How to Be a Chief Operating Officer

The Chief Operating Officer role is one of the most demanding positions in business. Yet most executives step into this role with little preparation for its true scope and complexity. This comprehensive course equips you with the frameworks, diagnostic tools and strategic insights to excel from day one. Whether you’re a current COO looking to strengthen your approach, an executive preparing for the role, or a leader seeking to understand operational excellence, you’ll gain the confidence and capability to build the sustainable success your organisation needs and to thrive in your role.
 

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  Date:
January 5, 2026

  Time:
Self-paced 

  Presented By:
Jennifer Geary, MD, COO & CRO

 Session Length:
4 modules, 4 hours

 
About This Course

The Chief Operating Officer role is one of the most demanding positions in business. Yet most executives step into this role with little preparation for its true scope and complexity.

 

Who Should Take This Course

This course is designed for professionals who are ready to make a real leap in their career — whether that’s into the C-suite or within it.

  • You’re a mid-to-senior leader preparing for your first COO role
  • You’re a new-to-role COO and are looking for more structure, clarity or tools
  • You’re a CEO or board member who needs to better understand the responsibilities of the COO
  • You’re tired of high-priced academic programs that lack practical application
  • You want video learning, real-world examples, and downloadable tools you’ll actually use
  • You want a course you can revisit again and again as your role evolves

 

What You’ll Learn

Strategic Positioning

  • How to align the coo agenda with business goals

A Practical Approach

  • Execution that translates your vision into action

Future-Proofing

  • Staying ahead of emerging risks including ai and climate disruption

Organizational Excellence

  • How to build and structure high-performing teams

The Sixteen Disciplines of the COO

  • A structured model to assess and categorize your knowledge

The Three Pillars of Risk Leadership

  • Culture, strategy and execution

 

About Our Expert  

  
 
 

Jennifer Geary is a former MD, COO and CRO with over 25 years of experience in finance, technology, risk and legal, across diverse industries from financial services to not-for-profit.

She is also a five-time author, speaker, board advisor and mentor to emerging businesses. She has attained qualification as a chartered accountant, PRINCE 2 practitioner, CISA and CISSP, with recent certifications in Sustainable Finance and ESG Investing and Ethical AI.


 

Continued Risk Learning Credits: 4

PRMIA Continued Risk Learning (CRL) programs provide you with the opportunity to formally recognize your professional development, documenting your evolution as a risk professional. Employers can see that you are not static, making you a highly valued, dynamic, and desirable employee. The CRL program is open to all Contributing, Sustaining, and Risk Leader members, providing a convenient and easily accessible way to submit, manage, track and document your activities online through the PRMIA CRL Center. To request CRL credits, please email [email protected].

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  Membership Type Price  
       
  Members (Sustaining, Corporate, RIM & Contributing)
469.00  
  Non Member 469.00
 
       

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When
1/5/2026 - 9/30/2026
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