Pick one frontier-tier subdomain (inference systems, post-training, agents) and ship a named public contribution within 12 months — moves the talent-pool descriptor from 'hundreds' toward 'dozens', the single biggest OVR lever at this stage.

Convert active visibility into thought-leader visibility (technical writing or conference talks) — for a sub-30 IC this re-rates POT toward 92, not 90.

Time a competing-offer cycle in the next 12-18 months — at this salary curve, total comp typically jumps 40-60% on a counter, locking in higher market_value before the next promotion.