The CIO Career Desk

Career Strategy & Growth Personal Website Whisper Job Search Agent Resume & Board Profile Readiness Audit & Strategy

A sitting CIO in a boardroom overlooking the city

For sitting CIOs

CIO Career Desk

Your growth, your documents and your next seat, handled in private.

Where would you like to begin?

Boards and promoters hire CIOs through firms like ours. Until one of them calls, the preparation is in your hands: knowing where to move, how you read when someone looks you up, being found without looking, and presenting for that exact role.

Built for: CIOs and IT leaders planning a next move
Confidentiality: Nothing is published unless you approve it. No message to your employer.
How you use it: Each service stands alone. Take one, or several.

Know where to go

Confidential CIO Career Strategy and Growth Planning

“I don’t know whether to move, or where.”

A private document that reads your record against the market and shows you which moves are worth making. It is written for you and sent to you, and we keep no copy.

You receiveA private strategy document, written for you alone.

Open the Career Strategy The full details and the price are on its own page.

Two senior leaders walking and talking through a career decision

Strictly confidential

Career, Compensation & Global Mobility Strategy

Prepared for you aloneGladwin International & Company

In six parts

Executive summary
Where you stand
Your pathways
Your compensation
Global mobility
Your roadmap

Illustrative layout

If I read only one page, what should I do?Executive summary
How does my record look from the outside?Where you stand
Where can I realistically go from here?Your pathways
Which move actually leaves me better off?Your compensation
Is a move abroad worth it for my family?Global mobility
What do I do next, and by when?Your roadmap

Be found in your own words

Personal Website for CIOs

“When someone looks me up, I want them to find the right story.”

When a chair, a nomination committee or a search firm looks you up, what they find should be clear, current and yours. You see a private preview first, and nothing goes live until you approve it.

You receiveA website you review and approve before anything is published.

See the Personal Website The full details and the price are on its own page.

