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Leadership Roles

The Roles That Define Organizations

We identify, assess and place the executives who sit at the center of strategy, operations and culture. From the C-suite to the director level, every role is recruited with precision and discretion.

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Recruiting Focus

Every Level of Leadership

17 roles currently available for retained or confidential executive search.

C-Suite

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

Key Responsibilities

  • Set enterprise vision, strategy and long-term competitive positioning
  • Own board relationships, investor communication and capital allocation
  • Build and align the executive team around measurable outcomes
  • Serve as the public face and cultural steward of the organization

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Board governanceM&A & transformationP&L ownershipStakeholder leadership
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C-Suite

COO

Chief Operating Officer

Key Responsibilities

  • Translate strategy into operating plans and execution cadence
  • Optimize end-to-end business processes, supply chain and service delivery
  • Drive cross-functional alignment, KPIs and operational excellence
  • Lead large-scale transformation and scaling initiatives

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Operational excellenceProcess optimizationChange managementScale & integration
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C-Suite

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee financial planning, capital structure, treasury and risk
  • Provide strategic decision support to the CEO and board
  • Lead investor relations, M&A diligence and transaction execution
  • Ensure reporting integrity, compliance and internal controls

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Financial strategyCapital marketsM&A diligenceRisk & compliance
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C-Suite

CTO

Chief Technology Officer

Key Responsibilities

  • Define technology vision and product architecture aligned with strategy
  • Lead engineering, R&D and digital product organizations
  • Drive innovation roadmaps, cybersecurity and technical standards
  • Evaluate emerging tech, partnerships and build-vs-buy decisions

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Architecture & platformsEngineering leadershipDigital productCybersecurity
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C-Suite

CIO

Chief Information Officer

Key Responsibilities

  • Own enterprise IT strategy, infrastructure and enterprise applications
  • Enable business agility through secure, scalable technology platforms
  • Manage vendor ecosystems, cloud transformation and data governance
  • Partner with business units to digitize operations and customer experience

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Enterprise ITCloud & infrastructureData governanceDigital operations
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C-Suite

CHRO

Chief Human Resources Officer

Key Responsibilities

  • Design talent strategy, workforce planning and leadership pipeline
  • Oversee total rewards, culture, DEI and employee experience
  • Advise the CEO and board on executive succession and organization design
  • Shape performance, learning and development systems at scale

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Talent strategyExecutive successionOrganization designCulture & DEI
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C-Suite

CMO

Chief Marketing Officer

Key Responsibilities

  • Define brand positioning, go-to-market strategy and customer growth
  • Lead marketing, communications, product marketing and demand generation
  • Own market intelligence, customer insights and digital marketing transformation
  • Build revenue-aligned marketing organizations and martech stacks

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Brand strategyGo-to-marketDigital growthCustomer insights
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Vice Presidents

VP Operations

Vice President of Operations

Key Responsibilities

  • Run daily operations across plants, sites, shared services or regions
  • Deliver safety, quality, cost and service targets on budget
  • Lead Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement programs
  • Develop operational leaders and standardized operating systems

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Plant operationsLean & Six SigmaSafety leadershipCost optimization
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Vice Presidents

VP Engineering

Vice President of Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering design, product development and technical standards
  • Oversee capital projects, R&D portfolios and engineering talent
  • Ensure compliance, safety and reliability in design and delivery
  • Bridge engineering, operations and commercial functions

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Product engineeringCapital projectsTechnical standardsR&D leadership
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Vice Presidents

VP Finance

Vice President of Finance

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead FP&A, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
  • Support strategic planning, pricing and investment analysis
  • Manage accounting, tax, treasury and audit relationships
  • Build finance business partners and analytics capabilities

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FP&ABudgeting & forecastingFinancial reportingBusiness partnering
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Directors

Director

Senior Director

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead a function, region or business unit with full P&L or cost accountability
  • Translate corporate strategy into executable plans and talent deployment
  • Build high-performing teams and cross-functional partnerships
  • Drive performance outcomes, budgets and continuous improvement

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Functional leadershipP&L accountabilityTeam buildingStrategic execution
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General Management

General Manager

General Manager

Key Responsibilities

  • Own a business unit, region or product line with full P&L responsibility
  • Drive sales, operations, customer experience and profitability together
  • Build and inspire multi-functional teams and local market leadership
  • Execute growth strategies while managing risk and compliance

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P&L ownershipBusiness unit leadershipMarket growthCross-functional management
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General Management

Managing Director

Managing Director

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead a country, division, portfolio or subsidiary as chief executive proxy
  • Set local strategy, build the senior team and drive financial performance
  • Manage board, regulator, investor and key client relationships
  • Oversee acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships

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Country leadershipBoard exposureCorporate developmentGlobal markets
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General Management

Plant Manager

Plant Manager

Key Responsibilities

  • Own site performance for safety, quality, delivery and cost
  • Lead production, maintenance, logistics and site support teams
  • Drive continuous improvement, capital execution and sustainability targets
  • Build operator capability and labor relations at the facility level

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Site operationsContinuous improvementLabor relationsCapital execution
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Directors

Operations Director

Director of Operations

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee operational functions across sites, regions or service lines
  • Set operational strategy, standards and performance management systems
  • Lead supply chain, production, logistics and field operations alignment
  • Deliver transformation programs and operational risk reduction

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Multi-site operationsSupply chain integrationPerformance systemsTransformation
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Directors

Supply Chain Director

Director of Supply Chain

Key Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end supply chain strategy, planning and execution
  • Optimize procurement, logistics, inventory and distribution networks
  • Build supplier relationships, resilience programs and ESG compliance
  • Lead digital supply chain and demand-planning transformation

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Supply chain strategyProcurementLogistics & distributionResilience & ESG
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Directors

Engineering Director

Director of Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • Direct engineering functions, projects and technical teams
  • Own engineering standards, capex planning and project delivery
  • Drive innovation, reliability and operational technology integration
  • Develop engineering talent and cross-functional project leadership

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Engineering managementProject deliveryTechnical standardsReliability & innovation
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Our Edge

Recruiting leaders by role, not keyword.

Every executive position carries distinct stakeholders, risk points and success metrics. We map each role against the competencies that actually predict performance — then find the people who have done it before.

Role-Specific Competencies

We define the behavioral and technical profile unique to each position.

Board-Ready Assessment

Rigorous evaluation calibrated for public, private and PE-backed governance.

Global Talent Mapping

Research across markets, competitors and adjacent industries for every mandate.

Industry Context

Deep sector expertise in manufacturing, mining, energy, healthcare, technology and more.

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