Career switch, measured
From Security Manager to Chief Executive Officer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 60% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Leadership, Stakeholder management, Process improvement, Budgeting; the main skills to add are Marketing, Sales, Research, Contract negotiation.
60%
skill overlap
492
open Chief Executive Officer postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSecurity ManagerChief Executive Officer
- Leadership82%58%
- Stakeholder management42%37%
- Process improvement22%19%
- Budgeting56%17%
- Training and coaching45%22%
- Regulatory compliance33%20%
- Auditing20%15%
- Excel13%14%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Chief Executive Officer postings, rarely in Security Manager ones.
SkillSecurity ManagerChief Executive Officer
- Marketing–31%
- Sales–29%
- Research–13%
- Contract negotiation–12%
- Forecasting–11%
- Data visualization–10%
- Procurement–10%
- Mental health–9%
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