What should my job title be?
June 23, 2021 8:54 AM Subscribe
(Asking on behalf of a friend.) I'm in the process of moving to a different team at work. It's a new role, and I'm being asked for input as to what my new job title should be.
The company I'm with evolved from an agency background, and is actively resisting improving their processes and communication. Recently, a new VP of Engineering has been hired partly to address this, and to drag the company out the fog of war.
This aligns with what I've been trying to do, and I've been asked to support the VP in this mission.
I will be in charge of defining and implementing processes for software development, also for documentation, and also to suggest technology and practices to improve our quality and speed of delivery.
What should my job title be? I won't have anyone reporting directly to me, but I will be moving lots of people's cheese.
The company I'm with evolved from an agency background, and is actively resisting improving their processes and communication. Recently, a new VP of Engineering has been hired partly to address this, and to drag the company out the fog of war.
This aligns with what I've been trying to do, and I've been asked to support the VP in this mission.
I will be in charge of defining and implementing processes for software development, also for documentation, and also to suggest technology and practices to improve our quality and speed of delivery.
What should my job title be? I won't have anyone reporting directly to me, but I will be moving lots of people's cheese.
I've seen in several places, and helped to create a position in an organization I consult for, a position called Director of Digital Innovation. It feels like this describes what you describe; is aspirational; and it would be easily understood internally as giving you a license to Move People's Cheese.
posted by beagle at 9:21 AM on June 23, 2021
posted by beagle at 9:21 AM on June 23, 2021
You could do a mid-2010s throwback and call yourself a Process Innovation Ninja. Or Process Innovation Superhero.
A company I used to work for had a position called Director of Technical Service Delivery, which might work. "Process management" sounds like it could be a thing, too.
posted by kevinbelt at 9:35 AM on June 23, 2021
A company I used to work for had a position called Director of Technical Service Delivery, which might work. "Process management" sounds like it could be a thing, too.
posted by kevinbelt at 9:35 AM on June 23, 2021
Our person who does this is "Director of Organizational Agility"
posted by brainmouse at 9:41 AM on June 23, 2021
posted by brainmouse at 9:41 AM on June 23, 2021
Hi I'm in HR. If you want to be hireable anywhere else in the future, don't give yourself a cute name. It's not that it reflects poorly on you necessarily, but it makes the place you're coming from look like some rinky dink dimestore startup run by 27 year old white bros w/ daddymoney who can't retain talent for more than 9 months, which makes your stated responsibilities and skills appear dubious.
Director of Digital Innovation is an excellent title. Or: Director, Digital Innovation as it makes it seem that there's a whole Digital Innovation group with managers and principals and leads and you all work together. The comma instead of "of" is trending harder right now in career pathing.
posted by phunniemee at 10:02 AM on June 23, 2021 [11 favorites]
Director of Digital Innovation is an excellent title. Or: Director, Digital Innovation as it makes it seem that there's a whole Digital Innovation group with managers and principals and leads and you all work together. The comma instead of "of" is trending harder right now in career pathing.
posted by phunniemee at 10:02 AM on June 23, 2021 [11 favorites]
Haha yeah, my ninja suggestion was firmly tongue in cheek. Don't ever do that.
posted by kevinbelt at 10:24 AM on June 23, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by kevinbelt at 10:24 AM on June 23, 2021 [1 favorite]
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posted by bbqturtle at 8:59 AM on June 23, 2021 [1 favorite]