The Porcelain website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CIO

PorcelainRoyale · The Blueprint

The Porcelain website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CIO

PorcelainSignature · The Index

The Porcelain website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CIO

PorcelainAdvantage · The Frame

The Oxblood website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CIO

OxbloodRoyale · The Dossier

The Oxblood website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CIO

OxbloodSignature · The Policy Brief

The Oxblood website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CIO

OxbloodAdvantage · The Record

The Graphite website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CIO

GraphiteRoyale · The Annual Report

GraphiteSignature · The Newsletter

The Graphite website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CIO

GraphiteAdvantage · The Summary

The Cypress website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CIO

CypressRoyale · The Blueprint

The Cypress website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CIO

CypressSignature · The Index

The Cypress website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CIO

CypressAdvantage · The Frame

The Meridian website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CIO

MeridianRoyale · The Dossier

The Meridian website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CIO

MeridianSignature · The Policy Brief

The Meridian website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CIO

MeridianAdvantage · The Record

The Copper website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CIO

CopperRoyale · The Annual Report

CopperSignature · The Newsletter

The Copper website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CIO

CopperAdvantage · The Summary

The Travertine website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CIO

TravertineRoyale · The Blueprint

The Travertine website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CIO

TravertineSignature · The Index

The Travertine website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CIO

TravertineAdvantage · The Frame

The Porcelain website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CIO

PorcelainRoyale · The Dossier

The Porcelain website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CIO

PorcelainSignature · The Policy Brief

The Porcelain website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CIO

PorcelainAdvantage · The Record

The Oxblood website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CIO

OxbloodRoyale · The Annual Report

OxbloodSignature · The Newsletter

The Oxblood website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CIO

OxbloodAdvantage · The Summary

The Obsidian website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CIO

ObsidianRoyale · The Blueprint

The Obsidian website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CIO

ObsidianSignature · The Index

The Obsidian website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CIO

ObsidianAdvantage · The Frame

The Cypress website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CIO

CypressRoyale · The Dossier

The Cypress website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CIO

CypressSignature · The Policy Brief

The Cypress website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CIO

CypressAdvantage · The Record

The Meridian website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CIO

MeridianRoyale · The Annual Report

MeridianSignature · The Newsletter

The Meridian website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CIO

MeridianAdvantage · The Summary

The Travertine website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CIO

TravertineRoyale · The Dossier

The Travertine website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CIO

TravertineSignature · The Policy Brief

The Travertine website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CIO

TravertineAdvantage · The Record

The Porcelain website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CIO

PorcelainRoyale · The Annual Report

PorcelainSignature · The Newsletter

The Porcelain website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CIO

PorcelainAdvantage · The Summary

The Sandstone website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CIO

SandstoneRoyale · The Blueprint

The Sandstone website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CIO

SandstoneSignature · The Index

The Sandstone website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CIO

SandstoneAdvantage · The Frame

The Obsidian website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CIO

ObsidianRoyale · The Dossier

The Obsidian website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CIO

ObsidianSignature · The Policy Brief

The Obsidian website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CIO

ObsidianAdvantage · The Record

The Cypress website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CIO

CypressRoyale · The Annual Report

CypressSignature · The Newsletter

The Cypress website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CIO

CypressAdvantage · The Summary

The Indigo website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CIO

IndigoRoyale · The Blueprint

The Indigo website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CIO

IndigoSignature · The Index

The Indigo website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CIO

IndigoAdvantage · The Frame

The Travertine website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CIO

TravertineRoyale · The Annual Report

TravertineSignature · The Newsletter

The Travertine website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CIO

TravertineAdvantage · The Summary

The Graphite website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CIO

GraphiteRoyale · The Blueprint

The Graphite website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CIO

GraphiteSignature · The Index

The Graphite website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CIO

GraphiteAdvantage · The Frame

The Sandstone website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CIO

SandstoneRoyale · The Dossier

The Sandstone website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CIO

SandstoneSignature · The Policy Brief

The Sandstone website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CIO

SandstoneAdvantage · The Record

The Obsidian website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CIO

ObsidianRoyale · The Annual Report

ObsidianSignature · The Newsletter

The Obsidian website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CIO

ObsidianAdvantage · The Summary

The Copper website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CIO

CopperRoyale · The Blueprint

The Copper website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CIO

CopperSignature · The Index

The Copper website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CIO

CopperAdvantage · The Frame

The Indigo website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CIO

IndigoRoyale · The Dossier

The Indigo website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CIO

IndigoSignature · The Policy Brief

The Indigo website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CIO

IndigoAdvantage · The Record

The Oxblood website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CIO

OxbloodRoyale · The Blueprint

The Oxblood website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CIO

OxbloodSignature · The Index

The Oxblood website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CIO

OxbloodAdvantage · The Frame

The Graphite website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CIO

GraphiteRoyale · The Dossier

The Graphite website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CIO

GraphiteSignature · The Policy Brief

The Graphite website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CIO

GraphiteAdvantage · The Record

The Sandstone website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CIO

SandstoneRoyale · The Annual Report

SandstoneSignature · The Newsletter

The Sandstone website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CIO

SandstoneAdvantage · The Summary

The Meridian website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CIO

MeridianRoyale · The Blueprint

The Meridian website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CIO

MeridianSignature · The Index

The Meridian website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CIO

MeridianAdvantage · The Frame

The Copper website template, The Dossier, shown for a fictional CIO

CopperRoyale · The Dossier

The Copper website template, The Policy Brief, shown for a fictional CIO

CopperSignature · The Policy Brief

The Copper website template, The Record, shown for a fictional CIO

CopperAdvantage · The Record

The Indigo website template, The Annual Report, shown for a fictional CIO

IndigoRoyale · The Annual Report

IndigoSignature · The Newsletter

The Indigo website template, The Summary, shown for a fictional CIO

IndigoAdvantage · The Summary

The Porcelain The Blueprint design from the Royale collection, shown with a fictional CIO

The Flagship Collection, written for a CIO

Open Porcelain as a live site

Demonstrations with fictional leaders. Your own portrait and approved words replace them.

