The Career Path Designer

Design clear career paths/progression for this role family.

The roles: [DESCRIBE]
Current progression: [DESCRIBE OR "UNCLEAR / NONE"]
Our size and constraints: [DESCRIBE]

Provide:
1. The levels and what genuinely distinguishes each (scope, skill,
   impact — not just tenure)
2. The criteria to advance between levels, made concrete
3. A parallel path for those who don't want to manage (IC track)
4. How progression works when we're too small for many levels
5. How to make it transparent so people know how to grow

Give people a visible path — ambiguous progression is a major reason good
people leave.