noun
managerial position; person in a responsible post
Refers to a role or person with authority or responsibility, often in an organizational context. Can be used for the position itself or the person holding it.
彼は会社で役付きになった。
He got a managerial position at the company.
役付きの人は会議に出席しなければならない。
People in responsible positions must attend the meeting.
Abbreviated spelling without okurigana; less common but seen in some contexts.
Compound of 役 (role, duty) and 付き (attached, with). The reading やくづき is standard; やくつき is a variant.