C-Suite Executive Roles — CEO, CFO, CTO, CRO, COO, CMO, CHRO
More than 5,000 executive sources scanned daily — every named C-suite seat across 35 industries. Smaller than VP volume because the seats are scarcer, but every one is a board-visible role.
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What this category covers
The C-Suite tier covers every named C-level seat in the executive taxonomy: CEO and President, CFO, CTO and CIO, CRO (Revenue and Risk), COO, CMO, CHRO (and Chief People Officer), CPO (Product), CDO (Data), CSO (Strategy and Scientific), CCO (Compliance and Communications), CISO, and Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel at the head-of-legal seat.
The C-suite tier is fundamentally smaller than VP because the seats are scarce — there is one CEO per company, one CFO, and so on. Yet each represents a board-visible, exec-committee role. The classifier counts a "Founder/Co-founder serving as CEO" in CXO when the CEO function is real (not honorary), even when titled "Founder."
What falls outside CXO and into VP tier instead: SVPs and EVPs without C-prefix who report to a C-suite peer; "Head of [Function]" titles that lack exec-committee membership; and Managing Directors at consulting firms (these classify into the Consulting industry's Partner-tier signal, which sits in CXO via a different path).
Sample Jobs (10 of 1,256)
| Title & Company | Location |
|---|---|
| Chief Operations Officer Protolabs The COO will oversee global manufacturing, fulfillment, supply chain, and operational strategy at Protolabs, a digital manufacturing company. The role involves leading a large team and driving operational scalability and transformation. C-Suite | Minneapolis / Twin Cities area Onsite |
| Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration/Chief Financial Officer Regis College Regis College is seeking a Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration/Chief Financial Officer. The search is led by Isaacson, Miller. C-Suite | Weston, Massachusetts Unknown |
| General Counsel – P&C Insurance ... dynamic and rapidly expanding homeowners insurance company The General Counsel will lead legal and governance functions at a rapidly expanding homeowners insurance company, advising the CEO and Board, and managing legal matters including corporate governance, compliance, contracts, and litigation. C-Suite | Melbourne, FL, USA Unknown |
| Chief of Staff (CoS), Commercial Socure The Chief of Staff (CoS), Commercial at Socure is responsible for maximizing the impact, focus, and execution of Socure’s Commercial organization. The role involves strategic partnership, business performance leadership, and cross-functional alignment. C-Suite | Remote Remote |
| 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 |
| Chief Marketing Officer Seattle Rep via TOC Arts Partners The Chief Marketing Officer will lead marketing, communications, and audience engagement efforts at Seattle Rep, driving revenue and brand visibility. C-Suite | Seattle, WA, USA Onsite |
| Interim Executive Director, Skilled Nursing AMN Healthcare Responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations, patient care, and compliance in a skilled nursing setting. C-Suite | Pacific Northwest Unknown |
| Chief Administrative Officer Ottawa Police Service The Ottawa Police Service is seeking a strategic leader for the role of Chief Administrative Officer, responsible for strategic oversight and leadership across corporate services functions. C-Suite | Ottawa, ON Onsite |
| 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 |
How classification gets to this category
C-Suite tier classification combines title prefix with industry-specific rulesets — a "VP" at one industry can sit at CXO tier under another industry's ruleset. This is why we publish 12 industry-specific rulesets rather than a single global title-to-tier map.
- Title-prefix recognition. Any title starting with "Chief" or matching the named-C-suite list (CEO, CFO, CTO, etc.) is a primary CXO signal. The lookup recognizes prefix variants ("Chief Marketing & Brand Officer," "Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer") via partial matching.
- Industry-aware mapping. At an investment bank, "Managing Director" can be CXO-equivalent. At a tech startup, "Founder & CEO" is CXO regardless of the Founder prefix. At a Big Four consultancy, "Senior Partner" is CXO. The 12 industry rulesets carry these mappings explicitly.
- JD signals for ambiguous cases. GPT reads the job description for direct CEO reporting (the strongest CXO confirm signal), board exposure, exec-committee membership, and the "owns the function company-wide" language that distinguishes CXO from senior VP. See the AI Classification page for the full signal hierarchy.
The classifier also has a negative filter: "Acting" or "Interim" prefixes route to a separate flag (still surfaced, but tagged), "VP and Chief of Staff to the CEO" is treated as VP unless the seat carries CXO-equivalent scope, and titles like "Chief Product Manager" (an IC role at some companies) are blocked from CXO tier.
How matching works for your search
Matching on CXO tier alone returns every named C-suite role across all industries and all functions. Layer additional filters to narrow.
Example: CXO + Healthcare Payers & Providers shows the C-suite of every hospital system, payer, and IDN — about 211 seats. Add + CFO/Finance and you narrow to healthcare CFOs only — about 60–70 seats at any given moment. Each filter layer is conjunctive; you get the intersection, not the union.
The most common pattern from candidates targeting C-suite seats: pick CXO tier first, then layer one or two industries plus a single role-type. Three filters is usually the sweet spot. More than three and you're often filtering down to a handful of roles per week — useful for a focused search, but worth knowing in advance.
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