Your biography, career history, case study and philosophy
A design chosen from 300, on a domain you can own
Your CV stays private and is not published automatically
Domain, hosting and a LinkedIn review, so that it all tells one story

Be found quietly

Custom Whisper Job Search Agent for CIOs

“I can’t be seen looking, but I want to hear what opens up.”

An agent set up around a brief you set. While you keep running IT, Whisper works in silence and reads the market against that brief every week. When something aligns you hear first, and your identity stays protected until you choose to engage.

You receiveA steady read of the market, set against your brief.

Open the Job Search Agent The full details and the price are on its own page.

Whisper · This week Identity protected

Family-owned chemicals group, Ahmedabad
FactThe group has announced a move off its old ERP across six plants.
InferenceA CIO who has run an ERP replacement may be sought.
Mid-size private bank, Mumbai
FactThe regulator has restricted new digital onboarding after an IT inspection.
InferenceThe board is likely to strengthen the CIO seat, or change the person in it.
PE-backed hospital chain, Chennai
FactThree hospitals have been acquired this year.
InferenceBringing their systems together may need a CIO above the current IT head.

Illustrative, not live signals

What it reads

Regulatory filings
Board announcements
Leadership changes
Funding rounds
M&A activity
IPO activity
Business news
Tenders
Conferences

The roles, sectors and locations you want, your floor, and the companies to leave out
What is known, kept apart from what is inferred
No public CV and no broadcast search
It never contacts an employer in your name

Present for the role

Custom CIO Resume, CIO Board Profile Development

“I am applying for a role, or several this year.”

One career, read by very different people. Choose a reader below: what an IPO board looks for first is not what a global treasury looks for. Each document is made for the role in front of you.

You receiveA document made for the one role in front of you.

Open Resume & Board Profile The full details and the price are on its own page.

First page of The Address on the Reply, a CV design for a Group CIO

The Address on the ReplyGroup CIO

First page of The Answer at the Parent, a CV design for a CIO

The Answer at the ParentCIO

First page of The Application That Worked in March, a CV design for a Group CIO

The Application That Worked in MarchGroup CIO

First page of The Blocks Still Spoken For, a CV design for a CIO

The Blocks Still Spoken ForCIO

First page of The Change Window Nobody Shared, a CV design for a CIO

The Change Window Nobody SharedCIO

First page of The Cost of Reading It Back, a CV design for a Group CIO

The Cost of Reading It BackGroup CIO

First page of The Crate That Could Not Roll Back, a CV design for a Group CIO

The Crate That Could Not Roll BackGroup CIO

First page of The Crore That Still Balanced, a CV design for a Chief Digital and Information Officer

The Crore That Still BalancedChief Digital and Information Officer

First page of The Edition Left on the Old Bay, a CV design for a Chief Digital and Information Officer

The Edition Left on the Old BayChief Digital and Information Officer

First page of The Estate Map, a CV design for a Chief Information Officer

The Estate MapChief Information Officer

First page of The Extension with Two Owners, a CV design for a CIO

The Extension with Two OwnersCIO

First page of The Invoice in the Depot Budget, a CV design for a Group CIO

The Invoice in the Depot BudgetGroup CIO

First page of The Minimum on the Renewal, a CV design for a Group CIO

The Minimum on the RenewalGroup CIO

First page of The Minutes Outside the Promise, a CV design for a Group CIO

The Minutes Outside the PromiseGroup CIO

First page of The Missing Bank Receipt, a CV design for a CIO

The Missing Bank ReceiptCIO

First page of The Seats at the Other Door, a CV design for a Chief Digital and Information Officer

