careers

Career Profiles

• CSMO/Head of Strategy and Marketing
• COO/Director of Operations
• CIO/Director of IT
• CTO/Head of Technology

CSMO/Head of Strategy and Marketing

A business strategist who is capable of managing a company's market and product assets to create competitive and sustainable advantage. Combines the broad business perspective, cross-industry experience, cross-functional expertise, and deep analytical skills to drive value in an organization.

Key Skills - A CSMO will develop the ability to:

• Analyze large amounts of market, competitor, and operational data to spot business trends early
• Develop business and product strategies that deliver on company financial goals
• Build broad-based consensus across departments on key initiatives and on the strategic direction of the business
• Draw subtle insights from research on the underlying motivations for customer behavior
• Direct strategy and marketing partners to develop and execute strategic and market facing initiatives
• Leverage brand positioning and marketing skills to manage a broad portfolio of brands

COO/Director of Operations

Responsible for maintaining the operational excellence of a business through the management of its value chain. Establishes policies, procedures and structured accountabilities to govern business performance. Develops and leads the implementation of corporate initiatives aimed at increasing operational efficiency and effectiveness in support of business strategies.

Key Skills - A COO will develop the ability to:

• Define and implement programs to achieve actionable and measurable results based on a company's vision and strategy
• Establish and maintain systems for measuring and reporting business performance, operational efficiency and development capacity
• Establish appropriate controls to ensure expenditures are consistent with budget
• Define and ensure effective resource utilization within and across business units
• Communicate effectively and function as bridge between business units
• Guide the budgeting process by performing financial analysis and modeling while incorporating appropriate accountabilities, management team reviews and measurement-by-exception methodologies

CIO/Director of IT

Oversees the development and maintenance of technology solutions that deliver tangible business value. Establishes policies, procedures, and structured accountablilities to govern IT investments, operations and performance. Develops and leads the implementation of IT initiatives. Establishes IT guidelines and ensures appropriate resource utilization.

Key Skills - A CIO will develop the ability to:

• Govern an IT organization through effective business alignment, budget control, technology investment, program management and resource utilization
• Define and implement IT programs to achieve actionable and measurable results based on a company's vision and strategy
• Establish and maintain systems for measuring and reporting IT performance, operational efficiency and development capacity
• Manage and control IT expenditures within planned budgets
• Define and ensure effective resource utilization within and across IT departments
• Communicate effectively and function as bridge between business units and IT
• Guide the IT budgeting process by performing financial analysis and modeling while incorporating appropriate accountabilities, management team reviews, and measurement-by-exception methodologies.

CTO/Head of Technology

Responsible for the design of the technology strategy and architecture vision for a company. Establishes standards for the technology infrastructure of a company. Develops and monitors the necessary metrics to evaluate the health of the IT assets of a company. Develops a technology vision that is aligned with the company's current and future needs.

Key Skills - A CTO will develop the ability to:

• Define and implement technology architectures to achieve actionable and measurable results based on a company's vision and strategy
• Communicate effectively and function as bridge between business units and IT
• Evaluate potential technology investments to determine their functional and financial fit for an organization
• Define and ensure effective resource utilization within and across IT architecture groups
• Participate in the IT budgeting process by performing financial analysis and modeling while incorporating appropriate accountabilities, management team reviews, and measurement-by-exception methodologies
• Establish and maintain systems for measuring and reporting architecture performance, operational efficiency and capacity
• Manage and control IT expenditures within planned budgets