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Competences — chief product officer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8a0afc76-4a09-449a-9e7b-a33495889f95).

Essential

  • align efforts towards business development (skill/competence)
  • business strategy concepts (knowledge)
  • characteristics of products (knowledge)
  • collaborate in the development of marketing strategies (skill/competence)
  • develop new products (skill/competence)
  • develop product policies (skill/competence)
  • develop the product catalogue (skill/competence)
  • implement strategic management (skill/competence)
  • integrate marketing strategies with the global strategy (skill/competence)
  • integrate new products in manufacturing (skill/competence)
  • interact with the board of directors (skill/competence)
  • keep up to date on product knowledge (skill/competence)
  • lead managers of company departments (skill/competence)
  • lead the brand strategic planning process (skill/competence)
  • marketing management (knowledge)
  • monitor proper product handling (skill/competence)
  • perform product planning (skill/competence)
  • plan product management (skill/competence)
  • product comprehension (knowledge)
  • product data management (knowledge)
  • product packaging requirements (knowledge)

Optional

  • blockchain (knowledge)
  • blockchain consensus mechanisms (knowledge)
  • collect briefing regarding products (skill/competence)
  • develop company strategies (skill/competence)
  • develop product design (skill/competence)
  • draw up marketing and sales plan (skill/competence)
  • execute marketing plan (skill/competence)
  • keep updated on innovations in various business fields (skill/competence)
  • plan marketing strategy (skill/competence)
  • research and development in textiles (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 11 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • product strategy — 55 %
  • data analysis — 45 %
  • market research — 27 %
  • financial modeling — 18 %
  • lifecycle management — 18 %
  • roadmap development — 18 %
  • team leadership — 18 %

Methods

  • agile development — 18 %
  • multivariate testing — 18 %

Responsibilities

  • team leadership — 45 %
  • product vision definition — 36 %
  • customer engagement — 27 %
  • cross-functional alignment — 18 %
  • roadmap execution — 18 %
  • strategy implementation — 18 %
  • performance reporting — 18 %
  • product delivery — 18 %
  • market opportunity identification — 18 %