The Seats at the Other DoorChief Digital and Information Officer

First page of The Survey After the Shelves Were Full, a CV design for a CIO

The Survey After the Shelves Were FullCIO

First page of Two Colours in One Trench, a CV design for a CIO

Two Colours in One TrenchCIO

First page of What the Buyer Meant by One Case, a CV design for a Chief Digital and Information Officer

What the Buyer Meant by One CaseChief Digital and Information Officer

First page of Where the Support Bundle Landed, a CV design for a Chief Digital and Information Officer

Where the Support Bundle LandedChief Digital and Information Officer

First page of One Label Still Belonged to the Seller, a CV design for a EVP IT

One Label Still Belonged to the SellerEVP IT

First page of The Booking the Migration Put Back, a CV design for a SVP Information Technology

The Booking the Migration Put BackSVP Information Technology

First page of The Cover That Started in the Crate, a CV design for a SVP Information Technology

The Cover That Started in the CrateSVP Information Technology

First page of The Hosts It Was Allowed to Visit, a CV design for a EVP IT

The Hosts It Was Allowed to VisitEVP IT

First page of The Index That Left with the Vendor, a CV design for a SVP Information Technology

The Index That Left with the VendorSVP Information Technology

First page of The Key for the Previous Drive, a CV design for a EVP IT

The Key for the Previous DriveEVP IT

First page of The Revision the Buyer Signed, a CV design for a SVP Information Technology

The Revision the Buyer SignedSVP Information Technology

First page of The Second Ticket Was the Same Fault, a CV design for a EVP IT

The Second Ticket Was the Same FaultEVP IT

First page of The Volume Missing from the Restore, a CV design for a SVP Information Technology

The Volume Missing from the RestoreSVP Information Technology

First page of Which Voice Went Back, a CV design for a EVP IT

Which Voice Went BackEVP IT

First page of First in Line at Minute Two, a CV design for a VP Enterprise Applications

First in Line at Minute TwoVP Enterprise Applications

First page of The Claim That Came Back to Its Author, a CV design for a VP Enterprise Applications

The Claim That Came Back to Its AuthorVP Enterprise Applications

First page of The Feed We Could Lose, a CV design for a VP Infrastructure

The Feed We Could LoseVP Infrastructure

First page of The Link the File Stayed On, a CV design for a VP Infrastructure

The Link the File Stayed OnVP Infrastructure

First page of Three Copies over the Branch Line, a CV design for a VP Infrastructure

Three Copies over the Branch LineVP Infrastructure

First page of Twenty Minutes After Reopening, a CV design for a VP IT

Twenty Minutes After ReopeningVP IT

First page of What the Meter Counted, a CV design for a VP Infrastructure

What the Meter CountedVP Infrastructure

First page of Where the Carrier Rounded Up, a CV design for a VP Infrastructure

Where the Carrier Rounded UpVP Infrastructure

First page of Where the Next Tab Went, a CV design for a VP Enterprise Applications

Where the Next Tab WentVP Enterprise Applications

First page of Whose Hands Used the Portal, a CV design for a VP IT

Whose Hands Used the PortalVP IT

First page of The Account That Worked Before Dawn, a CV design for a Head of Enterprise Systems

The Account That Worked Before DawnHead of Enterprise Systems

First page of The Addresses Still on Loan, a CV design for a Head of IT Infrastructure

The Addresses Still on LoanHead of IT Infrastructure

First page of The File Arrived Before Its Last Row, a CV design for a Director IT

The File Arrived Before Its Last RowDirector IT

First page of The Line Inside the Delivery Note, a CV design for a Head of Enterprise Systems

The Line Inside the Delivery NoteHead of Enterprise Systems

First page of The Loaners Inside the Cupboard, a CV design for a Head of IT

The Loaners Inside the CupboardHead of IT

First page of The Power Behind the Empty Ports, a CV design for a Director IT

The Power Behind the Empty PortsDirector IT

The Profile Across the DeskHead of IT

First page of The Sixth Byte on the Slip, a CV design for a Head of Enterprise Systems

The Sixth Byte on the SlipHead of Enterprise Systems

First page of The Word on the Second Line, a CV design for a Head of Enterprise Systems

The Word on the Second LineHead of Enterprise Systems

First page of What Survived a Cold Start, a CV design for a Head of IT Infrastructure

What Survived a Cold StartHead of IT Infrastructure

Written for the CFO and the COO

Your name

CIO

CIO who replaces the core ERP across plants without stopping a single line.

