Executive Resume Example
Executive resumes should tell a story of scale and results: revenue, growth, turnarounds and the teams you built.
Use this example Template: ATS Executive
Victoria Grant
Chief Operating Officer
New York, NY 10022 | (212) 555-0377 | victoria.grant@example.com | linkedin.com/in/victoriagrantcoo
Continued · Victoria Grant
Summary
Operator and COO with 15 years scaling technology and services businesses. Led orgs through 3× revenue growth, $200M cost programs, and successful exits; board advisor across three companies. Executive/C-Suite with mid-career depth across product, people, and P&L-adjacent outcomes. Known for quantified delivery, cross-functional leadership, and clear operating cadence. Sample profile is intentionally dense so you mostly edit, not invent.
Experience
Chief Operating Officer
Northstar Technologies · New York, NY
06/2019 – Present
Global operations for $450M SaaS/services firm.
3×Revenue
$200MCost program
18Countries
Operating System
Cadence & OKRs
- Installed company OS enabling 3× growth
- Improved gross margin 6 pts
- Automated 18 weekly reports
M&A Integration
Two acquisitions
- Integrated 900 employees within 9 months
- Delivered decision-ready board packs
- Supported successful financing round
Operating Model Redesign (Northstar)
Structure & cadence
- Simplified from 7 layers to 5
- Installed quarterly business review
- Freed 15% of leadership time
Key achievements
- Stevie finalist
- Led vendor renegotiation that protected margin at Northstar
- Delivered quantified outcome ahead of plan at Northstar
- Reduced rework through clearer acceptance criteria
Stevie COO Finalist · 2023
Managing Director
Accenture · New York, NY
01/2015 – 05/2019
Technology strategy practice lead.
$80MBook
98%Goal hit rate
4.8Stakeholder score
Practice Growth
Client portfolio
- Grew practice book to $80M
- Built team of 120
- Raised SLA attainment from 92% to 99.2%
Operating Model Redesign (Accenture)
Structure & cadence
- Simplified from 7 layers to 5
- Installed quarterly business review
- Freed 15% of leadership time
Growth Thesis Execution (Accenture)
New motion / market
- Stood up $40M ARR motion in 18 months
- Hired and ramped leadership bench
- Aligned incentives to leading indicators
Key achievements
- Partner election track
- Led vendor renegotiation that protected margin at Accenture
- Delivered quantified outcome ahead of plan at Accenture
- Owned executive status pack for steering committee
Delivery Excellence · 2022
Associate Partner
McKinsey & Company · New York, NY
09/2010 – 12/2014
Operations and transformation.
25Engagements
4.8Stakeholder score
3×Scope owned
Transformation Programs
Fortune 500
- Led 25 operational transformations
- Shipped on time across 4 workstreams
- Grew adoption 34% in first quarter
Operating Model Redesign (McKinsey)
Structure & cadence
- Simplified from 7 layers to 5
- Installed quarterly business review
- Freed 15% of leadership time
Key achievements
- Election to AP
- Reduced rework through clearer acceptance criteria at McKinsey
- Delivered quantified outcome ahead of plan at McKinsey
Manager's Choice · 2023
Edison Program
General Electric · Fairfield, CT
07/2006 – 07/2008
Operations rotations.
4Rotations
3×Scope owned
$5M+Impact influenced
Plant Productivity
Lean projects
- Delivered $4M annualized savings across rotations
- Improved EBITDA 6 pts in 4 quarters
- Renegotiated top 10 vendors
Operating Model Redesign (General)
Structure & cadence
- Simplified from 7 layers to 5
- Installed quarterly business review
- Freed 15% of leadership time
Key achievements
- High-potential designation
- Led vendor renegotiation that protected margin at General
- Delivered quantified outcome ahead of plan at General
Education
Harvard Business School
M.B.A. in General Management · Boston, MA
08/2008 – 05/2010
Duke University
B.S. in Economics · Durham, NC
08/2002 – 05/2006
Skills
Executive
P&L Ownership 94%Board Communication 92%M&A 86%Org Design 88%
Strategy
Market Entry 90%Operating Model 88%OKRs 90%
Influence
Storytelling 92%Cross-functional Alignment 94%
Certifications
Executive Leadership Program — Wharton / Kellogg Exec Ed · 2023 · EXEC-441
Data Literacy — IBM · 2024 · IBM-DL-19
Leadership Essentials — LinkedIn Learning · 2022 · LIL-2044
Awards
COO of the Year (finalist)
Stevie Awards · 2023
Growth-stage tech
Executive Leadership Award
Company / Industry · 2024
P&L outcomes
Mentor of the Year
Leadership Forum · 2022
Talent pipeline
Projects
Playbook Hub
Internal knowledge base for delivery standards
Notion, Loom
Impact Dashboard
Live KPI board for leadership reviews
Looker, Sheets
Languages
English · NativeSpanish · Conversational
Achievements
- Scaled company revenue 3× to $450M
- Spoke at industry meetup on delivery craft
- Built repeatable operating cadence used by peer teams
Summary example
Executive with [X] years leading [industry] organizations through growth and change. Grew revenue to [$X] and built high-performing leadership teams.
Example bullet points for a Executive
- Led a [$X] business with [N] employees across [N] countries
- Grew revenue from [$X] to [$Y] in [N] years
- Improved EBITDA margin by [X] points
- Led acquisition and integration of [company]
- Built and coached a leadership team of [N]
- Represented the company to the board and investors
- Managed a [$X] P&L and grew revenue by [X%] while improving margin by [Y] points
- Led [N] direct reports and [N] total staff across [N] locations
- Raised customer satisfaction score from [X] to [Y]
- Reduced employee turnover by [X%] through better onboarding and coaching
Replace the [brackets] with your own numbers and facts. Never claim results you didn't achieve.
Skills to include
- Strategic Planning
- P&L Leadership
- M&A
- Board Relations
- Organizational Design
- Change Leadership
- Investor Relations
- Operational Excellence
- Talent Development
- Corporate Governance
Tips for a Executive resume
- Two pages are normal at this level.
- Lead with scale (revenue, people, geography).
- Use a short "Board and advisory roles" section if relevant.
- Keep early-career roles to one line each.
- Run the built-in resume checker and paste the job description into the keyword match before you download.
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