Chief Product Officer

First emerging in the technology industry, Chief Product Officers (CPOs) are now key business leaders across all industries, acting as the bridge between a company’s strategic vision and customer demands. They strategize about product development and delivery, lead the product vision, identity, oversee the product design process, and ensure products meet the needs of customers and investors. In addition, CPOs play a critical role in organizational culture, communicating across many teams and helping to drive digital transformation. 

While the demand for Product leaders is on the rise, they can be challenging to find. Product leaders come from a variety of backgrounds, ranging from tech to marketing –and they may not even have “product” in their current job title. At Egon Zehnder, we not only help find the right CPO, we partner with businesses to clearly define the role and its importance in the organization, as well as develop Product leaders to be future CEOs.