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Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) jobs: 56 open roles, pay, industries and skills

56 open Chief Strategy Officer jobs (CSO), taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Also listed as CSO, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer, Head of Strategy.

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The market for Chief Strategy Officer work

Every figure is counted from verified open listings. Pay is what the employer advertises for the job.

Verified open Chief Strategy Officer jobs
56

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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State with the most openings
California (8)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Industry hiring the most
Healthcare & Hospital Systems (43%)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

What a Chief Strategy Officer does

C-suite role in Strategy.

Where the company competes and how: corporate strategy, planning, acquisitions and partnerships.

Usually reports to the CEO. “CSO” can also mean Chief Security Officer; security roles are on the CISO page.

Other ways this role is written

  • CSO
  • Chief Strategy Officer
  • Chief Strategy and Operations Officer
  • Head of Strategy

Listings under any of these titles are counted on this page. Assistant, associate, manager and staff titles are not.

Open Chief Strategy Officer jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

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Best industries for Chief Strategy Officer jobs

Employers hiring the most, as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry. Median pay shown where at least 8 listings state it.

Where Chief Strategy Officer jobs are

States with the most open listings; median pay where at least 8 listings state it.

Skills Chief Strategy Officer jobs ask for

Leadership listings name fewer skills than individual-contributor ones, so this is a signal, not a checklist.

Across all Strategy openings

  1. 1. project management11%
  2. 2. excel10%
  3. 3. m&a10%
  4. 4. strategic planning7%
  5. 5. powerpoint6%
  6. 6. financial modeling6%
  7. 7. due diligence5%
  8. 8. change management5%
  9. 9. onboarding5%
  10. 10. go-to-market5%

AI skills for Chief Strategy Officer jobs

Specific AI skills named in the full posting text, such as prompt engineering, AI governance or an AI tool. A general mention of AI does not count.

11% of Strategy openings ask for a specific AI skill. There are too few Chief Strategy Officer listings read in full to give a figure for this role alone.

Do AI skills change chief strategy officer pay?

For Strategy roles in general, as of November 9, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for chief strategy officer alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Strategy listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise a median $182,500, against $165,000 for those that never mention AI (+10.6%). That raw gap is not matched on level or industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$182,500
median, from 169 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$165,000
median, from 213 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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Job titles under Chief Strategy Officer

The exact titles employers use, with their own job and salary pages.

Employers hiring for Chief Strategy Officer roles

  • Confidential 8
  • Ascension 3
  • AppJaxx 3
  • 3 Brasseurs Brasil 2
  • Versant Health 2
  • Nordic Science Capital 2
  • Communities Unlimited 2
  • Ascension Health-is 1
  • Ascension Calumet Hospital 1
  • Cedar Park Regional Medical Center 1
  • LinkedIn 1
  • MercyOne Medical Group 1

Chief Strategy Officer turnover

Departures and appointments reported in SEC filings and news in the last 120 days. Each links to its source.

  • TripAdvisor

    TripAdvisor's CEO and President Matt Goldberg will depart on February 16, 2027, and CFO Noonan will resign effective December 31, 2026, with Kristen Dalton appointed as interim CFO starting January 1, 2027.

    Nov 5, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • Change Agents Corporation.

    Change Agents Corporation's Chief Strategy Officer is serving as interim principal executive officer while the company searches for a permanent Chief Executive Officer.

    Nov 5, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • Childrens Place

    The Children's Place's President and CEO resigned, its Chief Strategy Officer resigned, and its Executive Chairman resigned; the company's Chief Financial Officer is now serving as interim President.

    Nov 4, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • BioXcel Therapeutics

    BioXcel Therapeutics terminated its CEO, President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Scientific Officer, and Chief Legal Officer in connection with the wind-down of the company, and appointed its Chief Restructuring Officer as President and principal executive officer. A search for a replacement usually follows.

    Oct 30, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • NCL

    NCL's Chief Financial Officer is transitioning to an advisory role at year-end, and the Chief Strategy Officer will become the new CFO effective January 1, 2027. A search for a replacement usually follows.

    Oct 29, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • Estrella Immunopharma

    Estrella Immunopharma appointed Cynthia Pussinen as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Cheng Liu who transitioned to Chief Scientific Officer while remaining President. New chief executives often rebuild the leadership team in their first year.

    Oct 29, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

    Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's Chief Financial Officer Mark Kempa will transition to a special advisor role at year-end 2026, and Chief Strategy Officer Meghan Montana will become the new CFO effective January 1, 2027. A search for a replacement usually follows.

    Oct 29, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • PennyMac Financial Services

    PennyMac Financial Services's Chief Financial Officer is resigning at the end of 2026, and the Chief Strategy Officer will be promoted to Chief Financial Officer in January 2027. A search for a replacement usually follows.

    Oct 29, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

Podcasts and media Chief Strategy Officer leaders follow

Hand-picked, each checked to be live. Links go to the publisher.

  • HBR IdeaCast

    Podcast · Alison Beard and Adi Ignatius, Harvard Business Review

    Interviews with researchers and executives on management, leadership and strategy.

  • Acquired

    Podcast · Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal

    Long-form histories of companies and the strategic decisions behind them.

  • The Knowledge Project

    Podcast · Shane Parrish, Farnam Street

    Conversations with executives and investors about decision making and leadership.

  • Stratechery

    Newsletter · Ben Thompson

    Analysis of technology companies and the business strategy behind them.

  • strategy+business

    Publication · PwC

    Articles on corporate strategy, leadership and transformation.

  • BCG Henderson Institute

    Publication · Boston Consulting Group

    Research from BCG’s think tank on strategy, technology, geopolitics and the economy.

  • MIT Sloan Management Review

    Publication · MIT Sloan Management Review

    Research-based articles on management, strategy, technology and organizations.

Chief Strategy Officer questions

What does a Chief Strategy Officer do?
Where the company competes and how: corporate strategy, planning, acquisitions and partnerships. Usually reports to the CEO. “CSO” can also mean Chief Security Officer; security roles are on the CISO page.
What does CSO stand for?
CSO stands for Chief Strategy Officer. The same job is also written Chief Strategy and Operations Officer, Head of Strategy.
How many Chief Strategy Officer jobs are open?
56 verified open Chief Strategy Officer jobs, each checked against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
Where are Chief Strategy Officer jobs?
California (8), New York (8), Texas (7), Illinois (7) have the most open Chief Strategy Officer listings.
Which industries hire for Chief Strategy Officer roles?
Healthcare & Hospital Systems (43%), Non-profit & Social Impact (20%), Financial Services & Banking (15%), as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry.

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