# Tech Senior Leadership most common roles that senior management can play, and how those roles can fit together break down at large-enough companies --- ## Research and development (R&D) - focus on expanding the cutting edge of technology ---- ## Technology strategy/visionary - how technology can be used to grow the business and works to predict the evolution of technology as it applies to the company’s industry - เน้นดู strategy ร่วมกับด้าน business มากกว่า - business and technology trends to guide his decisions ---- ## Organization - plans for staffing the team as well as organizational structure, ensuring projects are staffed accordingly - often paired with “Execution,” ---- ## Execution - makes sure things actually get done - align roadmaps, plan work, and coordinate large efforts ---- ## Face of technology, external - When a company sells software-based products to other companies - expected to participate in this sales cycle - attend client meetings and speak at conferences to encourage use of the product - building an engineering brand for hiring purposes may also need one of the senior leaders to play this role ---- ## Infrastructure and technical operations manager - might be cost-focused, security-focused, or scaling-focused depending on the company and stage of evolution ---- ## Business executive - understands the industry and understands the other essential functions of the business at a high level - balances internal development needs with business growth needs and owns prioritization of projects at a high level --- # เราสามารถเอามาผสมกันได้ดังนี้ ---- ## CTO or Head of Engineering (VP/SVP) Business executive, technology strategy, organization, and execution ---- # CTO, Chief Scientist, Chief Architect sometimes Chief Product Officer, usually for a company that is selling a software-based product R&D, technology strategy, external face of technology ---- # VP of Engineering, General Manager Organization, execution, business executive ---- # CTO/CIO, possibly VP of Technical Operations Infrastructure manager, organization, and execution ---- # Head of Product (or Chief Product Officer), sometimes CTO Technology strategy, business executive, and execution ---- # CTO or Chief Scientist, cofounder R&D, business executive ---- # VP of Engineering, sometimes Chief of Staff Organization and execution