Job description

Also called: job descriptions, JD, role description, job spec

A short written summary of a role: what the person will do, the skills it needs, who they report to and how it is paid. It is the basis for the job post, and it lets everyone judge candidates against the same bar.

For example: Before posting in a jobs channel, a founder writes a one-page job description for a first engineer, listing the tech stack, the work for the first three months and the pay range.