Leads with

ERP programmes on time and budget, with plant counts
Run cost brought down, and by how much
How plant and finance users took to the system

Steps back

Infrastructure certifications

Illustrative layout, not a real candidate

A senior leader presenting to a board around a table

Prepare for the bigger seat

CIO to Group CIO / CEO Readiness Audit and Strategy

“I want to know whether I am ready for the bigger seat, and what stands in the way.”

Group CIO and CEO are two different tests, decided by people who rarely tell you why you were passed over. We read your record as they would, say plainly whether it holds, and set out what to do about each gap. The Ascent, further down this page, is a free three-minute rating of yourself. This reads your actual record.

You receiveA private audit with a verdict for the seat you chose, and the strategy to close each gap.

Open the Readiness Audit The full details and the price are on its own page.

Strictly confidential · Prepared for you alone

Readiness Audit

CIO to Group CIO

VerdictClose, with two gaps to fill

Estate Rationalisation & Shared ServicesEvidenced
Group Technology Plan & PortfolioPartial
Group Cyber & Data ProtectionEvidenced
Multiple Boards & IT CommitteesNot yet evidenced
Leading Other CIOsPartial

First moveBring the subsidiaries’ IT spend into one budget in the next cycle.

Illustrative layout

Your record read against ten dimensions for the seat you chose
Each one rated: evidenced, partial or not yet evidenced
What to start, stop and amplify, in a dated sequence
A plain answer, including "not yet" when that is the truth

How they work together

Each stands alone. Together, they cover the whole move.

Before you move
Know where to go, and whether you are ready for the seat you want.
Career Strategy & Growth Readiness Audit & Strategy
Before anyone looks
Make sure that what they find is clear, current and yours.
Personal Website
While you keep working
Hear what is opening up, without being seen looking.
Whisper Job Search Agent
When a role appears
Present your record for the people who will read it first.
Resume & Board Profile

Senior leaders on a panel in front of an audience

Why a search firm

We know how these records get read, because we read them.

Gladwin International is an executive search firm, with 70+ CIO and IT Head placements across a decade-long practice. The Career Desk puts that knowledge on your side of the table: what a chair, a Nomination & Remuneration Committee or a promoter looks for, before they ever call.

The line we hold

The Search Desk works for boards. The Career Desk works for you.

Buying here does not put you on a shortlist for our retained searches, and not buying does not keep you off one.
We do not contact your employer, and nothing about you is published unless you approve it.

Before you begin

Questions about the desk

Also for you

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Where should I begin if I am not sure?

If you do not know whether to move, begin with the Career Strategy. If you already have a bigger seat in mind, begin with the Readiness Audit. If a role is in front of you now, begin with the document for it.

Do I have to buy more than one?

No. Each service stands alone, with its own page and its own order.

Will my employer find out?

We do not contact your employer. Nothing is published unless you approve it, and Whisper never contacts anyone in your name.

Do I need an account?

No. You can order from each service’s own page with secure Razorpay payment, and your GST invoice comes to your email. The Personal Website is ordered through its packages.

Can any of this get me a role?

No one can promise a role, and we do not. These services prepare you and keep you informed. The appointment is decided by the people who appoint.

The Ascent

CIO → CEO Readiness Audit

The CIO role has evolved from technology steward to enterprise transformation leader. CIOs who master business outcomes over technical outputs are CEO candidates.

Start Your Audit

Takes 3 minutes · 10 dimensions · Personalised gap analysis