CEO & President Roles — across seniority and stage
Coverage spans founder-CEOs at seed-stage startups, growth-stage presidents, and public-company CEOs across every industry on the platform.
Tier breakdown
8
Founder220
C-Suite8
VP0
Sr Director0
DirectorWhat this category covers
The CEO or President bucket is the taxonomy's top-operator tier — but that doesn't mean it's exclusively Fortune 500 corner offices. It captures every role where the person holds top P&L accountability for a company or a standalone business unit, regardless of company size or stage.
That includes founder-CEOs raising a Series A, Division Presidents at public industrials, Country Managers who own full-region profit responsibility, and General Managers running autonomous business units. The common thread is accountability to a board, shareholders, or an owning entity — not to another operating executive.
What falls outside this bucket: Vice Presidents of any seniority (no matter how close to the top), Chiefs of Staff, Executive Assistants to the CEO, and interim CEOs in an active search process. Those either land in a different tier or are excluded from the executive gate entirely.
Sample Jobs (10 of 236)
| Title & Company | Location |
|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer EIT Water EIT Water is recruiting a CEO to lead the organization in its start-up phase, focusing on strategic leadership, operational excellence, financial sustainability, and stakeholder engagement. C-Suite | Aarhus, Denmark Onsite |
| President/CEO Plexcity Plexcity is seeking a President/CEO to lead the organization following the retirement of its founding President/CEO. The role involves strategic leadership, client relationship development, and operational excellence in the credit union industry. C-Suite | Remote Remote |
| CEO - Semiconductor Fabrication ... Page Executive Develop and implement strategic plans for growth and operational excellence in the semiconductor industry. Oversee all aspects of the organization, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives. Foster relationships with key stakeholders and manage budgets effectively. C-Suite | India Unknown |
| Chief Executive Officer National provider of commercial construction services The CEO will drive growth through strategic leadership, manage all functional areas, and optimize operational capabilities. Responsibilities include strategic leadership, recruitment, talent development, performance improvement, and relationship management. C-Suite | unknown Unknown |
| Executive Director / General Manager WFSU Public Media The Executive Director/General Manager of WFSU Public Media serves as the organization’s chief executive, responsible for operations, sustainability, and strategic growth. This role provides leadership across all public broadcast and non-broadcast media operations, leading WFSU through transformation—expanding digital content, strengthening revenue, and ensuring long-term operational, financial, and regulatory sustainability. C-Suite | Tallahassee, FL Onsite |
| Network Company President Teamshares Lead a small business in the Providence, RI area, manage operations, and transition to employee ownership. C-Suite | Providence, RI Onsite |
| Chief Executive Officer Nanaimo Port Authority The CEO will lead the Nanaimo Port Authority, focusing on transforming it into a critical West Coast gateway, strengthening its role in Canada's trade and supply chain ecosystem. C-Suite | Nanaimo, British Columbia Onsite |
| Chief Executive Officer Standwell Forest Investments Standwell Forest Investments seeks a CEO to lead its operations in forestry, climate finance, and indigenous economic partnerships in BC. C-Suite | Vancouver, BC Onsite |
| Plan President & CEO Centene Plans and directs all aspects of Louisiana Healthcare Connections operational policies, objectives, and initiatives. Develops policies and procedures for operational processes to ensure optimization and compliance. C-Suite | Baton Rouge, LA Hybrid |
| Head of New Business / Managing Director (WEEE) PanEuropean Investment Platform Lead M&A, platform build-ups, and recycling initiatives across WEEE, e-waste recycling, metals recovery, and related circular economy assets. Define and execute platform growth strategy across Spain. VP | Madrid, Spain Onsite |
How classification gets to this category
The classifier resolves a role into CEO or President by working through three layers:
- Title signals. Keywords "CEO," "Chief Executive," "President," "Founder & CEO," and "Co-Founder" are strong positive signals that trigger this bucket immediately in most industries.
- Industry overrides. In Private Equity and VC, a "Managing Director" running a portfolio company may resolve here rather than to the VP tier. In consulting firms, a "Managing Partner" maps to CXO. These override rulesets handle the cases where the canonical title is missing. See the AI Classification page for the full industry-override table.
- Secondary signals for ambiguous cases. Compensation ($350K+ base is common at this tier), reporting line (to the Board or Chairman, not to another operating executive), and team size (full executive staff, multiple direct-report C-level peers) all contribute to resolving borderline postings.
One important negative rule: a strong compensation signal alone doesn't promote a VP-titled role into this bucket. Tier assignment requires either a title match or a clear organizational signal that the person is the top operator.
How matching works for your search
Matching on CEO or President is conjunctive — every filter you add narrows the intersection, it doesn't add noise.
Example: select CEO/President + Technology and your inbox shows top-operator roles at tech companies only — not VP Engineering at a tech company, not CEO roles in manufacturing. The role type and industry gate must both pass.
Tier filtering applies on top of role type. If you want only Founder-tier or CXO-tier CEOs — filtering out GM and Division President roles classified at a lower tier — toggle the seniority-tier setting in your preferences. A Growth-stage Founder/CEO and a Fortune 500 Division President are both in this role-type bucket but may carry different tier tags.
Remote mix