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# Lateral Title Change

> Someone changed title at the same company without a seniority change.

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  <Card title="Signal key" icon="code">
    `lateral_title_change`
  </Card>

  <Card title="Category" icon="category">
    People
  </Card>

  <Card title="Source" icon="world">
    Person Professional Network profile (title and company fields).
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

Someone changed title at the same company without a seniority change.

## When it fires

<Card title="Trigger condition" icon="bolt">
  Same `current_company`, `current_title` changed, no seniority change detected.
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## Magnitude

Low to moderate.

<Note>
  For the full bucket definitions used across percentage-based signals, see [Magnitude buckets](/buying-signals/concepts/magnitude-buckets).
</Note>

## Why it matters

Often a reorg signal. A lateral move, same level, different role, frequently reflects an internal reorganization, which reshuffles responsibilities and can change who owns a buying decision.

## How to read it

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  <Card title="Reorg marker">
    Lateral moves often reflect internal reorganization.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Responsibility shift">
    The person's remit and budget may change.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Re-map">
    Confirm whether the buying owner changed.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Outreach playbook

<Tip>
  Reorg context. Re-confirm who owns the relevant budget after the move.
</Tip>

## Related signals

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  <Card title="Internal Promotion" href="/buying-signals/signals/people/internal-promotion">
    Someone was promoted to a more senior title at the same company.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Employee Joined" href="/buying-signals/signals/people/employee-joined">
    A person's current company changed to this company.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Key Role Vacancy" href="/buying-signals/signals/people/key-role-vacancy">
    A senior role stayed unfilled for 60 days.
  </Card>
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