Leading engineers: hiring, planning, reviews, unblocking, and being accountable for delivery. Almost nobody starts here; it follows years as a senior engineer and usually a period as a tech lead. The work shifts from code to people and priorities, and many find that harder than they expected. The graph's most common next move is into executive leadership, with strategy and leadership the skills that show up before it; Dallas and Bengaluru appear most often.

• Microsoft OfficeOn 774 profiles in the career graph; most in Operations, Marketing & Sales
• ManagementOn 740 profiles in the career graph; most in Operations, Marketing & Sales
• LeadershipOn 638 profiles in the career graph; most in Operations, Leadership / Executive
• Business DevelopmentOn 346 profiles in the career graph; most in Marketing & Sales, Leadership / Executive
• MarketingOn 335 profiles in the career graph; most in Marketing & Sales, Leadership / Executive
• Project ManagementOn 323 profiles in the career graph; most in Operations, Leadership / Executive
• GeneralOn 301 profiles in the career graph; most in Entrepreneurship, Engineering Management
• Business StrategyOn 264 profiles in the career graph; most in Leadership / Executive, Entrepreneurship
• StrategyOn 211 profiles in the career graph; most in Leadership / Executive, Engineering Management
• Financial AnalysisOn 142 profiles in the career graph; most in Finance, Engineering Management

• Leadership / ExecutiveRunning a function or a company: director, VP, C-suite, founder-operator. The graph places it at the top level and shows it reached from engineering management, consulting, operations and marketing a…
• OperationsMaking the business run: processes, people, vendors, targets, escalations. It is the largest role in the graph by volume and the destination most other roles move into, because it is where 'I know ho…
• EntrepreneurshipStarting or running your own business, from a services firm to a funded startup. In the graph it is rarely a first step; people arrive after operations, sales or engineering roles, and the most commo…
• Marketing & SalesGetting customers: field sales, inside sales, brand, digital and performance marketing, business development. It is one of the largest roles in the graph and a common first job after a BBA, BCom or M…
• ConsultingClient projects in short, intense stretches: a problem, a deck, a recommendation, next client. Entry is usually a campus round at a strategy, Big Four or boutique firm, or a lateral move after a few …
• Design / UXDesigning products people use: research, flows, wireframes, visual design, prototypes. Entry is a design school programme, a bootcamp, or a self-taught portfolio and an internship at a startup or age…

• B.A. in Communication: first jobsMost common first roles: Marketing & Sales 19%, Intern 17%, Operations 14%
• B.A. in Information Technology: first jobsMost common first roles: Intern 15%, Software Engineering 11%, Marketing & Sales 10%
• B.A. in Management: first jobsMost common first roles: Operations 22%, Marketing & Sales 14%, Intern 13%
• B.Sc in Computer Science: first jobsMost common first roles: Software Engineering 25%, Intern 13%, Operations 12%
• B.Sc: first jobsMost common first roles: Operations 22%, Engineering Management 9%, Software Engineering 8%
• CA: first jobsMost common first roles: Operations 19%, Intern 18%, Entrepreneurship 11%
• M.Sc in Marketing: first jobsMost common first roles: Engineering Management 58%, Leadership / Executive 21%
• M.Sc: first jobsMost common first roles: Intern 16%, Operations 13%, Engineering Management 13%

1. Campus Binge career graph: aggregates of public career profiles (cells with n ≥ 5); no person is namedCommunity view
   As of 2026-10-15

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