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Senior Manager / Associate Director, Administrative Services

ADMI2.GEN.M4

M4M4 — Directormedium0.70draftglobalv1

At the M4 level, managers assume enterprise-wide responsibilities for administrative services.

Summary

At the M4 level, managers assume enterprise-wide responsibilities for administrative services. They translate corporate goals into departmental objectives and oversee multiple teams or projects.

Level — M4 — Director

Leads a function or department; owns strategy, budget, and outcomes for the area.

Scope
A function or department
Autonomy
Owns area strategy and budget
Complexity
Strategic priorities and cross-functional alignment
Impact
Function-level results
Decision rights
Owns strategy, budget, and org design for the area
Leadership
Leads managers; sets direction for the function
Typical experience
10–15 yrs

Core outputs

No core outputs recorded yet.

Adjacent roles

Nearest roles by structural coordinates (level + taxonomy). Distance 0 → 1; each carries its 3-state match band. How coordinates work →

M3
ADMI2.GEN.M3
Administrative Services Manager / Office Manager
confident0.06
M5
ADMI2.GEN.M5
Director of Administrative Services
confident0.06
M2
ADMI2.GEN.M2
Senior Administrative Assistant / Office Supervisor
confident0.11
M6
ADMI2.GEN.M6
Senior Director / VP of Administrative Services
confident0.11
M1
ADMI2.GEN.M1
Administrative Assistant/Coordinator (Supervisor)
review0.17
S4
ADMI.GEN.S4
Advanced
review0.20

Components

Responsibilities4

  • Sets strategic objectives and policies for administrative operations.commonlevel
  • Manages multiple teams or functions; oversees sizable budgets and department-level resource allocation.commonlevel
  • Leads cross-department initiatives (e.g. large events, office expansions, workplace optimization).commonlevel
  • Develops and enforces advanced procedures impacting multiple units.commonlevel

Tasks5

  • Set strategic objectives.commonlevel
  • Manage teams and budgets.commonlevel
  • Lead cross-department initiatives.commonlevel
  • Develop advanced procedures.commonlevel
  • Oversee resource allocation.commonlevel

Skills8

  • Strategic planningcommonlevel
  • Financial managementcommonlevel
  • Change managementcommonlevel
  • Leadershipcommonlevel
  • Communicationcommonlevel
  • Influencecommonlevel
  • Project leadershipcommonlevel
  • Resource allocationcommonlevel

Knowledge8

  • Strategic planningcommonlevel
  • Financial managementcommonlevel
  • Change managementcommonlevel
  • Leadership principlescommonlevel
  • Communication strategiescommonlevel
  • Project managementcommonlevel
  • Resource managementcommonlevel
  • Cross-department coordinationcommonlevel

competency4

  • Strategic Leadershipcommonlevel
  • Financial Acumencommonlevel
  • Change managementcommonlevel
  • Communication & Influencecommonlevel

qualification4

  • 8–12 years leadership in administrative or related operationscommonlevel
  • Bachelor’s or advanced degreecommonlevel
  • Experience in strategic planningcommonlevel
  • Financial management trainingcommonlevel

Title aliases

AliasTypeConfidenceApproved
Director, Administrative Servicescommonmedium0.66—
Administrative Services Directorcommonmedium0.60—

Classification mappings

O*NET / SOC

  • code=11-3012.00title=Administrative Services Managerssource=corpusreviewStatus=approved