Occupation Atlaschief operating officer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c64a6e4e-5b38-4f93-b26d-aded817aeaf3
chief operating officer
Chief operating officers are the right hand and second in command of a company's chief executive officer. They ensure that the daily operations of the company run smoothly. Chief operating officers also develop company policies, rules and goals.
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Job Zone
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- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
ECSEnterprising · Conventional · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising7.00
- C Conventional5.34
- S Social3.38
- I Investigative2.37
- R Realistic2.20
- A Artistic1.29
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from General and Operations Managers (11-1021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (21)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- abide by business ethical code of conducts
- analyse business plans
- business process modelling
- collaborate in company's daily operations
- company policies
- conclude business agreements
- develop professional network
- ensure lawful business operations
- establish collaborative relations
- evaluate performance of organisational collaborators
- financial statements
- integrate strategic foundation in daily performance
- interpret financial statements
- lead managers of company departments
- make strategic business decisions
- marketing management
- negotiate with stakeholders
- operations management
- plan medium to long term objectives
- shape organisational teams based on competencies
- track key performance indicators
Optional (23)
- analyse financial performance of a company
- apply export strategies
- apply import strategies
- assume responsibility for the management of a business
- build international relations
- define organisational standards
- define the corporate structure
- develop business plans
- develop company strategies
- develop organisational policies
- develop revenue generation strategies
- financial management
- follow the statutory obligations
- implement operational business plans
- implement strategic planning
- imprint visionary aspirations into the business management
- integrate shareholders' interests in business plans
- interact with the board of directors
- lean manufacturing
- liaise with shareholders
- manage budgets
- set organisational policies
- shape corporate culture
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
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