Amazon L7 (Sr. Manager) scope & TC.

Nov 23, 2018 25 Comments

L7 seems like a wide band at Amazon. Where would someone managing ~40 - 50 ppl team belong within the L7 band? Low, mid or high?
What should be the expected TC?

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  • Google
    Hnygrew

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    Hnygrew
    40-50 is probably the low end of L7 headcount.
    Nov 23, 2018 9
  • Amazon
    SEPQ03

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    SEPQ03
    L7 SDMs at Amazon usually oversee 2-6 "two pizza teams", so I'd say the range is about 15-60 indirect reports (lower in less established spaces where they're growing a team, higher in more established). Any less and a single L6 SDM could handle it, any more and there is a decent argument for them to become a director.
    Nov 23, 2018 0
  • OP
    Thanks for all the replies, ppl! Summarizing:
    - this is about mid to mid-hi within the band
    - TC ~500k (some ppl reported even lower comp)

    I trust this data and find it a little surprising, because this is actually ~10% lower TC than one would have made as 67 at Microsoft (for 120, which is average). I thought Amazon TC was higher...
    Nov 23, 2018 2
    • Amazon / Mgmt
      Stark🐺

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       Stark🐺
      The L7 TC range is quite big. It goes from 450 on the lower end to 650-700 on the higher end. Your comp depends on performance, not how many people you manage. If you are hired externally, you’ll be typically offered somewhere in the middle of the range.
      Jan 21, 2019
    • My move to amazon form msft was 590k fwiw. Not common, leadership knew me and specialized domain...

      in 67, assuming no stock appreciation, I would need to get much more than 120 for 2-3 years straight to get there (unless things are different now?)
      Jan 26, 2019
  • Amazon
    MhFJ19

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    MhFJ19
    I am L7.

    For scope I have 30-40 people reporting into me and four managers, which is middle of the band. For TC I make 450, which is low part of the band.
    Nov 23, 2018 2
  • Amazon
    akxjnffpsj

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    akxjnffpsj
    40 - 50 is on the higher band afaik and probably a point at which you should be thinking about the next level
    Nov 23, 2018 1