The larger org I work for is kind of strange. It's a think tank with cellular teams; team leads are usually big politically connected names (often with hard Ivy

The larger org I work for is kind of strange. It's a think tank with cellular teams; team leads are usually big politically connected names (often with hard Ivy PhDs) and they directly manage their small fiefdoms. I'm changing my original question. I think I have a lot to contribute in a strategic advisor role and I would gladly switch away from a technical career track if I could do it. Analogy: it's the business equivalent of if I had plenty of experience consulting in software architecture but couldn't program because I can't type/match keys to onscreen letters. I think I'd be a great "business architect" and enjoy that work more than my technical work. But despite having quite some experience in an "architecture" role (something my team lead even encourages), for all visible purposes I'm a "rockstar technical person" type who's awesome at solving problems. My role in pointing out higher-order (market|operations|product) architectural/strategic stuff is much more understated, it comes as a corollary. I'm glad to have the "architectural" influence I have with my team lead, but would love to make it a main career, be able to change orgs and retain this role, etc.