Document ID CERG-GOV-JD-EXEC-000
Version 1.0
Status Approved
Classification Public
Owner CISO
Parent Policy CERG-POL-001 - Cybersecurity Policy
Review Cycle Annual
Frameworks NIST SP 800-181r1 (NICE)
Regulations Cross-cutting
Environments All CERG-managed workforce

Table of Contents

  1. Family Overview
  2. Roles in This Family
  3. Family-Level Career Path
  4. Shared Certifications
  5. Cross-References
  6. Document Control

1. Family Overview

Executive Leadership (JF-EXEC) — Set strategy, approve risk, report to board, lead the function.

Attribute Value
NICE Categories OV (Oversee and Govern)
Entry Grade Executive
Terminal Grade Executive
Career Track Executive
Number of Roles 1

This family groups roles that share a core competency profile and career progression path. Members of this family progress through four levels (L1-L4), mapped to CERG’s S1-S4/M1-M4 grade framework. See JF-001 for the complete level definitions and progression gates.


2. Roles in This Family

Role Document Description
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) CERG-GOV-JD-EXEC-001 Accountable for the cybersecurity program: strategy, board reporting, risk acceptance, budget, and organizational accountability.

3. Family-Level Career Path

Progression within the Executive Leadership family follows the standard four-tier structure:

  • L1 (Associate)L2 (Practitioner)L3 (Senior)L4 (Principal)

See JF-001 §8 for the standard progression gates (L1→L2, L2→L3, L3→L4). See JF-001 §9 for family-specific level definitions.

Cross-family movement is encouraged per the Family-to-Family Career Lattice. The Left-Right Knowledge Model (FRM-001 §9.2) and cross-training expectations (OM-001 §10.4) operationalize this movement.


4. Shared Certifications

Certifications relevant to the Executive Leadership family are detailed in TRN-001. Each role’s certification matrix specifies Required, Recommended, and Aspirational certifications at each grade level. Consult the individual role description for role-specific certification requirements.


5. Cross-References

Document ID Relevance
Job Families Overview CERG-GOV-JF-001 Family structure, levels, progression gates
NICE Crosswalk CERG-GOV-JF-002 NICE Work Role mapping for each role
Operating Model CERG-GOV-OM-001 Canonical role roster
Job Architecture CERG-GOV-JA-001 Grade definitions
Competency Model CERG-GOV-CMP-001 Behavioral anchors
Training Framework CERG-GOV-TRN-001 Certification matrix

6. Document Control

Field Value
Document ID CERG-GOV-JD-EXEC-000
Version 1.0
Status Approved
Effective Date 2026-06-11
Classification Public
Owner CISO
Approved By CISO
Parent Policy CERG-POL-001 - Cybersecurity Policy
Review Cycle Annual
Next Scheduled Review 2027-06-11
Frameworks NIST SP 800-181r1 (NICE)
Regulations Cross-cutting
Environments All CERG-managed workforce

Revision History

Version Date Author Change Summary
1.0 2026-06-11 Governance Pillar Leader Initial release. Family-level index for Executive Leadership (JF-EXEC).

Review Triggers

  • Addition or retirement of a role in this family
  • Change to the NICE Work Role mappings for roles in this family
  • Revision to the family-level definitions in JF-001
  • Direction from the CISO

Governance owns this document. The Governance Pillar Leader (Policy & Standards) is responsible for initiating reviews, managing the revision cycle, and obtaining approval for all changes.

Document ID Relationship
Cybersecurity Policy CERG-POL-001 Parent policy
Job Families Overview CERG-GOV-JF-001 Family structure and level definitions
NICE Crosswalk CERG-GOV-JF-002 NICE Work Role mapping

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