So - once again - I seem to be migrating back to the monkey life 
and posting in the lounge...hehehe (before y'all know it, you might just think I missed ya) :love:
So - a little background - our company goes through re-org about once a year. We're tiny in numbers but bring in a lot of dough, so when the company appears to be slacking off the pace, the boss ramps the energy level back up by lighting some fires.
I continue to escape his wrath, and instead have been promoted an obscene number of times since I was hired (I'm not complaining, I love it and the challenge that comes with each new/additional role).
However - we have a dilemna....what to call me? So the boss said "do some research, we can't have you having 3 titles on the bottom of your business card, there's not enough space". And I need a title I can grow with - so below is a description of what I am. I'm looking for ideas of what my new chest beating title should be.... (hear tarzan roar).
My current titles:
Implementation & Training Specialist (the company defines specialist as one who has expert level knowledge of the field and contains certifications proving this). My role in this area is about to expand a whole lot - I'm going back on the road to "manage" the companies top 20% of our clients after undergoing a whole lot of training and mentoring from customers, executive sales men in other companies.
Supervisor/Senior Coordinator Customer Care Department (I'm the mentor, the teacher, the shower, and sometimes the do-er in this area. Questions the basic level reps can't answer come to me, frustrated angry clients come to me, new hires spend lots of time working one-on-one with me to learn both the customer and the tech side of the business). The boss wants me to try and step out of this role, as it is time consuming and they need me to focus more on my other roles in the company. I'll be working with our tech team to see if we can't split the responsibilities of mentoring this team.
Product Administrator/Coordinator/Manager (we can't decide which of the three to use). The term manager in our company refers to managing people within the company - so they don't like to use it for someone who is the ____ of a product. Over time I wandered into the role of coordinating all activities relating to the product - I didn't develop it - but I make sure it works for the customers and dictate what changes should be made to the technology behind it to better serve customer needs. I'm also responsible for the implementation of the service with our customers.
So what do you guys think? Ideas, thoughts? I'm at a roadblock in terms of "titles"...besides...getting to invent your own title is like inventing your own nickname and trying to make it work with everyone else. Usually the best ones that stick are handed down to you by someone else
and posting in the lounge...hehehe (before y'all know it, you might just think I missed ya) :love:So - a little background - our company goes through re-org about once a year. We're tiny in numbers but bring in a lot of dough, so when the company appears to be slacking off the pace, the boss ramps the energy level back up by lighting some fires.
I continue to escape his wrath, and instead have been promoted an obscene number of times since I was hired (I'm not complaining, I love it and the challenge that comes with each new/additional role).
However - we have a dilemna....what to call me? So the boss said "do some research, we can't have you having 3 titles on the bottom of your business card, there's not enough space". And I need a title I can grow with - so below is a description of what I am. I'm looking for ideas of what my new chest beating title should be.... (hear tarzan roar).
My current titles:
Implementation & Training Specialist (the company defines specialist as one who has expert level knowledge of the field and contains certifications proving this). My role in this area is about to expand a whole lot - I'm going back on the road to "manage" the companies top 20% of our clients after undergoing a whole lot of training and mentoring from customers, executive sales men in other companies.
Supervisor/Senior Coordinator Customer Care Department (I'm the mentor, the teacher, the shower, and sometimes the do-er in this area. Questions the basic level reps can't answer come to me, frustrated angry clients come to me, new hires spend lots of time working one-on-one with me to learn both the customer and the tech side of the business). The boss wants me to try and step out of this role, as it is time consuming and they need me to focus more on my other roles in the company. I'll be working with our tech team to see if we can't split the responsibilities of mentoring this team.
Product Administrator/Coordinator/Manager (we can't decide which of the three to use). The term manager in our company refers to managing people within the company - so they don't like to use it for someone who is the ____ of a product. Over time I wandered into the role of coordinating all activities relating to the product - I didn't develop it - but I make sure it works for the customers and dictate what changes should be made to the technology behind it to better serve customer needs. I'm also responsible for the implementation of the service with our customers.
So what do you guys think? Ideas, thoughts? I'm at a roadblock in terms of "titles"...besides...getting to invent your own title is like inventing your own nickname and trying to make it work with everyone else. Usually the best ones that stick are handed down to you by someone else
We have the same problem here with "Scientist". 
i'd go less D&D/KKK and more greek: high priestess of project management
I already get enough flak around the office as the "brown noser" "office princess" "hard ass" 
