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name: chief-operating-officer
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'chief operating officer' (also: managing director, chief operations officer, executive vice-president, deputy chief executive officer, chief administrative officer, acting general manager). Use when the user asks for typical chief operating officer work such as: Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure productivity or goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement.; Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.; Prepare staff work schedules and assign specific duties."
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# Chief Operating Officer
Chief operating officers are the right hand and second in command of a company's chief executive officer. They ensure that the daily operations of the company run smoothly. Chief operating officers also develop company policies, rules and goals.
## Core workflow
1. Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure productivity or goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement.
2. Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.
3. Prepare staff work schedules and assign specific duties.
4. Monitor suppliers to ensure that they efficiently and effectively provide needed goods or services within budgetary limits.
5. Direct or coordinate financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency.
6. Establish or implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, or procedures in conjunction with board members, organization officials, or staff members.
7. Perform personnel functions, such as selection, training, or evaluation.
8. Plan or direct activities, such as sales promotions, that require coordination with other department managers.
## How to use this skill
- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
## Key competences (essential)
- abide by business ethical code of conducts
- analyse business plans
- business process modelling
- collaborate in company's daily operations
- company policies
- conclude business agreements
- develop professional network
- ensure lawful business operations
- establish collaborative relations
- evaluate performance of organisational collaborators
- financial statements
- integrate strategic foundation in daily performance
- interpret financial statements
- lead managers of company departments
- make strategic business decisions
## Hot technologies
- Intuit QuickBooks
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- SAS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Tableau
- Slack
- Splunk Enterprise
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Puppet
- Atlassian JIRA
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c64a6e4e-5b38-4f93-b26d-aded817aeaf3), O*NET 30.3 (11-1021.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*