C-suite | Part 2 | Other examples of C-level job positions

Some C-suite positions are uncommon, appearing only in certain industries or in only a handful of companies. Such positions might become redundant when responsibilities are folded into other positions. They include the following:

Chief human resources officer (CHRO). The CHRO oversees human capital management. Their most important task is to set up and enable the talent strategy, encompassing talent acquisition (so they search for them) and development, employee experience (EX) management, training and development, and succession planning.

Chief compliance officer (CCO). CCOs manage and oversee the organization's compliance responsibilities (if it meets laws) and issues. They ensure that the company complies with regulatory requirements and employees comply with internal policies and procedures.

Chief security officer (CSO) or chief information security officer (CISO). CSOs or CISOs are tasked with ensuring data and systems security. In general, a CSO is responsible for physical and digital security, while a CISO is only in charge of digital security, although these lines might be blurred depending on the company's requirements and structure.

Chief data officer (CDO) or chief digital officer (CDO). Chief data officers oversee an organization's data governance function. They might also help to aggregate and digitize the data required to demonstrate compliance.

Chief analytics officer (CAO). The CAO is responsible for data processing and analysis and insight-generation to support an organization's business functions. Insight generation = the process of analyzing data to extract meaningful conclusions that can inform decision-making and strategy.

Chief experience officer (CXO). The CXO ensures positive interactions between the organization and its external customers.

Chief green officer (CGO). The CGO is tasked with making an organization environmentally friendly, reducing its environmental and carbon footprint (https://t.me/espedition/1016) , and driving sustainability efforts. This includes energy-efficient construction, e-cycling and e-waste mitigation, recycling, LEED compliance, meeting OSHA standards, and ensuring clean production of the firm's products or services.

Chief IT architect (CITA). The CITA is responsible for syncing technology frameworks (=the process of ensuring that the data is consistent and up to date) across the organization's business units and solving integration problems. This person might oversee and coordinate the efforts of other technology-specific architects, including the chief security architect, chief data architect, chief mobile architect and chief cloud architect.

Chief knowledge officer (CKO). The CKO gathers, organizes, shares and analyzes an organization's knowledge and manages the resources, documents and people involved in these activities.

See also

C-suite | Part 1