Executive job title taxonomy and response fields

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
title	string	The input title, returned verbatim.
management_level	string | null	Most senior level matched, or null when none matched. See Management levels.
is_non_executive	boolean	Title contains non-executive / board / governance signals (NED, Trustee, Chair, Governor). Executive Chair roles are excluded.
is_partner	boolean	Equity or salaried Partner. Guarded against “Business Partner”-style titles (e.g. HR Business Partner is false).
is_vp	boolean	VP, SVP, EVP, AVP, or Vice President grade.
is_owner	boolean	Founder or Co-Founder.
function	array of strings	All function areas matched (multi-select, deduplicated). Empty when no function was recognised. See Function areas.
standard_roles	array of strings	All standardised board / C-suite roles matched (multi-select, deduplicated). Empty when none matched. See Standard roles.
employment_type	string	permanent (default), interim, or volunteer. When multiple types match, the highest-priority one wins (interim > volunteer).
flag_assistant	boolean	Title describes support to another role (“EA to the CFO”) rather than a role of its own. Classification runs on the text up to and including the marker so the supported role does not leak in.
versions	object	taxonomy and patterns version strings used to produce the result. Pin these if you cache classifications.

Management levels

Ordered most to least senior. When several match, the most senior is returned.

Value	Covers
c_suite	CxO, President, Executive Chair, Managing Partner; sector equivalents: Vice-Chancellor, Director General, Permanent Secretary, Headteacher
managing_director	Managing Director, MD
director	Director, General Manager, Deputy Director, non-officer Chiefs; sector equivalents: Dean, Provost
manager	Manager, Head of X, Team Lead, Supervisor

Function areas

Multi-select — a title can match several (e.g. “Sales and Marketing Director” returns both sales and marketing).

accounting, administrative, arts_and_design, business_development, community_and_social_services, consulting, customer_success_and_support, education, engineering, entrepreneurship, finance, healthcare_services, human_resources, information_technology, legal, marketing, media_and_communication, military_and_protective_services, operations, product_management, program_and_project_management, purchasing, quality_assurance, real_estate, research, sales

Standard roles

Standardised top-of-organisation roles. Multi-select — a title can match several (e.g. “Chairman and Chief Executive” returns both chair and chief_executive_officer).

Acronyms are only matched when unambiguous. CEO, CFO, COO, CTO, CIO, CMO, CHRO, and CISO match both the acronym and the spelled-out form. Ambiguous acronyms — CPO, CRO, CSO, CDO, CCO, CLO — never match; only their spelled-out forms map to a role (e.g. "Chief Revenue Officer" returns chief_revenue_officer, but "CRO" returns nothing).

C-suite

chief_executive_officer, chief_financial_officer, chief_operating_officer, chief_technology_officer, chief_information_officer, chief_marketing_officer, chief_human_resources_officer, chief_information_security_officer, chief_revenue_officer, chief_risk_officer, chief_product_officer, chief_people_officer, chief_procurement_officer, chief_strategy_officer, chief_security_officer, chief_sustainability_officer, chief_data_officer, chief_digital_officer, chief_commercial_officer, chief_compliance_officer, chief_communications_officer, chief_legal_officer, chief_medical_officer, chief_investment_officer

Public sector / institutional equivalents

director_general, permanent_secretary, chief_constable, commissioner (Deputy/Assistant Commissioner excluded), inspector_general, comptroller, vice_chancellor (Pro-Vice-Chancellor excluded), headteacher

Board

Value	Covers
chair	Chair, Chairman, Chairwoman, Chairperson, Co-Chair, Executive Chair
vice_chair	Vice Chair, Deputy Chair
non_executive_director	Non-Executive Director, NED, iNED, Independent (Non-Executive) Director
senior_independent_director	Senior Independent Director, SID
trustee	Trustee
board_member	Board Member, Board Director, Member of the Board

Employment types

Value	Meaning
permanent	Standard employed role with no fixed end date (default)
interim	Interim, acting, fractional, fixed-term, or contractor
volunteer	Honorary or voluntary role