A friend recently pinged my school whatsapp group asking for general roles and responsibilities of a team lead. There was no info on what industry or job skill this position would target. This set my mind racing… Is a team lead as generic as a manager?
So I put down a few things I thought are generic enough. By the time I put down the last point, I realized that the team lead is just a mini manager.
What I’ve written is based purely on the different team leads I’ve worked with and the kind of team lead that I want to be.
I’d like to know your thoughts on what I’ve listed below.
NOTE: This list is only the “DO s” and not the “DON’T s” as the latter can be a veeeery long list.
Common:
Should have prior experience of delegating and managing work of at-least 3 people including self.
Roles:
- Manage work distribution on basis of individual capacity
- Manage availability of team members
- Interact with senior management for escalation and team progress
- Interact with other tams and client for daily work
- Evaluate and rate team members on a peer level
- Manage infrastructure and security requirements in absence of manager
Responsibilities:
- Help team members complete work on time at the same time keeping in mind that they should work independently in future for similar tasks
- Raise important and urgent matters with senior/upper management without delay
- Set a good example for own team members and other team leads
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