How Senior Leaders Write Their Own Job Descriptions
Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy · 2026-06-14 · 11 min
Episode notes
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore a counterintuitive career strategy for senior leaders: writing your own job description before you interview. They unpack the case of a former Fortune 500 CFO who drafted a 3-page role charter during a confidential search and used it to land a board seat. The hosts discuss why most executive job descriptions are vague or wrong, how writing your own forces clarity on deliverables, authority, and resources, and exactly when and how to introduce it in the process without seeming presumptuous. They also cover how this tactic works for internal promotions and CEO succession, and why it's a signal of strategic thinking that boards and search committees rarely see. A practical, high-leverage move for any VP or C-suite candidate who wants to control the frame of a negotiation from day one. #JobDescriptions #ExecutiveCareers #CareerStrategy #CFO #BoardSeat #JobSearch #Negotiation #SeniorLeadership #CPromo #SuccessionPlanning #SearchCommittees #RoleCharter #InterviewPrep #Careers #Business #Leadership #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo