Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

innovation engineertochief product officer

A innovation engineer already meets 19% of what the chief product officer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From innovation engineer
19%
Overlap1
To chief product officer
6 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
77.9 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 77.9

This move: 77.9 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the chief product officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the innovation engineer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chief product officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a innovation engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held develop new products communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held perform product planning management skills
  • already held keep updated on innovations in various business fields information skills
  • already held plan product management management skills
  • already held develop product design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the chief product officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held develop the product catalogue required
  • required, not held align efforts towards business development required
  • required, not held collaborate in the development of marketing strategies required
  • required, not held implement strategic management required
  • required, not held interact with the board of directors required
  • optional, not held execute marketing plan optional
02 management skills 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held develop product policies required
  • required, not held integrate marketing strategies with the global strategy required
  • required, not held lead managers of company departments required
  • required, not held lead the brand strategic planning process required
  • optional, not held draw up marketing and sales plan optional
  • optional, not held develop company strategies optional
  • optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional
03 business, administration and law 4 required
  • required, not held product comprehension required
  • required, not held business strategy concepts required
  • required, not held marketing management required
  • required, not held product data management required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held characteristics of products required
  • required, not held product packaging requirements required
  • optional, not held research and development in textiles optional
05 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held keep up to date on product knowledge required
  • required, not held monitor proper product handling required
  • optional, not held collect briefing regarding products optional
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held blockchain optional
  • optional, not held blockchain consensus mechanisms optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chief product officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held develop new products skill
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held perform product planning skill
  • already held plan product management skill
  • already held develop product design skill
  • already held keep updated on innovations in various business fields skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held draw up marketing and sales plan optional
  • optional, not held blockchain optional
  • optional, not held blockchain consensus mechanisms optional
  • optional, not held research and development in textiles optional
  • optional, not held collect briefing regarding products optional
  • optional, not held develop company strategies optional
  • optional, not held execute marketing plan optional
  • optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional
28 held skills the chief product officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on patents skill
  • not needed by the target role apply for patents skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consult with industry professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role define technology strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role describe chemical innovation in products skill
  • not needed by the target role develop business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role develop design ideas cooperatively skill
  • not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify new business opportunities skill
  • not needed by the target role identify potential markets for companies skill
  • not needed by the target role identify technological needs skill
  • not needed by the target role implement procurement of innovation skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role innovate in ICT skill
  • not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lead technology development of an organisation skill
  • not needed by the target role manage research and development projects skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor technology trends skill
  • not needed by the target role patents knowledge
  • not needed by the target role plan engineering activities skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role promote innovative infrastructure design skill
  • not needed by the target role promote open innovation in research skill
  • not needed by the target role promote the transfer of knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role social innovation knowledge
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held characteristics of products required
  • required, not held product comprehension required
  • required, not held business strategy concepts required
  • required, not held marketing management required
  • required, not held product data management required
  • required, not held product packaging requirements required
  • optional, not held blockchain optional
  • optional, not held blockchain consensus mechanisms optional
  • optional, not held research and development in textiles optional
Index

Other moves recorded from innovation engineer

Full index of moves from innovation engineer

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.