Hi,
I work for a Fortune 500 company that has "corporate" titles and "segment" titles. Two years ago, I was promoted from a Vice President of Segment X to a Director in Corporate. (Corporate Director > Segment VP) Now I'm ready to throw my resume into full job-hunting mode, but I'm puzzled about how to position this on my resume. If I were the hiring manager, a VP-to-Director move will look like a demotion, and I wouldn't interview me.
The way HR works here, I'm technically dual-titled. I have retained my "VP of the Segment" title (along with my "Director of Corporate" title), and I'm still an officer of the Segment, so I could technically still use my old title (VP of Ops) but it doesn't accurately reflect my current job role (Audit Director).
Any suggestions, or am I worrying about nothing?
Include both titles
To avoid appearing as a step down, it would be fine to include both titles. I suspect at that level it doesn't matter, because those who know your role and value know how your company titles roles...but still, it's fine to mention both under this circumstance.
Mark