TC for Product Design Director at Microsoft?

GoodRx / Product
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The Wonderful Company, Publicis Sapient, Dell
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They approached me about a intriguing (dream!) role this week, but first convo is with SVP, not recruiter. Don’t want to waste time if TC won’t be aligned.

Current TC
225 base
20% annual bonus
5% annual raise
350k RSUs over 4 years (first vest next Jan., currently worth ~20k, stock unstable)

My current location is on par with Seattle re: COL.

Any insights welcome!

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  • Meta / Design
    Djwo10

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    Microsoft
    Djwo10
    Hard to say what the TC range is without knowing the level of the role, but your current TC is on par with L5/senior level at FAANG, so I feel like there’s a good chance that the role’s TC should be higher
    7d 7
    • GoodRx / Product
      LessBetter

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      The Wonderful Company, Publicis Sapient, Dell
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      OP
      So what is standard base for L6/7 in design at FAANG or Microsoft?
      6d
    • Amazon
      kiuuj

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      kiuuj
      Amazon is still new to “base”… but with the latest base increase, it’s 150-200 L6 and 180-240 L7 for mgrs. the rest is sign-on for new hire or stock. TC 300-400 And 400-600 respectively
      6d
  • How many YOE
    7d 4
    • GoodRx / Product
      LessBetter

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      The Wonderful Company, Publicis Sapient, Dell
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      OP
      I have no idea. It’s a design director role over one of their well known and used collaboration software products. Just looking for some general insight here.
      6d
    • Meta / Design
      Djwo10

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      Microsoft
      Djwo10
      Need the level number to be able to give any meaningful insight. Your recruiter should be able to provide you with the level number if you ask them.
      6d
  • L5 (sr designer) at CB is 405k yearly - director here is 900k+, seems like at MSFT you should be able to get somewhat close to that
    7d 2
    • Meta / Design
      Djwo10

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      Microsoft
      Djwo10
      MS for sure doesn’t pay anywhere near 405k for senior level. They also aren’t super strict with the “director” title either, so a director at MS may not even be director level equivalent to other companies.
      6d
    • GoodRx / Product
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      The Wonderful Company, Publicis Sapient, Dell
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      OP
      This role would be managing several managers / sr. Managers who manage multi-leveled designers. Stacked team.
      6d
  • Microsoft
    hgg

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    Salesforce
    hgg
    Can't help with TC but can advise on a few orgs to avoid. Dm if interested
    7d 1
  • Box
    yyttyy

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    yyttyy
    Find out the level of the role. It will be a number. Compare that to product management levels.fyi data. Microsoft levels are weird. I think 68 is the highest for product, titled "Partner" but actually spanning director, senior director, with a huge pay band. I believe 67 PM's are typically around 400-600 TC.
    5d 0