Executive Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

An Executive in the retail industry is responsible for driving the strategy and operations of a retail business. Their role includes overseeing all operational aspects, driving business growth, setting strategic goals, managing vendors and suppliers, monitoring financial performance, and ensuring customer satisfaction. They are also in charge of ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. To excel in this role, a successful executive must possess strong leadership skills, excellent communication and negotiation abilities, a good understanding of market research, and the capacity to make important decisions under pressure. They should also have a solid understanding of performance metrics, and the ability to create and implement effective sales and marketing strategies.

Before becoming an Executive, a professional may have held roles such as Store Manager, District Manager, or Director of Retail Operations. These positions provide the necessary experience in managing teams, driving sales, and understanding the dynamics of the retail industry. Depending on the organization, specific industry certifications such as Certified Retail Executive (CRX) or Certified Retail Management Professional (CRMP) may be required or preferred. A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field is typically required, with many executives also holding an MBA or another relevant postgraduate degree.

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Principal, Software Engineer - Backend

  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 7 hours ago
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 7 hours ago

... This Principal Engineer (Backend) role is responsible for leading architecture, design and development of mission critical components of distributed platform, where performance, high quality...

Director of Operations

  • Santa Clara, CA (22 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Santa Clara, CA (22 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 1 day ago

Position Overview As the Director of Operations, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing and optimizing company operations. You will be responsible for shaping the strategic direction of...

Consulting Principal, Digital Product

  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 2 days ago
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 2 days ago

Consulting Principal, Digital Product Cognizant Consulting Banking & Financial Services San Jose, CA ABOUT US Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming...

Program Administrator

  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 2 days ago
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 2 days ago

Category (For Job Seekers) Program Mgmt/Customer Service Location H3312 - Plant 8A2 - Camp 4 First - San Jose, CA 95131 US (Primary) Job Description Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) is a leading...

Principal TPM, Business Data Technologies

  • Sunnyvale, CA (23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA (23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 3 days ago

At Amazon, data is critical to everything we do, from understanding product inventories across our global fulfillment centers to predicting what products to recommend to customers. Data...

Principal PMT, Product for Alexa Core Experience (PACE), Alexa AIX

  • Sunnyvale, CA (23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 5 days ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA (23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 5 days ago

Are you passionate about innovation and helping customers daily? Are you a data-driven product leader with experience launching disruptive software products? Product for Alexa Core Experience...

Chief Financial Officer

  • Santa Clara, CA (22 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 7 days ago
  • Santa Clara, CA (22 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 7 days ago

to understand and explain financial variances in the plans and the forecasts to influence the direction of the business Reporting: Ensure timely reporting of monthly financial information for the executive...

Principal Field Applications Engineer - Solutions Enablement

  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 7 days ago
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 7 days ago

The FAE will be required to work with customers from ground to executive-level, manage projects hand in hand with internal and external teams, and help grow the business whenever possible....

Sr. Principal/Director PMT, Secure Work Enablement

  • Sunnyvale, CA (23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 8 days ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA (23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 8 days ago

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a broad set of global compute, storage, database, analytics, application, and deployment services that help organizations move faster, lower IT costs, and scale...

Principal, Branded Checkout

  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 9 days ago
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 9 days ago

The Company PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and...

Principal, Data Scientist Converse

  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 10 days ago
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 10 days ago

... What you'll do... We are looking for an experienced Principal Data Scientist to join our emerging tech team. At Walmart Global Tech, we are le ad ing the way in revolutionizing retail through...

Principal, Product Manager - Marketplace

  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 10 days ago
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 10 days ago

Delivering innovative solutions by partnering with business, user experience, engineering, analytics, and design teams and gaining buy-in from executive-level leadership....

Sales Director - Retail and Consumer

  • Cupertino, CA (15 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 10 days ago
  • Cupertino, CA (15 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 10 days ago

You will prospect and nurture relationships with executive sponsors in selling a suite of opportunities across the entire spectrum of Information Technology....

Principal Product Designer, Peer to Peer

  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 11 days ago
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 11 days ago

The Company PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and...

Principal, Product Manager - User Generated Content

  • Mountain View, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 11 days ago
  • Mountain View, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 11 days ago

... What you'll do... The Customer Experience team is at the forefront of e-commerce innovation. This highly collaborative groupcomprising Product Management, Engineering, Design, and Technology...

Demographic Data for Santa Cruz, CA

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Salary for Executive Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Estimated salary range based on data from US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and iHireRetail research efforts.

Highest Education Level

Executives in Santa Cruz, CA offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
53.4%
Master's Degree
22.1%
Associate's Degree
8.3%
High School or GED
7.2%
Vocational Degree or Certification
4.4%
Doctorate Degree
2.2%
Some College
2.0%
Some High School
0.4%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Executives in Santa Cruz, CA
4-6 years
24.4%
2-4 years
22.1%
10+ years
14.4%
8-10 years
13.0%
1-2 years
11.3%
6-8 years
8.7%
Less than 1 year
5.1%
None
1.1%


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