Write a career level framework for a job family
Creates clear level definitions for a job family so managers can make consistent hiring, promotion, and pay decisions.
The prompt
Help me write a career level framework (job leveling guide) for one job family.
Job family: [e.g. customer support, finance, engineering, operations]
Number of levels needed: [e.g. 5 individual contributor + 3 manager]
Existing titles and roles: [LIST]
Company size and stage: [CONTEXT]
Dimensions that matter here: [e.g. scope, complexity, autonomy, impact, expertise, leadership/influence, stakeholder management]
Create:
1. Level summary table - level, title, one-line description, typical experience (as a guide, not a requirement).
2. Detailed level definitions - for each dimension, observable behaviors and outcomes at each level. Make adjacent levels clearly distinct; avoid words like "good," "strong," or "senior" without describing what changes.
3. Promotion signals - what someone needs to consistently demonstrate to move up.
4. IC vs. manager track - how they relate and where they're equivalent.
5. Mapping guide - how to place existing employees, and how to handle people who don't fit neatly.
6. Calibration checks - questions to test whether the framework is being applied consistently.
Keep criteria job-related and free of proxies that may disadvantage groups (e.g. "years in role" as a hard gate, "culture fit").
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- e.g. customer support, finance, engineering, operations
- e.g. 5 individual contributor + 3 manager
- LIST
- CONTEXT
How this prompt is built
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