Co-founder & managing director vs senior director

The differences between co-founder & managing directors and senior directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 8-10 years to become both a co-founder & managing director and a senior director. Additionally, a senior director has an average salary of $152,047, which is higher than the $151,426 average annual salary of a co-founder & managing director.

The top three skills for a co-founder & managing director include business strategy, financial management and start-up. The most important skills for a senior director are healthcare, analytics, and patients.

Co-founder & managing director vs senior director overview

	Co-Founder & Managing Director	Senior Director
Yearly salary	$151,426	$152,047
Hourly rate	$72.80	$73.10
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	29,900	131,871
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	10	10

Co-founder & managing director vs senior director salary

Co-founder & managing directors and senior directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Co-Founder & Managing Director	Senior Director
Average salary	$151,426	$152,047
Salary range	Between $63,000 And $358,000	Between $105,000 And $219,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between co-founder & managing director and senior director education

There are a few differences between a co-founder & managing director and a senior director in terms of educational background:

	Co-Founder & Managing Director	Senior Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Georgia	University of Georgia

Co-founder & managing director vs senior director demographics

Here are the differences between co-founder & managing directors' and senior directors' demographics:

	Co-Founder & Managing Director	Senior Director
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%	Male, 66.6% Female, 33.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between co-founder & managing director and senior director duties and responsibilities

Co-founder & managing director example responsibilities.

Manage business forecasts, ordering and logistics of materials, equipment and services.
Design online marketing strategy and lead professional marketing team and interns in SEO, SEM, social media marketing.
Provide oversight to ensure projects and programs within various portfolios are in compliance with establish standards to achieve business transformation objectives.
Provide oversight to ensure projects and programs within various portfolios are in compliance with establish standards to achieve business transformation objectives.
Direct product definition, design and production of infrare remote control systems for OEM market.
Identify by OEM's as the regions top retailer due to innovative floor plans and merchandising.

Senior director example responsibilities.

Lead the expansion for support of public sector business in EMEA and APAC.
Create and deliver pitch decks, while being task with managing RFP responses.
Organize scrum certification training, lead departmental reorganization around scrum teams and act as scrum coach.
Lead assessment, design, and implementation of operational governance capabilities for the EMEA & ASIA regions.
Manage ongoing ITIL certification program for UK operations as required by government regulation.
Help project managers understand financial responsibilities and lead them in increase product delivery and ROI.

Co-founder & managing director vs senior director skills

Common co-founder & managing director skills

Business Strategy, 16%
Financial Management, 13%
Start-Up, 9%
Business Plan, 6%
Real Estate, 5%
Human Resources, 4%

Common senior director skills

Healthcare, 6%
Analytics, 6%
Patients, 6%
Portfolio, 5%
Oversight, 5%
Project Management, 5%

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