How many people should a Director manage?

UiPath
vovov

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vovov
Apr 6 15 Comments

One coworker only manage 5 dev got promoted to director secretly. He has perhaps less than 2 year management experience. I think director should manage team of 30 dev, not 5. Maybe I am wrong?
So, what is the size of team can a director manage in your company?

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  • The Home Depot / Other
    CpPp87

    Go to company page The Home Depot Other

    CpPp87
    Director should be managing managers/sr. managers that are managing devs
    Apr 6 0
  • New
    EOcW23

    New

    EOcW23
    The US army has researched this type of thing down to a science.

    3 person fire team
    3 fire teams to a squad
    3 squads to a platoon.
    3 platoons to a company
    3 company’s to a battalion
    3 battalion’s to a regiment.
    3 regiments to a brigade
    3 brigades to a division.
    3 divisions to a corps
    3 corps to an army.

    This can vary a bit here and there (2-4) usually.

    This is optimal irrespective of abilities. It becomes an issue with shear management capabilities and the ability to handle information flow and decision making.

    As far as what your asking though…. It all depends on where in that hierarchy they slot someone in with a director title.

    A 10 person company is entirely different than a faang.
    Apr 7 0
  • Amazon
    DashMash

    Go to company page Amazon

    DashMash
    My org is 70+ … my reports are sr managers and staff engineers. I have an EA too
    Apr 6 2
  • Kite Pharma / Project
    supersnail

    Go to company page Kite Pharma Project

    BIO
    No
    supersnail
    If you have more than 8 direct reports you are a bad manager
    Apr 7 1
    • New
      EOcW23

      New

      EOcW23
      If you have more than 10 direct reports than your manager is a bad manager. It may not be up to you how you structure your department unfortunately.
      Apr 7
  • Juniper / Other
    SundarJobs

    Go to company page Juniper Other

    SundarJobs
    I have been at companies where there are IC directors too. Being a director doesn’t necessarily mean you have to have x or y number of people reporting to you.
    Apr 6 0