Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 01:36     Subject: Second in command title
Deputy Director or Executive Officer (XO)
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 22:10     Subject: Second in command title
I don’t know what OP is asking for - is she trying to understand the corporate world or trying to craft a resume???
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 18:28     Subject: Second in command title
I've seen Deputy or Chief of Staff, but Deputy is not common in corporate. Depending on the role, CoS might not convey the right meaning, because it's often more of an operational role in corporate than it is in government.

Is this for an actual title that will be used? Or for a resume?
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 18:15     Subject: Second in command title
Chief is Staff
Tattle tale
Stooge
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 17:39     Subject: Second in command title
Anonymous wrote:No one uses deputy in corporate. The second in command will be a person, not a title, and not all functions or departments will have the need for a second in command. There are many right-arms though. The go-to. The one whose opinion matters a little more than others. Again it is not designated by title. But the people will be known to those inside the company.


I assume OP is looking for resume help, so "right arm" is not really helpful.

OP, if you can do it in good faith, try Chief of Staff or Executive Officer. Otherwise you just have use the verbs in your resume bullets - you lead a team of managers, you are responsible for all decisions on this or that, etc.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 16:49     Subject: Second in command title
In corporate, I’ve only seen deputy in connection with being the Deputy General Counsel.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 16:34     Subject: Second in command title
Chief Toadie
Number 1 Backup Man
Jan Brady
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 15:19     Subject: Second in command title
Assistant Deputy
Senior Assistant Deputy
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 14:56     Subject: Second in command title
People need to not be so hung up on job titles. Outside of top C suite, no one cares.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 14:24     Subject: Second in command title
Chief of Staff is used at the higher levels to designate who is 2nd in command.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 14:23     Subject: Second in command title
Deputy is not a term used in corporate.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 14:22     Subject: Second in command title
Anonymous wrote:No one uses deputy in corporate. The second in command will be a person, not a title, and not all functions or departments will have the need for a second in command. There are many right-arms though. The go-to. The one whose opinion matters a little more than others. Again it is not designated by title. But the people will be known to those inside the company.


Agreed. Often you can tell the person is more of a generalist by looking at the job titles of THEIR direct reports.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 14:16     Subject: Second in command title
No one uses deputy in corporate. The second in command will be a person, not a title, and not all functions or departments will have the need for a second in command. There are many right-arms though. The go-to. The one whose opinion matters a little more than others. Again it is not designated by title. But the people will be known to those inside the company.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 14:04     Subject: Second in command title
Junior Deputy
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 13:48     Subject: Second in command title
Is there a way to convey the "principal deputy" concept in the corporate world? In other words, if Person X has 3 people reporting to her with the title Deputy [Person X's title], is there a way to designate one of those 3 deputies as the most senior or second in command?

Thanks in advance!