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Chief Product Officer

Redefining how product creates value for customers and companies

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. 

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What’s Next for Product

What’s Next for Product

Shiva Rajaraman’s Product journey spans across some of the most iconic companies and products that we all use and love today. We connected on… Read more

From Product Leader to President

From Product Leader to President

Anu Bharadwaj recently stepped into the role of President of Atlassian – a role she rose to through multiple positions rooted in Product Management.… Read more

Product leaders on Boards: A Perfect Match or a Big Stretch?

Product leaders on Boards: A Perfect Match or a Big Stretch?

In recent years, we’ve seen a rising demand for a broader range of functional leaders on boards, including product leaders who can bring a… Read more

Hiring Right: A Guide for Founders and High-Growth Companies

Hiring Right: A Guide for Founders and High-Growth Companies

In early-stage and higher-growth companies, nothing is more important than making the right bets on people. Read more

Adding

Adding "First" to Digital

Lucinda Newcomb talks about the legacy of the pandemic for product and the future of the digital-first consumer experience. Read more

Driving Digital in Media

Driving Digital in Media

Julia Beizer, Chief Digital Officer for Bloomberg Media, has a deep understanding of her product and its users. She spoke with us about where… Read more

From ‘Mini CEOs’ to Teammates

From ‘Mini CEOs’ to Teammates

What is happening in the Product Leader space? We asked Raza Haider, the newly appointed CPO for Bose, about his journey to product leadership… Read more

The Path to Product

The Path to Product

Mads Johnsen is the Chief Product Officer at Calm, where he leads product and growth teams. He took the role in 2021 after stints… Read more

Product Management: Going from Good to Great

Product Management: Going from Good to Great

At the Product Management Festival, we talked about the changes and opportunities facing product managers. If you’re a product manager, how can you go… Read more

It’s a New Year: Time to Tune Up the Product Function

It’s a New Year: Time to Tune Up the Product Function

Product is often at the core of how to best align the organization as product sits at the intersection of what’s possible and what… Read more

In Conversation with Elizabeth Ames, CEO of Women In Product

In Conversation with Elizabeth Ames, CEO of Women In Product

Women are still deeply under-represented in Product leadership. We sat down with Women In Product’s CEO, Elizabeth Ames, to discuss the issues facing women… Read more

Why Product Officer Searches Go Wrong

Why Product Officer Searches Go Wrong

The search for the right Chief Product Officer is rarely straightforward. Often there is an understanding gap between the practitioners of the function and… Read more

Product Leader Confidential

Product Leader Confidential

We gathered a dozen women in Product to hear their take on how the function operates, what they see as their roles and what… Read more

The Shifting Role of Product Officers

The Shifting Role of Product Officers

The rise of the Product Officer role across industries has sparked new innovations within companies, and asset managers are no exception. While previously a… Read more

CEOs: The Architects of Prosperityy

CEOs: The Architects of Prosperityy

As CEOs lead us through complexity into a better future, they must maintain strong values—recognizing their responsibility to use unwavering humanity as their compass… Read more

The New Pipeline: CPO to CEO

The New Pipeline: CPO to CEO

Where will the next generation of CEOs come from? Your mind may go to the more traditional pathways of COOs and CFOs, but what… Read more

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