Job Description - Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Job Description

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Job purpose summary 

• The CEO is the highest-ranked executive at the company.  The CEO is responsible for creating, planning and implementing the strategic direction of the company. The role manages the company’s overall resources and operations through a team of executives.

Key responsibilities

• Provide inspired leadership company wide
• Make high-level decisions about policy and strategy
• Report to the board of directors and keep them informed
• Act as the primary spokesperson for the company
• Develop the company’s culture and overall vision, mission and goals
• Create an environment that promotes great performance and employee development
• Oversee the company’s fiscal activity, including budgeting, reporting and auditing
• Ensure compliance with legal and business regulations
• Maintain contact with key partners, customers and shareholders
• Build alliances and partnerships with other organizations
• Oversee day-to-day operation of the company
• Work closely with the organization to ensure great hiring

Qualifications

• Master or PhD degree in relevant discipline or MBA
• Experience in a senior management position
• Knowledge of profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow management and general finance and budgeting
• Familiarity with various business functions such as marketing, sales, finance, HR etc
• Ability to work under pressure, plan personal workload effectively and delegate
• Excellent communication and public speaking skills
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
• Proven negotiations skills

Person-profile

• Self-driven, energetic and ambitious
• Creative and visionary
• Analytical and systematic
• Efficient and able to make good and fast decisions
• Quality conscious and reliable
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to build strong relationships
• High level of integrity
• Good leadership skills and ability to create a highly motivated team