Leadership bullets for senior roles

Leadership on a resume is not a title—it’s evidence.

What leadership looks like in bullets

• ownership of systems or outcomes
• setting standards (quality, reliability, process)
• mentoring and leveling up the team
• stakeholder alignment across functions

The senior bullet formula

Ownership + Decision + Result (+ Scope)

Examples:

• “Owned the data platform roadmap; aligned 3 teams and reduced incident rate by 30% over two quarters.”
• “Led migration to X architecture, improving reliability and cutting infra cost by ~20%.”
• “Mentored 4 engineers; introduced review standards that reduced rework and improved delivery predictability.”

Avoid vague leadership language

Replace:

• “Led initiatives” → *what initiative, what changed, what result?*
• “Strategic leader” → *what strategy, what outcome?*

Related:

• /learn/how-to-write-star-bullets-for-your-resume
• /learn/how-to-quantify-impact-in-resume-bullets