COO

As a chief operating officer, or COO, you make sure a company actually runs day to day, turning big strategy into smooth operations. While the chief executive often focuses on vision and the outside world, you keep the inside working, overseeing teams, processes, and resources so goals get met. Day to day you monitor how different departments perform, solve operational problems, improve systems and workflows, manage budgets and people, and report to the chief executive and the board. You are a leader and a problem solver at the highest level, connecting many parts of the business and making decisions that affect the whole organization.