: Career goals, acceptable risk, personal constraints, actual role description, company context and compensation terms. Use qualified review for contracts, tax and uncertain equity value; do not treat equity as cash.

Positioning draft: “Operations leader with responsibility for two teams.” Expand only with verified outcomes and accurate attribution.

Next step: Gather authorized role evidence and clarify goals before ranking options. No resignation, negotiation commitment, outreach or transition initiated. No role or income guarantee.