E5E5 — Executive Vice President
Information Systems Executive E6
Typically, E6 is the CEO/President level. A CTO per se might not be E6 unless the organization is so tech-centric that the CTO holds a status equal to the CEO.
What this level means
EVP owning a major organization line with enterprise impact.
- Scope
- A major organization line
- Autonomy
- Owns org-line strategy and outcomes
- Complexity
- Enterprise- and market-shaping
- Impact
- Organization-line / enterprise
- Decision rights
- Owns a major P&L and org line
- Leadership
- Senior-most leadership of an org line
- Typical experience
- 20–30 yrs
What you'd do
- Develop corporate-level technology plans and policies
- Manage large teams and budgets
- Engage in industry leadership
- Drive the vision and mission of the company from a tech innovation standpoint
- Influence top-level corporate decisions
- Interface with the Board and investors
- Develop technology plans
- Manage teams and budgets
- Lead industry engagement
- Drive company vision
- Influence corporate decisions
- Engage with Board and investors
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Strategic vision
- Innovation
- Board engagement
- Budget management
- Leadership
- Visionary leadership
- Investor engagement
- Corporate governance
- Strategic influence
- Corporate strategy
- Innovation
- Board relations
- Budgeting
- Leadership
- Corporate vision
- Innovation strategies
- Investor relations
- Governance
- Strategic influence
- Enterprise-wide strategic vision
- Innovation Leadership
- Board-level accountability
- Corporate leadership
- Visionary innovation
- Investor relations
What good looks like
- Extensive experience in technology strategy
- Recognized figure in the technology sector
- Executive MBA or equivalent
- 25+ years of experience in top executive roles
- Leadership at the highest corporate level
- Experience in revolutionary innovation
- Honorary Doctorate or equivalent
- 30+ years of experience in corporate leadership
Common titles
Executive Vice President, Information Systems ExecutiveFifth Level ExecutiveInformation Systems Executive E6Sixth Level Executive
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
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